2015 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
Biography
Christine Charbonneau is the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, an organization that includes Alaska, Idaho, Hawaii and western Washington. Beginning as a volunteer at the Seattle Health Center in 1982, she expanded her volunteer commitment to include community education and public policy activism. Her work includes expansion of telemedicine to serve people in remote areas and creating Planned Parenthood Online, serving over 50 million users. Ms. Charbonneau earned her B.A. in Political Science and History in 1982. She was selected for the Distinguished Alumna Award to recognize her career in advocacy.