Meet Our Staff

The Blanchet House & Farm team is committed to serving members of our community with compassion and dignity.

Elizabeth

Day Center Services Coordinator

Shelly Bancroft

Bethanie's Room Shelter Director

Shannon Chasteen

Kitchen Director & Executive Chef

Emily Coleman

Director of Programs & Services

Steve Cook

Director of Strategic Initiatives - Fundraising

Jennifer Coon

Resident Support Manager

Maggie Cornish

Farm Case Manager & Intake Coordinator

Antoine Golden

Kitchen Manager & Sous Chef

Ava Duckhorn

Day Center Services Coordinator

Rose Felzien

Office Assistant

Kathy Finkle

Executive Operations Manager

Robert Fleming

Kitchen Supervisor

Heidi Janowski

Donor Relations Manager

Carla Magaña

Day Center Services Coordinator

Franny Lown

Giving and Engagement Manager

Erik Ramirez

Peer Support Specialist

Kristi Katzke

Case Manager & Intake Coordinator

April O’Connor

Breakfast Chef

Duke

Peer Support & Housing Specialist

Eduardo Perez

Day Center Services Coordinator

Ami Prevec

Day Center Services Lead

Dave Quezada

House Manager

Glynnes Rogers

Breakfast Cook

Michael Seid

Volunteer Manager

Colleen Scovill

Business Manager

Ben Scheele

Development Coordinator

Havalan Sealy

Sous Chef

Paul Siscoe

House Manager

Ross Sears

Farm Manager

Julie Showers

Content, Communications & PR Director

James Smith

Day Center Services Coordinator

Meg Stark

Senior Manager - Strategic Initiatives

Gabby Thuillier

Social Enterprise Manager

Danny Vanderzanden

Facilities Tech & Driver

Liz Walker

Day Center Lead

Ally Ward

Kitchen Supervisor

Kurt Spak

Cook

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Blanchet House Board of Directors volunteers to provide leadership and governance for promoting, advocating, and supporting its long-held mission to aid those in need. Learn more >

Jonathan Gonzales

Chair

Mary Ann Walker

Rich Ulring

Youssef El-Mansy

Michelle Lagos

Diane Whidden

Jim Mullaney

Andrea Casey

Carol Wachter

Treasurer

Tim B. Crippen

Jerry Quinn

Dr. Michael Alberts

EMERGING PROFESSIONALS BOARD

The Emerging Professionals Board serves as ambassadors of Blanchet House to grow awareness of our mission and to advocate for those we serve.
Learn more >

Marissa Bianco

Forrit Credit Union

Austin Blatt

Cloud Bolt

Alex Hutchinson

Miller Nash LLP

Betsy Katz

Cascadia Health

Kelsey King

USAMM, LLC

Max Malany

JLL

Kelsey McGinnis

Nike

Anjali Panikar

Schrödinger

Rebecca Schwartz

Lyft Urban Solutions

Tue Vu

MEGI Engineering

Chelsea Wilcox

NW Portland Hostel

Sarah Wilson

Nike

Brittany Wolverton

OpenSolar

Garrett Wong

WM

EMERITUS BOARD

The founders and past board members have given their time, skills, and funds to support the mission of Blanchet House. Through good times and bad, they committed themselves to ensure that the legacy of the organization far surpassed their time.

Thank you to emeritus board members Mark Auxier, David Brands, Jim Christianson, John Christianson, Peter Christianson, Thom Faller, Steve Feltz, Janie Marsh Gullickson, Dave Gunderson, Emily Harrington, Katie Hennessy, Mike Haglund, Laurie Kelley, Robert Kim Lusk, John McGuigan, Ed O’Hanlon, Tim O’Hanlon, Dan Petrusich, Bill Reilly, John Parker, and Alisa Sinnot.

The founders of Blanchet (Club) House include Pat Carr, Dan Christianson, Kev Collins, Gene Feltz, Bernie Harrington, Dan Harrington, John Little, Hugh McGinnis, Joe Moore, John Moore, Tom Moore, and Jim O’Hanlon.

Learn more about our history >

SERVICES

We make a difference, one relationship at a time, through food, clothing, and supportive housing programs.

LEARN

We welcome and serve meals to everyone with compassion and dignity. Join as a guest, a volunteer, a resident, a donor, or a supporter.

GET INVOLVED

There are many people in immediate need of food, clothing, access to hygiene, shelter, community, and hope.

DONATE

Your gift will help stabilize lives by providing meals, transitional housing, and other vital services to vulnerable individuals and families.