Patient Centered Care

Mission & Vision

The people we serve are our number one priority.

We offer services that foster hope by lifting the barriers to recovery, improving health and building a better tomorrow. We Care Daily Clinics saves lives and offers increased access to care for people who want to recover from opioid use disorder. Our goal is to provide the best quality service and care for our patients and members of the greater Auburn community.

We renew hope and purpose for those battling opioid use by removing barriers to treatment, providing a holistic approach to recovery, and utilizing evidence-based treatment to restore healthy living.

Providing Hope.

We help lift the internal and external barriers to recovery that individuals dealing with substance use disorders often encounter.

Finding Purpose.

We strengthen skills and relationships that are essential to meaningful daily activities and a life worth living.

Improving Health.

We help restore physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being using evidence-based practices.

Leadership Team

We Care Daily Clinics is a collaborative operation. It is overseen by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, one of the leading Office-Based Opioid Treatment Programs in the county for Native Americans. Nationally recognized by the Pew Research Center for excellence in behavioral healthcare. Clinics are operated by Indigenous Pact Collaboratives, a managed service organization that partners with AI/AN communities to support public health initiatives and increase health equity.

Tom Hutch, MD, FASAM

Medical Director

Dr. Hutch completed his medical training in Family Medicine at Swedish Medical Center – First Hill in Seattle, where he then taught residents as a faculty physician before working with underserved patients and those experiencing homelessness in local community health centers. He is passionate about addressing systemic causes of behavioral health disorders and addiction, and served for years as a county jail physician with Public Health – Seattle & King County. As Medical Director at We Care Daily Clinics, he aims to improve access and quality of care in substance use disorder treatment through an individualized approach to harm reduction and recovery.

HaeMan Song

Clinic Administrator

Hae Man Song is We Care Daily Clinic’s administrator. Hae Man brings a great deal of experience in behavioral health to his role. He has previously served as the Regional Director of Behavioral Health Services and Behavioral Health Director for Opioid Treatment Programs and Office-Based Opioid Treatment clinics. Along with that, he was a Social Service Specialist and Supervisor of Substance Use Disorder Services for Pierce County Human Services. Additionally, Hae Man has served as Clinical Supervisor for multiple behavioral health agencies.

Julie Albright LICASW, SUDP

Assistant Clinic Administrator

With an LICASW and certification in substance use disorders (SUDP), Julie Albright is the perfect fit as the We Care Daily Clinics, Assistant Clinic Administrator. Julie has worked in the substance use disorder field since 2001 in abstinence based and harm reduction recovery. Julie started out as a counselor at New Horizon Care Centers Isabella House for pregnant and parenting woman, then went to Spokane Regional Health District as a counselor and then into administration. Working with SRHD Treatment Services Julie collaborated with Spokane County Detention Services and NaphCare to take Methadone into the jail for patients. In the harm reduction modality Julie found a love and passion for working with patients in opioid treatment programs.

Julie recognizes the importance of teamwork and is grateful for the support of the We Care staff and the organization’s focus on patient care, while looking at new and innovative ways. She appreciates that the management team works to ensure the best outcome for patients, with a harm reduction and recovery focus.

Kalena Towle MS, MAC, SUDP

Clinical Supervisor

Kalena has been with We Care Daily Clinics since April 2019, before the doors were even open to serve patients.  She was the first counselor hired and now has the privilege of being a part of the management team and the growth and development of We Care Daily Clinics. Kalena has worked in the substance use disorder (SUD) field since 2006 and has served in different modalities of care. Kalena has a passion for helping people who are underserved and started the Auburn Outreach partnership with the City of Auburn. Kalena oversees the SUDP and Peer Teams in the clinic as well as the Neighborhood Center.

Brian Hervert BA, LADAC II, SUDP

Clinical Supervisor

Brian has been with WCDC since January 2022. Before moving to the Greater Northwest Brian worked with Aspell Recovery in Tennessee with a LADAC II (Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor level II) he is now completing his master’s degree with LICASW license from University of Washington by March of 2025. Brian has been serving the SUD field since 2013 with harm reduction and abstinence based. Being person centered is important to Brian, he is very passionate towards each individual and one’s success in recovery. Brian leads by example and is a big believer in teamwork and unity with WCDC that will overflow on to the patients giving them the best patient experience they can have while being served in the recovery community.

Brooke Gower

Mobile Clinics Manager

Working in the SUD field since 2006, Brooke Gower understands the highs and lows of the road to recovery. Through positions such as Intensive Case Manager, Certified Substance Use Professional Trainee, and Outreach Worker, she has found a passion in working with people in a transitional period of life.

As a result, Brooke works to guide and support patients in their journey to recovery and she says her experience coupled with her position at We Care Daily Clinics provides her the opportunity to be part of something meaningful. She recognizes being able to connect with patients, to have a positive impact, even if it’s small, can produce profound changes.

Brooke’s persistence and strength within her position have allowed her to see a lifechanging shift in patients (what she calls “magic”). Living each day with profound appreciation, Brooke’s favorite words of wisdom are “always say please and thank you. Gratitude is a blessing.”

Kelsey Cass, SUDP

Clinical Supervisor-Mobile Clinics

With a strong foundation in empathy and compassion, Kelsey is committed to providing patient-centered care that respects the dignity and unique needs of each individual. She has been with We Care Daily Clinics since 2021.

Along with her SUDP, Kelsey holds an associate’s degree in social services and mental health. Currently, she is furthering her education by pursuing a bachelor’s degree in health and human services. This continuous pursuit of knowledge underscores her commitment to competence and integrity in her professional practice.

At We Care Daily Clinics, Kelsey has played a pivotal role in developing the Perinatal Women’s Program. She has also collaborated with the Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction to create a Perinatal Harm Reduction Toolkit, which is now an essential resource for serving the pregnant population. Her work in this area highlights her dedication to innovative, patient-centered approaches that prioritize the well-being of vulnerable groups.

Kelsey’s professional journey is marked by a steadfast adherence to values of empathy, integrity, and a patient-centered approach.

Julius Tiangson II BSBA, RN

Dispensary Manager

Julius Tiangson II currently serves as the Dispensary Nurse Manager here at We Care Daily Clinics. He brings with him an eclectic set of professional experience helping shape his unique leadership style. His experience ranges from over a decade as an Aircraft Designer, to 20+ years of owning and operating a Real Estate Brokerage Firm, to an entrepreneurial venture overseas upstarting a Call-Center. Along the way, he reinvents himself as a RN-Registered Nurse, beginning as an ICU-Nurse, stumbling onto the world of OTPs and progressing to a Supervisory position at a local Seattle & Renton OTP. Of all the unique positions he’s held, nothing is more fulfilling than working as a Nurse and serving the vulnerable population. “I absolutely love working with this population, more so than any other job I’ve held”, he gleams. Julius loves making personal connections, forming and building teams, and sharing his vision of possibilities. Julius is most excited about being a part of a Management Team that is open, innovative, vibrant, and forward thinking.  “It builds a culture of enrolling everyone to see themselves as part of the whole, and that is a space I want to be in”, he says.  Julius holds a degree in Electro-Mechanical Design, AAS-Nursing Degree, and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from Seattle University.

Crystal Grant, MLS

Patient Services Representative Supervisor