Kimberly Castle is the Foundational Community Supports Quality and Alignment Analyst and Permanent Supportive Housing program manager with the Washington State Health Care Authority’s Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery. Her role is to support policy, quality Assurance and aligning the technical assistance and training to help agencies provide quality Supportive Housing services to fidelity and Supportive Housing as a Medicaid reimbursable service. Kimberly’s passion is care coordination and serving individuals holistically from unhoused to finding a home in their community. Ms. Castle brings an understanding of not only the issues that face individuals with behavioral health challenges but an overall understanding of the various systems that may be involved in that person’s life. A Washington native, Kimberly began her journey as a certified peer counselor in 2011 when she was employed as a Permanent Supportive Housing Recovery Coach for the Permanent Options for Recovery Centered Housing (PORCH) pilot program. She went on to become a peer case manager and an outreach specialist for the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program for 2 years before moving into her current role. Kimberly earned her bachelor’s degree in social science from Washington State University.