Board of Directors

Jennie Griek has lived and worked in Pierce County for the last 20 years. She joined the Rebuilding Hope board because she values the agency’s mission to confront the social dynamics which foster sexual assault and abuse. Jennie is the Development Director for Greentrike, a nonprofit focused on building a child-centered community and champions play based learning for children and their caregivers.

From leading survivor-centered initiatives at college to professional victim-survivor advocacy and, now, violence prevention coordination at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Kyra is a passionate ambassador for survivor voices across the South Sound. Kyra chose to serve as a Board member as she found Rebuilding Hope to actively respond to the unique needs of survivors while also holding itself accountable to the community the agency serves. Kyra also enjoys hiking, paddleboarding and exploring hidden treasures of the PNW that bring her joy and excitement.

Katt McKnight is a sexual assault survivor with professional experience as a rape crisis advocate on the East coast. Katt works as an Implementation Manager at Vera Whole Health and is passionate about bringing her professional and lived experiences to serve the Board and Pierce County community.

Chris Bixby moved to the South Sound in 2017. As a survivor of sexual abuse, he is passionate about helping people recover from their trauma. He is a Senior Wealth Advisor with Mariner Wealth Advisors with over 20 years of tax and estate planning experience. Chris lives in Yelm, and is the father of two boys.

Jeffrey Katz is a Lieutenant with the Tacoma Police Department. He has experience conducting and supervising patrol operations and violent crime investigations including homicide, sexual assault and child abuse as well as managing community policing efforts. Jeff has seen first-hand the immense positive impacts Rebuilding Hope and similar advocacy organizations have for survivors, especially in their capacity to provide person-focused, long-term support beyond the limitations of the justice system.

Patrick Lewis has been in the banking industry for the past 30 years and has volunteered with many non-profit organizations along the way. In addition to his position on Rebuilding Hope’s Board, Patrick is currently Treasurer of the Pierce College Foundation Board and is President-Elect of the Foss Waterway Seaport Board. He also recently retired as President of Puyallup Playcare Center, after serving on their board for the past 12 years. Patrick is also past president of the Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce and former member of the Olympia Rotary.

Amy McIntyre brings over a decade of experience working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to the Board. She has a strong background in addressing issues such as sexual violence, intimate partner violence, trafficking, immigrant considerations and reproductive coercion. Previously, Amy served as a community advocate in Forks and worked as an advocacy specialist at the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs. She now holds the position of Bilingual Victim Services Supervisor at the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center, where she continues to provide comprehensive support to survivors.

Hailing from Tacoma, William joins Rebuilding Hope’s Board as a career veteran with Tacoma Police Department, including 15 years of experience as a Special Assaults Investigator, spanning sexual assault and abuse, intimate partner violence and child abuse cases. William’s history of working collaboratively with agency staff to connect survivors and families impacted by sexual violence with our continuum of support services inspired his decision to join the Board of Directors in 2022, combined with his fervent belief in the agency’s mission. Through his Board service, William continues to advocate for survivor support services while also bridging gaps between community and system responses to violence.

Stemming from a lifelong interest in law and criminal justice, Kara joins Rebuilding Hope’s Board as a 17-year veteran of the legal field and long-time Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Kara was drawn to serving as a Board member after years of experience prosecuting sexual assault cases and seeing both the impact such crimes have on survivors and the community, as well as how Rebuilding Hope’s services can improve outcomes for survivors and the community. Kara also has a passion for animals and animal rescue services.