Meet the EGH Staff

Ally Baehr is a nonprofit professional who recently relocated to Seattle from Tucson, Arizona.  She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1996 and began her career serving many wonderful nonprofits, including the Girl Scouts, 4-H, United Way, and Make Way for Books.  She has worked in curriculum design, family support, early education, evaluation, fundraising, human resources, and operations. She is grateful to be at EGH to support the mission and team to grow into the future.

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.

Andy grew up in a big family in California where they were taught kindness and were always eager to help out. Striving to care for others, Andy lives their values in mind, service and compassion. “Being of service to others has always brought me great joy and I’m grateful to be given the opportunity to work at a place that allows me to do exactly that.”

A native Arizonan, Amy graduated from Northern Arizona University with a B.S. in Theatre Performance and Art History. She has a background in massage therapy, museum visitor services, attraction membership, visual merchandising, retail management, and education. Amy has worked in nonprofit fundraising and marketing for well over a decade. She is a certified birth and postpartum doula, and a student death doula. Amy is an ardent advocate for women and feels privileged to be able to bring her varied experience to her work at EGH.

Kiwi is a Food Services Coordinator at EGH. She helps prepare excellent food, coordinates donations, and serves hot meals to the clients. Originally from Chicago and with almost a decade of food service and kitchen experience, she loves engaging with the community by providing high-quality meals for those who would otherwise be unable to access them.

Rainy’s mission is to provide empathy-driven services to the clients of Elizabeth Gregory Home, whether that’s providing a hot bowl of soup or an understanding ear to listen. Coming from a background where addiction is prevalent and mental health concerns were shamed; they grew past their environment and adopted a role as a licensed peer coach and support group facilitator. Rainy has found meaning in their own lived experience with housing insecurity and has become impassioned to help others in a similar position.