Brandi Tuck, Executive Director

Brandi is the new director of the Goose Hollow Family Shelter. Brandi has been volunteering at GHFS for two years and is excited to see all the familiar faces again this season in her new position as Director. Previously, Brandi worked at the Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force doing anti-hunger public policy work and outreach for federal nutrition programs - and still works there part time. She has a degree from the University of Florida in Political Science and Philosophy with a minor in Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits - Go Gators! In her free time, she loves running and playing with her dog Wookie, teaching group exercise, reading, volunteering, and backpacking.

Jim Lawlor, Night Manager

Jim Lawlor was born and raised in New York City. In 1998 he moved with his wife, Myrna, to her native birthplace, Portland Oregon. Back in New York, Jim was the founder and responsible for the operation of a shelter for homeless men at his home church in Queens. He presently serves at the First Congregational United Church of Christ on the Outreach Commission. In his spare time Jim likes to fish, root for the NY Yankees and follows Thoroughbred Horse Racing.

This will be Jim's eighth year of involvement at the Goose Hollow Family Shelter. He started out as an overnight host in 1999. Then spent a few years on the GHFS board before being asked to fill an empty spot as Night Manager in 2002. He loves his job at the Goose Hollow Family Shelter.

Adam Ortman, Communications and Volunteer Coordinator

This is Adam's second year at the shelter. Before coming to us, Adam worked with L'Arche in Tacoma, Washington, and studied International Service and Theology at Valparaiso University in Indiana. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Adam's free psychic space is cluttered with a half dozen writing projects and maps of the best bike routes through Portland.

A notable fact about Adam is that, for a number of years, tropical birds could be found nesting on his left shoulder. This phenomenon has now come to an end as inexplicable as its beginning. If you'd like to know the cheapest place to buy bulk carob powder in town, or the highlights of this month's readers at Powell's Books, he'd be happy to oblige.