Lara Welker, coordinator of the Western Washington University and Bellingham multiple-partner based Campus Community Coalition, will be leaving her position with the coalition to join the Whatcom Alliance for Healthcare Access, a Bellingham non-profit organization.

“We are most grateful and indebted to Lara for the quality leadership, expertise, and passion she brought to her position as coordinator of the CCC,” said Dr. Eileen Coughlin, Vice President of Student Affairs and Academic Support Services and Steve Swan, Vice-President for University Relations, in a joint statement.  “Most of all, we thank her for making a real difference for the students at Western and the other area colleges and the citizens of Bellingham.”

“It has been an honor to work with the many great partners involved in the Campus Community Coalition. The commitment and collaboration has been inspiring, and I look forward to seeing the group’s future accomplishments,” Welker said in reflecting on her six years with the CCC....