Leadership Team
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Vernon Baker
Executive Director; Board Governance and Development Committee; Community Development Committee; Programs and Public Policy Committee
Over 30 years of experience in non-profit sectors with a focus on youth and families.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Darla Tillman Samuelson
Board President; Board Governance and Development Chair; Personnel Committee
Staff Chaplain at Salem Health Hospital. Founder of Just Compassion shower and laundry program.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Donna Krauthoefer
Board Secretary; Community Development Committee Chair; Facilities and Safety Committee; Resource Center Committee
Retired educator and volunteer with homeless programs
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Les Joel
Board Vice President
General Manager of Transformer Technologies, Tigard resident since 1996 and a lover of large dogs.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Rob Watson
Facilities and Safety Chair; Resource Center Committee
Lieutenant/Paramedic at Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. Director of St. Francis of Sherwood Overnight Severe Weather Shelter.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Emily Rochon
Personnel Committee
Program Manager at Portland Police Bureau. Experience with those experiencing houslessness, addicts, and incarcerated individuals. Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor.
AT LARGE
Margaret Doherty
Board Governance and Development Committee; Community Development Committee Capital Campaign Chair; Facilities and Safety Committee
Retired Oregon State Legislator for the House of Representatives District 35. Retired educator and education advocate. Just Compassion Resource Center volunteer and advocate.
At Large
Pam Leavitt
Community Development Committee
Principal and Owner at Northwest Advocacy Group. Board Member at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. Former Legislative Assistant for U.S. Senate. Former Board of Trustees at Oregon Zoo Foundation / University Of Oregon Alumni Association.
AT LARGE
Travis James
Community Development Committee
Mental Health First Aid Instructor at the National Council For Mental Wellbeing. Former Mental Health Chaplain Fellow at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Former Critical Care Chaplain at Kettering Health Network.
In Memoriam of
Patricia “Pam” May
Passed Away June 2022
Formerly houseless for three years. Unhoused Community Member Board Representative.
