About Us
About FailSafe for Life's Team
Sabrina Votava
Board President
Sabrina Votava is certified as an ASIST, Networks for Life, and a QPR Master Trainer, as well as a member of the Leadership Team of Prevent Suicide Spokane Coalition. She grew up in Spokane and moved to Seattle to get her degree in Public Health from the University of Washington. Votava has been working in public health ever since, fifteen of those years spent in suicide prevention work. She moved back home to Spokane in 2010, where she began work with the Youth Suicide Prevention Program. She has recently moved on from her position at YSPP to further her work through her own education and growing FailSafe for Life. Her passion for the subject is evident in the training she provides, and she has the ability to connect with a wide variety of audiences.
Her personal passion for the issue comes from the loss of two of her brothers to suicide in 2003, just six months apart, along with her heart for helping others and a deep understanding of mental illness.
Anna Bowers
Board Member
As a native to the Pacific Northwest, Anna grew up in Spokane and received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Gonzaga University. Anna currently resides in Portland, OR where she continues her career as a Vice President in the financial sector with over 15 years of experience in banking, lending and wealth management.
By serving on the board for FailSafe for Life, Anna hopes to utilize her expertise to help identify and address financial problems that can lead to depression and suicide. Her goal is to improve her community by increasing awareness around mental health and financial issues, reduce the social stigma surrounding them, and provide a safe environment for people to find information and receive support.
Lennie Rasmussen
Secretary
Lennie Rasmussen is a dedicated Deputy Clerk for the United States District Court - Eastern District of Washington. Lennie grew up in Spokane and moved to Seattle to attend college at University of Washington, where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy. Before joining the federal government and committing to public service work, Lennie spent 11 years gaining valuable legal experience as a paralegal for firms in both Seattle and Spokane. Outside of work, Lennie is committed to educating the youth within the Spokane community and voluntarily serves on the Academic Scholarship Screening Committee for the Community Colleges of Spokane.
Lennie brings her extensive legal knowledge, almost 20 years of event coordinating experience, along with a long-time passion for helping those in need to Failsafe for Life. As the Secretary for Failsafe, Lennie plans to document all of the meetings and ensure FailSafe for Life's corporation documents are timely and accurately filed and kept. She also plans to utilize her event coordinating experience to help carry out FailSafe's vision for educating our community to end suicide attempts and deaths of our loved ones.
Jessica Moran
Board Member
Jessica is a Principal Project Manager at Providence Health & Services. She has worked in the fields of healthcare and project management for 24 years. She started her career in the technology industry building computers and moving on to network infrastructure support. From there, she worked in healthcare as a network engineer and transitioned to technical project management. She received her Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in 2017 and returned to healthcare to work for Providence. Jessica brings many years of experience in management, business operations, organization, and leadership to Failsafe for Life as a Board Member.
Jessica has lived in the Spokane area her entire life and is very involved in the community. She has 3 children and 3 grandchildren who all live in the area, as well as a very large extended family. Jessica joined Failsafe for Life in 2020 and is proud to be part of an organization that has a mission so important to the community and hopes to help them grow to be in the position to help more people and make an even greater impact.
Katie Bousley
Board Member
Katie (Prichard) Bousley grew up in Elk, Washington and has lived her whole life in Spokane County. After a high school sports career that included five state track championships, she went on to play basketball at Gonzaga University. Her inspiring and selfless attitude was rewarded when the coaches chose to name one of the team awards the “Katie Prichard Most Inspirational Player” award. While at Gonzaga, Katie earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in mathematics and history and following graduation went on to Whitworth University, earning her Master’s in Teaching. She began teaching math at Central Valley high school in 2007, where she has been ever since. In 2012, Katie furthered her education by earning her National Board Certification. She currently teaches algebra, advocates for students in support programs, and is an assistant cross country coach.
Katie found her passion for working with youth, specifically those under represented, while volunteering with Gonzaga University’s Special Recreation teams. Through her teaching career, Katie has seen the mental health struggle that current and former students deal with on a consistent basis; she is passionate about helping people connect to the community and find their self-worth. Katie is excited to be a board member of FailSafe for Life and advocate for mental health issues/suicide prevention in the school system and locally in the community.
Jessica West
Treasurer
Jessica has over 20 years of experience in the fields of banking, commercial insurance, and business administration. She is currently the Patent Paralegal Coordinator at Lee & Hayes, PC and had been with the firm for 13 years in various roles.
Jessica was raised in the Spokane area and moved to Alaska to support her husband’s collegiate pursuits in the field of engineering. After school they moved to the Palouse and eventually back to Spokane. Jessica is a mother to two amazing children and is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Business Management. Jessica joined the board in 2020. She has been a supporter of FailSafe for Life prior to joining the board.
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Amie Ross
Director of Development
Amie began her involvement with Failsafe for Life as a volunteer for various needs of the organization. In 2019, she took a position as FailSafe’s Fundraising Chair and Procurement Specialist.
Born and raised in the Spokane area, she had an active high school sports career that included many state championships. She went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in Business Management at Eastern Washington University on a Track and Field and Cross Country scholarship. In 2013, she was inducted into her high school Athletic Hall of Fame.
Amie brings 10 years of experience in management and sales. She managed operations and merchandising for a retail store in Spokane and then transitioned to outside sales, generating and maintaining a large base of commercial and federal customers. She then took a career sabbatical to start, raise and homeschool her two children.
Amie’s personal passion for mental health and suicide prevention stems from providing support to and navigating the array of emotions felt by loss survivors. She is passionate about breaking down the stigma surrounding suicide through connection, education, and hope.
Laurie Bowman
Graphic Design/Web Coordinator
Laurie was born and raised in the Spokane area. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication at Eastern Washington University and her master’s degree in Strategic Communication from Washington State University. Her educational background is in graphic and web design, technical and professional writing, marketing, and public relations.
During the day, Laurie works as a marketer for a civil engineering firm.
As part of her duties, she designs for both internal and external objectives, as well as assists in business development and project pursuits. She counts her most important role, however, as a mother to her two children.
As an associate for FailSafe for Life, she was brought on early in the process to assist Sabrina in the establishment of the brand and website. She continues to provide graphic design and web editing services for the president and board. Laurie is proud to be a part of an organization with such a vital and important mission in our community.