Meet the EGH Staff

Ruth Herold has served as the Executive Director of Elizabeth Gregory Home since April 2012. She has an MA in Organizational Systems with an emphasis on Leadership & Organizational Development from Saybrook University and a BS from Penn. State University, Recreation & Parks.

Michele Martin has a B.S. from State University of New York at Albany. She has held positions in customer service, banking, bookkeeping, marketing, and data processing. Ms. Martin is uniquely qualified to understand the needs of our clients as she was homeless and a past client of EGH Day Center herself.

Elizabeth Stevenson brings 20+ years of experience in communications and development and with 17 of those years working with homeless service providers. She has a B.A. from Willamette University and is a Weinberg Fellow.

Helene McOwen, our Volunteer Coordinator, graduated from Northern Arizona University with a B.S. in Public Health. Helene is responsible for keeping the Day Center running smoothly while recruiting and managing volunteers to help meet the needs of the EGH clients and staff.

Zenashe is originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and immigrated to the United States five years ago. She started at EGH as a volunteer through our partnership with the YWCA Works program in May of 2017 and continues to provide a high level of personalized assisted for women utilizing our Hygiene Program.

Marie Norton-Olsen oversees all aspects of facilities maintenance for our transitional housing program.

Emmeline is a Day Center Assistant at Elizabeth Gregory Home.

Shannon is a Day Center Assistant at Elizabeth Gregory Home.

T is a Day Center Assistant and Marketing Assistant at Elizabeth Gregory Home. She helps with graphic design and communications for EGH’s website and social media outlets.