
The Health Ministries Network Board are members of faith communities, healthcare professions, and the wider community.
Meet The Board



Joni Hensley, RN-BC, BSN,
CIC, FCN
Kristen Thompson, RD
Kate Massey, HM

Kimiyo Bowlby,
M.Ed, LMHC, MHP

Anita Busby, LPN

Rebecca Cavanaugh, RN, FCN, Board Chair

Alison (Ali) de La Bruere

Alison de La Bruere was born in raised in Juneau, Alaska. She attended Liberty University in Virginia where she studied Kinesiology/Exercise Science and ran Track & Field. After living in Colorado for a brief year, she landed in the beautiful Pacific Northwest closer to family in Alaska.
Ali has been in the Non-Profit field since 2017, holding various responsibilities in management and operations. She has been the director of Health Ministries Network since August of 2023.
Outside of HMN, you can find Ali coaching Cross-Country/Track & Field, fishing, hiking, trail running with her golden retriever-Holly, skiing, mountain or road biking, practicing yoga, or volunteering to direct races for the Greater Bellingham Running Club (GBRC).
On the weekends, she attends Hillcrest Church in Fairhaven.