1200 King County  
Courthouse  
King County  
516 Third Avenue  
Seattle, WA 98104  
Meeting Minutes  
Board of Health  
Metropolitan King County Councilmembers: Teresa Mosqueda,  
Chair; Jorge Barón, Reagan Dunn  
Alternate: Sarah Perry  
City of Seattle Members: Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Sara  
Nelson  
Alternate: Bruce Harrell  
Sound Cities Association Members: Amy Lam, Vice Chair;  
Cheryl Rakes  
Alternates: Amy Falcone and Barb de Michele  
Public Health, Facilities, and Providers: Butch de Castro, PhD,  
MSN/MPH, RN, FAAN;  
Lisa Chew, MD, MPH; Katherine Gudgel, MS  
Alternate: Patricia Egwuatu, DO  
Consumers of Public Health: Quiana Daniels, BS, RN, LPN,  
Vice Chair;  
Mustafa Mohammed, MD, MBCHB, MHP, LAAC, AAC  
Alternate: LaMont Green (Gullah), DSW  
Community Stakeholders: Christopher Archiopoli, Victor Loo  
Alternate: Francoise Milinganyo  
American Indian Health Commission: Jolene Williams,  
Councilmember, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe  
Alternate: Angela Young, Councilmember, Snoqualmie Indian  
Tribe  
Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Seattle-King County Department of  
Public Health  
Staff: Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board Administrator -  
KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov  
1:00 PM  
Thursday, May 15, 2025  
DRAFT MINUTES  
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May 15, 2025  
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Board of Health  
Meeting Minutes  
May 15, 2025  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 1:02 p.m.  
Roll Call  
16 -  
Present:  
Archiopoli, Barón, Chew, Daniels, de Castro, Dunn, Gudgel, Hollingsworth,  
Kettle, Lam, Loo, Mohammed, Mosqueda, Nelson, Williams and Falcone  
1 - Rakes  
Excused:  
3.  
Announcement of Any Alternates Serving in Place of Regular  
Members  
Boardmember Falcone served in place of Boardmember Rakes.  
4.  
5.  
Approval of Minutes of April 17, 2025  
Boardmember Daniels moved to approve the minutes of the April 17, 2025, meeting as  
presented. Seeing no objection, the Chair so ordered.  
Public Comments  
The following people spoke:  
Alex Tsimmerman  
Russell Scott Dulman  
Stephen Lee  
Kelly Stewart  
6.  
7.  
Chair's Report  
The Chair reported on the upcoming agenda and announced that the next Board of  
Health meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.  
Director's Report  
Dr. Faisal Khan, Director, Public Health - Seattle & King County, briefed the Board on  
upcoming budget challenges related to emergency preparedness and HIV funding.  
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Briefings  
8.  
BOH Briefing No. 25-B17  
Creating a Template Document for Establishing Board of Health Workgroups  
Baordmember Daniels briefed the Board and answered questions.  
This matter was Presented  
9.  
BOH Briefing No. 25-B18  
Overdose Prevention and Response  
Brad Finegood, Strategic Advisor, Public Health - Seattle & King County; Isabel  
Jones, Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, King  
County Department of Community and Human Services; and Dr. John Olson, Addiction  
Medicine Physician, Sound Behavioral Health; briefed the Board and answered  
questions.  
This matter was Presented  
10.  
BOH Briefing No. 25-B19  
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections in King County  
Dr. Matthew Golden, Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Director,  
PHSKC HIV/STI/HCV Program, Director, UW Center for AIDS and STD (CFAS); and  
Edgar Longoria, Executive Director, Entre Hermanos; briefed the Board and answered  
questions.  
This matter was Presented  
11.  
BOH Briefing No. 25-B20  
State Legislative Session Update  
Simon Vila, Government Relations Officer, Public Health – Seattle & King County,  
briefed the Board and answered questions.  
This matter was Presented  
12.  
BOH Briefing No. 25-B21  
Federal Cuts and Threats to Public Health  
Dwight Dively, Director, Office of Performance, Strategy and Budget briefed the Board  
and answered questions.  
This matter was Presented  
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13.  
14.  
Board Member Updates  
No updates were given.  
Other Business  
No other business was presented.  
Adjournment  
The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.  
If you have questions or need additional information about this agenda,  
please call (206) 263-0365, or write to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, Board of  
Health Administrator via email at KCBOHAdmin@kingcounty.gov