Terry Nix – CFO
In 2003, after a sixteen year career in public accounting, Terry Nix, began the next phase of his working life at the Washington Odd Fellows Home. He was hired as the Director of Finance, overseeing the financial activities of the organization, including budgeting, accounting, and long-term financial planning. Terry is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. After 13 years with Odd Fellows he feels a strong commitment to the benevolent mission of the organization. He enjoys the atmosphere of working in a non-profit setting, where the focus of the financial operations is to provide for the residents themselves. Working with a strong team of caring people is important to Terry and he believes that the Odd Fellows employees are among the best. Terry also enjoys his family, including his children and grandchildren. As much as possible he likes to be outdoors and enjoys staying fit. After living in Walla Walla for 26 years and raising his children here, he looks forward to being associated with Odd Fellows in the years to come.
Joani Wicklund – Director of Admissions
Joani Wicklund graduated from Walla Walla University in 1994 with her Master’s degree in Social Work, specializing in medical social work and geriatrics. Since then, she has devoted her entire career to working in senior healthcare. Having spent the last 13 years at the Odd Fellows Home, Joani appreciates the sense of community that she finds when she walks through the doors each day. Whether living here, visiting, volunteering, or working as an employee we all have a common goal and that’s making the Odd Fellows a “nice place to call home.” Working for a non-profit facility really allows us to embrace the mission of caring for those who call Odd Fellows their home. We truly become a part of each other’s lives and that’s such a blessing for all of the residents, families, and employees. Joani is married to Jason and they have two children, JC and Jordan. In their spare time, they enjoy traveling as a family, watching their children in athletics, and walking their dog.
Kari Randall, MSW – Director of Assisted Living
Kari earned her MSW from Walla Walla University in 1998 specializing in Medical Social Work, and has done everything from Business Office Management to electrical work to Hospital Social Work to Skilled Nursing. It is her greatest privilege to be a part of our residents’ lives and to help them through their life transitions. It truly takes a village and she is greatly blessed to be a part of their village. Not only does she consider it an honor to be part of the team that cares for our residents, she gets to learn from them each and every day. There is no greater blessing! Kari has a wonderful husband and 2 beautiful children who are her greatest joy. They enjoy good old fashioned family time, trips to the mountains, a good bonfire, and some time beside the water.
Evelyn Alvarado – Director of Dietary Services
Evelyn graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a bachelor of science degree in food and nutrition in 2008. Since then, she has worked in the healthcare industry and the non-profit sector. Evelyn grew up with her grandparents and is passionate about providing quality care and special attention to seniors. She recently obtained her CDM (Certified Dietary Manager) certification to further develop her career. She enjoys living in Washington state with her husband, dog, and cat. In her free time, she likes to be in the great outdoors hiking or biking.
Lisa Wolf – Director of Activities
Lisa’s roots are deep in the Walla Walla Valley, being a 5th Generation resident of this beautiful, friendly city. Growing up in a family of twelve, she credits that as to why she loves people and the value of family. She began her career at the Odd Fellows in 2006, as an Activity Coordinator in West Care Center, and is now elated to be the Director of Activities.
Prior to work here on our campus, Lisa stayed very busy with home-schooling her two girls, as well as overseeing the home-based therapy programming for her son. She then worked outside the home as a real estate agent for a couple years before settling her feet into the work that her heart has always been drawn to. After three years of working as an Activity Director at another local Assisted Living Facility, Lisa was thrilled to be given the opportunity to work in one of our care centers.
Lisa is excited to continue her love of bringing fun into the lives of others, sharing smiles with all of our residents, and continuing the teamwork and family-like atmosphere that makes this place a nice place to call home.
Pete Harsin – Director of Environmental Services
Pete Harsin came to Odd Fellows in June of 2020. Prior to taking this new position, Pete had been working as a Superintendent and Project Manager in Commercial construction for the past 20+ years, all in northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington. In fact, it was a construction project here at Odd Fellows that introduced Pete to the organization. When approached with the opportunity to become the Director of Environmental Service, he already knew it was a nice place to be and decided to stay. The friendly culture at Odd Fellows was the main attraction to this position: “The Residents here are so appreciative of all that we do”.
As well as continuing with creative re-models around the campus, Pete will also be overseeing the maintenance department, which includes groundskeeping, as well as the laundry and housekeeping departments. He is very excited to be part of such a great team! Outside of work, Pete enjoys going on adventures with his wife Carey, and their 2 dogs. Some hobbies that he enjoys are restoring and riding old motorcycles, shooting sports, camping, skiing and discovering new wineries and restaurants.
