Meet the EGH Staff
Ally Baehr (she/her)
Executive Director
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.
Zenashe Ewnetu
Day Center Assistant
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.
Andy Gallegos
Nutrition Services Coordinator
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.”
Michele Martin
Operations Manager
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.
Michelle Wick
Program Manager
Cynthia Caudillo
Day Center Coordinator
Cynthia is the Day Center Coordinator. She is a recent graduate from the University of Washington, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Philosophy. She is passionate about mental health and helping women obtain access to resources. She plans to work toward a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling next. She is excited to be a part of EGH and support the women in her community.
Jamila Harris
Day Center Assistant
Bio coming soon!
Haley Dietrich
Day Center Assistant
Bio coming soon!
Mary Duncan
Development Officer
Mary Duncan is the Development Officer at EGH. She has a BA in Asian Studies from the University of Puget Sound and holds a Certificate in Fundraising Management from the University of Washington. Mary brings more than 25 years’ non-profit experience working on behalf of vulnerable populations in Washington State and around the world. She is thrilled to work with the donors who support EGH’s mission.
Amy Barrett
Contracted Bookkeeper
Ms. Barrett, with Rising Sun Accounting, provides bookkeeping services on a contractual basis.
Marie Jefferson
Maintenance Manager
Marie oversees all aspects of facilities maintenance for our transitional housing program.
Advisory Council
Nalani Askov
Jennifer Dolan-Waldman
Connie Huffine
Amy Helen Johnson
Megan McCormick
David Oliver
Debbie Page
Jeanne Reina
Teresa Rich-Mackenzie
Sue Tong