Appointed Member
Term: 2024-2026

Patricia Kienholz is a Spokane, WA native and graduated with three degrees from the University of Southern California. Ms. Kienholz served as a Washington State Trustee, worked in the Chemistry Department at Spokane Falls Community College, and has 20+ years non-profit leadership experience.

She began her career working for the Los Angeles Raiders Football Organization, gravitating towards public health by working for the American Foundation for AIDS Research as a Researcher in Development.

Ms. Kienholz became a full-time caregiver after her brother, a US Navy Veteran, suffered a catastrophic stroke in 2019. Prior to that, she was a legal guardian for her uncle, a Korean War Veteran who had Alzheimer’s or another dementia. She sits on the state board of the Alzheimer’s Association and serves on the Affordable Housing and Real Estate Portfolio Committee for the City of Spokane.

Ms. Kienholz joins the board as Representative of Public Health Consumers.