Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force

The Pierce County Community Engagement Task Force (PCCETF) uses an innovative community engagement framework to integrate services with a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to foster economic mobility of Pierce County individuals and families.
The framework and purpose for reducing implicit bias in community engagement is based on the principles that respect the rights and voices of all community members by keeping them informed, consulted, involved, and empowered. Our areas of focus and plan for achieving them are as follows:
- Leadership. Understand community needs vs. organizational wants in order to create equitable access to services.
- Organizational Structure. Rebranding professionalism and interagency integration. Create direct access to leadership and decision makers in our community.
- Outreach & Engagement. Build trust within Pierce County among those we have historically underserved, including having a clear “ask” with transparent decision making.
- Providers/Community. Bridge the gap between what the system provides and what the community needs, by taking a human-centered design approach.

Tamar Jackson
Leader
Director of Community Engagement, WorkForce Central

Shellie Willis
Facilitator
Director of Quality Assurance and Military Initiatives, WorkForce Central

Jeff Wolff
Lead Strategist
Community Engagement Coordinator, WorkForce Central

Julianna Flanders
Brand Strategist
Content Designer, WorkForce Central

Joanna Rasmussen
Marketing Strategist
Director of Communications, WorkForce Central

Cindy Caldwell
Co-lead, organizational structures
ED of DEI Management, Certified Diversity Professional

Karissa Thompson
Co-Lead, organizational structures
Community Engagement Officer, Red Canoe Credit Union

Sarah Dryfoos
Co-Lead, Organizational Structures
Health Equity & Outreach Program Manager, MultiCare Health Systems and Co-founder, Community Centered Solutions LLC

Kelly Blucher
Co-Lead, Outreach & Engagement
Manager of Community Engagement & Outreach, Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainier Regions

Tim Jumper
Co-Lead, Outreach & Engagement
Manager of Community Engagement, Sound Outreach

Julie Baxter
Co-Lead, Outreach & Engagement
Engaged Community Member

Courtney Acoff
Co-Lead, Outreach & Engagement
Community Outreach & Engagement Specialist, Metro Parks Tacoma

Amanda Walkingstick
Co-lead, People & Providers
Engaged Community Member

Yvette Wilson
Co-Lead, People & Providers
Education Coordinator, FabLab Tacoma