ABOUT THE TEAM
Staff
Joie McCracken (Hsu)
Project Manager
jmccracken@kingcounty.gov
Joie has experience working in nonprofit, healthcare, and public health organizations. She provides administrative and project management support to Communities Count.
Mariko Toyoji
Epidemiologist
mtoyoji@kingcounty.gov
Mariko creates data visualizations, writes website content, and provides data technical assistance to community partners. She has a background working in community health, nonprofit organizations and community engaged research.
Sara Jaye Sanford
Epidemiologist
sjsanford@kingcounty.gov
Sara Jaye creates website content, develops training workshops, and provides technical assistance to community partners. She worked in the nonprofit sector for a decade before joining the health department.
Student Interns
Faiza Awale (she/her)
Graduate Student Intern
fawale@kingcounty.gov
Faiza is a recent 2025 Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate in the Epidemiology program from the University of Washington. She provides website management support, aids with data visualizations, and works on data dissemination in the form of dashboard narratives and data blogs for Communities Count.