Safer Homes Task Force

The Safer Homes, Suicide Aware program is supported by a diverse group of subject matter experts we call the Safer Homes Task Force. Current members include:

Brett Bass, Co-Chair Program Manager, UW Forefront – Safer Homes
Codie Garza, Co-Chair Suicide Prevention Manager, WA State Department of Veterans Affairs
Jeffrey Sung, MD, Psychiatrist, University of Washington Psychiatry
Heather Sanchez, Community Engagement Partnership Coordinator, VA Puget Sound
Jeremy Ball, Owner, Sharp Shooting
Jackson Beard, Director of Training, Securite Gun Club
Kathleen Gilligan
Tony Dayton
Mike Lasnier, Chief of Police, Suquamish Tribe
Paul Shultz, Agent in Charge, U.S Coast Guard
Beth Mizushima, Department of Health Director of Healthy and Safe Communities, WA State Department of Health
Dave Whipple, Department of Fish and Wildlife Hunter Education Division Manager, WA State Department of Fish and Wildlife
Larry Pruitt, Director of Suicide Prevention, VA Puget Sound
Zach North, Veteran Program Coordinator, UW Forefront
Jennika Cardenas, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator (R3SP), WA Army National Guard
Aoibheann Cline, National Rifle Association State Director, National Rifle Association – Institute for Legislative Action
Tremayne Edwards, Education Director, Alliance for Gun Responsibility
Mike Findlay, National Firearms Trades Association, Director of Government Relations National Shooting Sports Foundation
Boris Zhang, WA State Pharmacy Association Director of Personal Affairs, WA State Pharmacy Association
Erica Runge, Program Coordinator, UW Forefront
Isabell Sakamoto, Suicide & Injury Prevention Program Manager, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Sandra Shanahan, Program Manager King County: Regional Domestic Violence Firearms Enforcement Unit
Peggy Needham, Behavioral Health Program Coordinator, Walla Walla County

If you are interested in joining the Safer Homes Task Force or hearing more about their work, please email Brett Bass at bassb@uw.edu.