Our Team
Rachel Vaughn – Executive Director
Rachel.Vaughn@wwu.edu
(360) 650-7275
Rachel (she/her) comes to the Coalition after serving as the Executive Director for the Center for Leadership & Social Responsibility (CLSR) in the Milgard School of Business at UW Tacoma. In her role as the Executive Director of the CLSR, she was privileged to direct the Milgard Women’s Initiative, focusing on women’s leadership development across the lifespan, in partnership with remarkably talented women in the South Sound community. In addition, she co-chaired the UW Tacoma Strategic Plan Coordinating Committee with Dr. Ivan Harrell (President, Tacoma Community College), setting the groundwork for UW Tacoma’s new priorities and initiatives. For the past two years she has served on the UW’s Tri-Campus Community Engagement Working Group, building tri-campus capacity for community engagement. In her last quarter at UW Tacoma, she taught T SOCW 512: Practice III: Community and Organizational Practice, which allowed her to fulfill her dream of teaching MSW students about policy, practice, community, and grant writing. In previous years, she has served as a field instructor for MSW practicum students.
Her academic background includes an MSW from the UW Seattle School of Social Work, and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Education from Western Washington University. While an undergraduate at WWU, she started the LEAD (Learning, Environment, Action, Discovery) Project, among other service-learning programs. She was also privileged to assist in starting Washington Campus Compact (now the Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good). Returning to WWU, and to the Coalition, is a very full circle moment in her career.
In all her professional roles, she has focused on building, maintaining and improving partnerships between higher education institutions and their surrounding communities. She seeks to infuse a strengths-based perspective in all of her work and is beyond excited to bring her knowledge and skills to the Coalition.
In her spare time, she loves to hang out with her sons (aged 21 and 17), bake sourdough bread, go on long walks with no destination, attend live music events, and travel.
Jenny Spurgin – Associate Director
spurgij@wwu.edu
(360) 650-6476
Jenny (she/her) joined Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good in 2021 after 13 years at Western Washington University in a variety of roles. She is enthusiastic about connecting higher education with communities and engaging students in meaningful work. She received her BA and MBA at WWU. Outside of work, Jenny is often chasing her two boys around the yard with her husband Sean, as well as cooking, gardening, reading and spending time with friends and family.
Amy Brown – AmeriCorps Program Director
amy.brown@wwu.edu
(360) 650-6412
Amy (she/her) joined the Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good team in January 2022. Prior to this, she served as the City of Bellingham’s Parks Volunteer Coordinator, overseeing stewardship, environmental education, and ecological restoration programs in parks that reached up to 6,500 volunteers per year. She also worked at North Cascades Institute for 12 years, developing and leading youth leadership, wilderness conservation, and community and neighborhood programs for underserved youth. She has supported AmeriCorps members in almost of her positions throughout her career and is even a 2x AmeriCorps alumni herself. In her free time, she loves mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, multi-day river trips, birding, gardening, camping, and adventuring with her husband and two incredible kids.
Lainie Juhl – AmeriCorps Enrollment Coordinator
lainie.juhl@wwu.edu
(360) 650-7791
Lainie (she/her) is a Western Washington University alumna. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, camping, baking, and reading.
Emma Magnuson – AmeriCorps Member Engagement Coordinator
magnuse3@wwu.edu
(360) 650-7312
Emma (she/her) recently graduated from WWU with a BS in Psychology, BA in Spanish Language and Literature and a Minor in Latin American Studies. When she isn’t at work, she loves to hike and spend time outdoors, but also enjoys reading mysteries and drawing landscapes. Emma also loves to travel and is in the process of planning a trip to México to visit her family. (Y sí, ¡habla español!). Feel free to email or set up a meeting if you have any questions, want to talk about professional development or just to get connected!
Lisa Hughes – Administrative Assistant
hughesl6@wwu.edu
(360) 650-6492
Lisa (she/her) recently moved to Washington state and is excited to join the team at the WA Campus Coalition for the Public Good as the Administrative Assistant. Previously she had been at Montana State University-Bozeman, for 14 years, in a variety of roles.
When away from work, she is hiking and exploring WA, reading, and flower gardening.
Kian Daggett – CLEC AmeriCorps Program Support II
daggetk@wwu.edu
Kian Daggett (he/him) is a CLEC AmeriCorps Program Assistant working as administration support for the team. He joined the program to get involved with the community and support people who are taking positive action. He is a Western Washington University student with educational focus and interests in communication, history, and philosophy. He enjoys drawing, reading comics, watching sports, going on walks, and spending time with his partner, Allie and his tortoise, Hebo. Kian can likely be found wandering around campus in the rain or at a nearby coffee shop sketching.
Megan Williams – Graphic Design Intern
willi582@wwu.edu
Megan Williams (she/her) is a WWU 3rd-year student studying to get her BFA in Design and a minor in Business Administration. Her favorite parts of design are branding, UX, and illustration. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the movies with her friends, crafting, hammocking around Bellingham, or reading.