Chris Kobdish joined Unity Care NW in 2016. Chris has over 20 years of extensive experience in healthcare strategy, agency planning, public policy, public relations, communications, and fundraising. Prior to her current position at UCNW, Chris built a nationally recognized development, public policy, and community education team in the non-profit sector. Before moving to Washington, Chris was an independent filmmaker and owned and operated her own turn-key marketing agency in Dallas, Texas. Chris currently serves as a Commissioner on the Governor’s Washington State Women’s Commission, a member of the Whatcom County Public Health Advisory Board, and a member of Bellingham-Whatcom Commission on Sexual & Domestic Violence. Chris earned her Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin, is a George Washington University Geiger Gibson Health Policy Fellow, and participated in a Stanford d.school boot camp.