Starr Niego

Starr Niego, MSW, LICSW, is an experienced social worker with a focus on hospice care and community healthcare access at EvergreenHealth, where work includes roles in the Hospice Care Center and the Community Healthcare Access Team since 2015. Previous experience encompasses a field placement at EvergreenHealth’s Community Healthcare Access Team, a foundational internship in Intensive Outpatient Geropsychiatry at Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, and a background as an independent consultant and director of Study Buddy, where community engagement in education was emphasized. Educational credentials include a Master's in Social Work from the University of Washington and advanced degrees in Developmental Psychology, Education, and Sociology from Cornell University, alongside a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Williams College.