Board of Directors
Shaun Cross
Tricia Hughes
Russell Branham
Mark Patrick (Chair)
Renee Siers
Leadership Team
Shaun Cross | shaun.cross@maddiesplace.org
President/CEO
Shaun is a 4th generation native of Eastern Washington and one of 10 Cross lawyers who have practiced law in Washington State over the past 130 years. In addition to his corporate law practice, Shaun has led numerous organizations in the Spokane Region over a 41-year career. For more than 14 years Shaun served as the CEO and Managing Partner of two of the largest law firms in the Region, Lee & Hayes, PC, and Paine Hamblen, LLP. He is known for his community service having served on the Boards of Trustees of Whitworth University, Spokane Chamber, the Spokane Public Facilities District and various non-profits. Shaun and his wife, Kathy, have been married for 45 years and have four adult children.
Shaun has served as the Founding Chairman of Maddie’s Place since he incorporated Maddie’s in March 2018. Fueled by a love for the Spokane Region and for people generally, Shaun has a passion for Maddie’s mission to assist babies born dependent on substances and their moms who too often are trapped in a cycle of despair. During his life Shaun has seen the effects of addiction on members of his extended family and some of his closest friends. Shaun sees Maddie’s Place as an opportunity to provide love and serve some of the most innocent and helpless in our community.
Tricia Hughes, RN, BSN | tricia.hughes@maddiesplace.org
Founder/Clinical Coordinator
Tricia was raised in a small town outside of Chicago, Illinois. She became a nurse in 1991, and has experience in Labor and Delivery, High Risk Antepartum care and a Level 2 Nursery. Tricia and her husband, Carey, moved to Spokane in 1999, with four young children. They both had a strong desire to adopt children who were in need, and had agreed they would do so even before they were married. They became licensed foster parents in 2002 and adopted a baby boy who had suffered a long and difficult withdrawal from heroin. Four more children joined their family permanently over the next several years, and many others were temporarily loved in their home. The youngest of their adopted children is Maddie.
Caring for Maddie through opiate withdrawal after her two weeks on the streets of Spokane as a newborn, fueled Tricia’s passion for drug-dependent babies. She grew determined to find a way for more babies to be comforted in loving arms, rather than separated from their mothers and alone in a hospital crib. Tricia believes that every single newborn entering this world needs and deserves love, connection, and fierce protection. And she knows first-hand that all families raising children with prenatal substance exposure need support and resources. She is excited to care for babies and their families in Spokane for many years to come.
Dr. Randi Edwards, MD, MS | randi.edwards@maddiesplace.org
Medical Director
Dr. Randi Edwards, MD, MS, is a community pediatrician with a passion for preventive medicine and a belief in the power of a good start. Upon completion of her master’s degree in nutrition, she subsequently pursued a medical degree with the hope of reaching children and their families early in life to promote health and wellness. After moving to the Pacific Northwest in 2013, she was struck by the need of families who were burdened by drug addiction and the difficulty of accessing compassionate medical care. In addition to looking after newborn babies in clinics and in the hospital, her experience encouraged her to become involved in advocacy through local organizations supporting at-risk children and newborns. It was through her pediatric work that she met Tricia Hughes, founder and visionary of Maddie’s Place, who gifted Dr. Edwards the opportunity to care for children who are suffering from substance exposure and provide thoughtful medical care, support and resources to their families.
Kim Dunham | kim.dunham@maddiesplace.org
Director of Family Advocacy
Kim was born and raised in Long Beach, WA, a tiny town on the coast of Washington. She graduated from Western Washington University and moved to Spokane in 2001. Kim began her career working in the public school system. She later worked for Spokane County Juvenile Courts as a corrections office and then as a Guardian Ad Litem, advocating for children involved in the dependency system. Her passion for helping children and families brought her to the Department of Children Youth and Families, where she served for 10 years as a social worker and program consultant. Over the years, Kim has volunteered in various homeless outreach ministries.
Kim has been involved with Maddie’s Place since the very first meeting in 2017. As the Director of Family Advocacy, Kim’s team supports the moms by helping them reach their goals, so that they are set up for success outside of Maddie’s Place to be healthy and happy moms to their babies
Kim has been married to her husband, Nate, for 20 years and has two teenage kids at home. In her spare time, you can find her in the gym cheering on her kids in their respective sports, working on home projects, traveling, or loving on her golden retriever pups.
Administration
Shannon Davis | Infant Care Specialist & Nurse Scheduler
shannon.davis@maddiesplace.org
Lindsey Hisaw | Nursery Supplies Manager
lindsey.hisaw@maddiesplace.org
Katie Bunch - Smith | Peer Support Specialist
katie.bunchsmith@maddiesplace.org
Emma Cunningham | Social Media Manager
emma.cunningham@maddiesplace.org
David Aga | Visitation Coordinator
david.aga@maddiesplace.org
Registered Nurses
Abigail Bakken
Aimee Stratton
Amy Lauffer
BreAnn Jones
Brynn Villegas
Cassidy Emerson Cindy Crawford
Claire Nazzaro
Claire Swafford
Dale Lavoie
Emily Hafer
Julie Corbett
Kamryn Harned
Lisa Woolf
Lydia Galindo
Marena Newhouse
Molly Rozelle
Sandi Jeffries
Sarah Mortlock
Shallane Bailey
Lisa Woolf
Shannon Maiani
Shanti Woodside
Stephanie Sableski
Sue Schultz
Zeb Zoolkoski