Our Staff

Executive Director

Mike Forness

Mike Forness, Executive Director

Mike came to Ronald McDonald House Charities from the Health Improvement Partnership in September 2003. He previously was with Deaconess Medical Center as a program manager for more than a decade. He has 25 years' experience in healthcare administration, marketing, fundraising and strategic planning. Mike has a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. He enjoys traveling with his wife Jacquie.

Leadership Team

Julie Delaney, Director of Marketing and Communications

Julie found her love for nonprofit work over 15 years ago. She first started in the field by creating a non-profit, with her husband Shane, to raise money for children and their families dealing with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes. What started as an idea for a simple cocktail party grew into a fully functional foundation which held one of the largest 3rd party fundraisers for Type 1 Diabetes in the region. After 8 years of running that foundation she was hired to work in the Community Engagement department for Northwest Harvest. During her 10 years at Northwest Harvest she oversaw the areas of marketing, communications, large fundraising events and volunteer management regionally as manager and eventually as the statewide director. As a wife and busy mom of 2 teenage boys, she looks forward to spending time with her family, especially at the lake in the summer.

Jodi Clutter

Jodi Clutter, Director of Family Service and Human Resources

Jodi is Spokane born and raised, WSU graduate and has over 30 years' experience in healthcare, including hospitals in Spokane and on the west coast. She has held positions that included counseling, case management, organizational development, management, site surveys/audits and compliance work, including Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals & Organizations (JCAHO) and with DSHS. She completed a year-long training program with the Scherer/Yoell Group specializing in motivating employees in challenging work environments and managing change in the workplace, and other human resources issues. Jodi and her husband have two beautiful and active daughters and believes, like RMHC does, that it is "all about families". She is humbled and blessed to be part of this great RMHC organization and team.

Kathie Vlahovich

Kathie Vlahovich, Special Projects Director

Kathie came to Ronald McDonald House Spokane as a volunteer when it opened in 1987. She previously worked at Deaconess Medical Center as a nurse and became very aware of the need to provide a compassionate, home-like atmosphere for families traveling to Spokane for medical care for their children. She was very involved in implementing the House addition and the Family Rooms at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Kathie is married and has 3 grown children, 6 grandchildren, and a golden retriever. She enjoys spending time with her husband at Pend Oreille Lake and cross-country skiing. She is also an avid Gonzaga basketball fan and freely admits to following the New York Yankees.

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Lisa Vogt, Capital Campaign Director

Lisa Vogt has a J.D. law doctorate from Gonzaga Law School and Organizational Leadership Certification from Y-USA. After 15 years of practicing law in the Spokane community, Lisa made the fun life choice to work in the non-profit sector as Executive Director of YMCA Camp Reed. During her 16 year tenure at Camp Reed, Lisa obtained five national accreditations, managed all aspects of programming, property management, fundraising (including creation of two endowments) and supervised and trained over 2500 staff and volunteers. Lisa is married to Tom, a teacher at Jefferson Elementary, and has three adult children. Lisa enjoys reading, playing the piano, cooking and adventure travel.

Hope Harper, Finance Director

Hope is a Certified Public Accountant that comes to our organization with over 25+ years in accounting experience. She has three grown sons and 5 grandchildren. When she is not working she enjoys spending her time outdoors kayaking and hiking or recharging by reading and listening to music.