Collective action consulting · Since 2012
Helping organizations, public agencies and communities decide and act together.
Christina Hulet Consulting works alongside boards, public agencies, nonprofits and foundations across Washington State on governance, strategic planning and facilitation, especially when many partners share a stake in the outcome.
Partners at the table have included
- Health care & social services
- Business
- Behavioral health
- Food systems
- Parks & environment
- Civic spaces
- Education
- Philanthropy
- State & county government
About
Grounded in public service and community action
Christina Hulet is the principal of Christina Hulet Consulting, a collective action firm that helps organizations work across sectors to improve community outcomes.
Before starting the firm in 2012, Christina served as Governor Chris Gregoire's Executive Health Policy Advisor, where she developed the Governor's health care legislative and budget priorities and worked through complex policy issues with state agencies, the Legislature and stakeholders.
Christina was elected to the Bainbridge Island School Board in 2018 and served through 2023, including as Board President, with a focus on the district's COVID response, equity, community engagement and strategic planning.
Earlier in her career, as Process Improvement Manager at Harborview Medical Center, Christina supported hospital-wide business and quality improvement initiatives. She also helped teach graduate courses in organizational systems and leading change at Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI).
Prior board & civic service
- Bainbridge Island School BoardElected director
- Seattle Center Advisory CommissionCommissioner, appointed by the Mayor of Seattle
- Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI)Board member
- Center for Women & DemocracyBoard member
- Seattle's Next 50 Civic Action CommitteeMember
- Leadership TomorrowGraduate and alumni committee member
Services
Ways to work together
Engagements range from a single leadership retreat to multi-year backbone support for a regional collaborative.
Governance & strategic planning
Board and committee structures, strategic plans, bylaws, governance training and decision-making processes, including mapping related initiatives so partners can align their work.
Meeting facilitation & design
Board retreats, executive leadership meetings and large cross-sector forums, designed around the decisions the group needs to make.
Community engagement & co-design
Community forums, stakeholder interviews, listening sessions and clear synthesis that bring many perspectives into a shared direction.
Coalition building & backbone support
Bringing government, philanthropy, business and community organizations around a common agenda, then keeping the work moving from charter to results.
Organizational development & change
Leadership team alignment, organizational structure, culture, roles and decision-making.
Legislative & policy strategy
Policy and budget strategy informed by years of work inside the Governor's office and with the Legislature.
Representative work
Selected engagements
Boards & governance
- HealthierHere2014 – presentHelped create this Accountable Community of Health and its Governing Board of consumers, hospitals, providers, insurers, government and community organizations. Ongoing board governance and executive leadership support.
- Pacific Hospital Preservation & Development Authority2025Board strategic planning with the Governing Council, from community and stakeholder interviews to a new grantmaking model.
- Elevate Health2023 – presentBoard governance, strategic planning and leadership support for the Governing Board, Executive Committee and leadership team of Pierce County's Accountable Community of Health.
- Seattle Center Foundation2019 – 2025Strategic planning retreats, including joint retreats with the Seattle Center Advisory Commission, plus support launching new board committees.
Public funding & oversight
- Harborview Medical Center Bond2019 – 2020, 2023Led King County Council members, the Executive's Office and Harborview leaders in scoping the $1.74 billion bond voters approved in 2020, then guided a unanimous plan for a subsequent funding gap.
- King County Parks Levy Oversight Board2021 – 2026Facilitated the Oversight Board's annual reviews of how the 2020–2025 Parks Levy's $852 million was spent and the County's progress toward levy goals.
Community engagement & visioning
- King County MIDD Renewal2016 – 2017, 2025Facilitated 25 workgroup sessions that recommended how to allocate King County's Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) behavioral health sales tax. Earlier led community meetings and focus groups for the first renewal.
- Parks Levy Community Advisory Committee2024Designed and facilitated a community advisory process with cities, community groups, nonprofits and businesses to recommend priorities for King County's 2026–2031 Parks Levy, captured in the committee's final report.
- Memorial Stadium, Seattle Center Foundation2021 – 2022Facilitated community visioning sessions and joint leadership meetings with Seattle Public Schools, the City of Seattle and community-based organizations on the stadium's future.
- Washington State Food System Roundtable2014 – 2015Facilitated the statewide roundtable charged with developing a 25-year vision for Washington's food system, from production and processing to distribution, consumption and food waste.
Cross-sector collaboratives & partnerships
- Communities of Opportunity2017 – 2020Facilitated Governance Group retreats on visioning, structure, roles and membership for this King County–Seattle Foundation partnership, funded in part by the Best Starts for Kids levy.
- Cascade Pacific Action Alliance2012 – 2015Helped launch a regional health collaborative that grew to seven counties and later became a state-approved Accountable Community of Health. Facilitated its 130-person kickoff forum.
- ACEs Public-Private Initiative2012 – 2014Backbone support for a partnership of the Gates Foundation, Casey Family Programs, the Governor's Office, state agencies and community organizations working to prevent childhood trauma.
- Thurston County Thrives2013 – 2014Developed a strategy map and recommendations with staff for hazardous waste, toxics, and air and water quality initiatives, for presentation to the Board of Health.
Additional clients and convenings
- AARP Washington
- Asani / PHC Construction
- Bainbridge Healthy Youth Alliance
- Bargreen Ellingson
- Empire Health Foundation
- HopeSparks
- King County Behavioral Health Providers Association
- King County Best Starts for Kids
- King County Integrated Care Network
- King County Joint Labor-Management Insurance Committee
- King County Youth Action Plan Task Force
- Many Minds Collaborative
- National Association of Certified Professional Midwives
- Navos / MultiCare
- Pioneer Human Services
- Public Health – Seattle & King County
- Seattle CityClub
- UW Medicine
- Washington Permanente Medical Group
- Washington State Health Care Authority
- Washington State Hospital Association
- Washington State Medical Association
Contact
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Whether you're planning a board retreat, launching a collaborative or charting a new strategic direction, an informal conversation is a good place to start.