WeShine Team

Retired real estate banker, member of Social Venture Partners and 99 Girlfriends, with an interest in providing administrative support to WeShine, particularly in the area of construction management.

Scott is a civil engineer who has worked on transit projects in Portland for over 15 years as an inspector, design manager, and construction manager. Scott lives in the Rose City Park neighborhood

Randolph Carter, an educational consultant who specializes in diversity, equity and inclusion for schools and colleges and lives in the Sullivan’s Gulch neighborhood.  

Belinda Green has spent over 30 years in community non-profit organizations addressing needs of crisis management, medical and mental health concerns, and housing assistance. Her passions lie in program development, organizational change, and making communication accessible to everyone. She believes communities are strengthened by engaging all who live there. Belinda lives in NE Portland.

Ruth Tadesse is the nurse faculty for Adult Mental Health Project ECHO at OHSU. Ruth has a PhD in nursing from the University of Utah, and a masters in gerontology and a post-masters in psychiatric mental health practitioner from OHSU School of Nursing. Ruth specializes in mental health related to older adults including depression, delirium, and dementia. Ruth is also an interventionist on a research study called Tele-STELLA and meets with family caregivers to help them modify behavior that they find upsetting or distressing. In her free time, Ruth likes to spend time with her family and travel and learn about new cultures.

Blair is retired from North Clackamas School District where she served as the Director of Technology and Information Services. She is currently an active member of Parkrose UCC, the location of the Parkrose Community Village. Blair is also a volunteer and former board member of SnowCap Community Charities.

Sue enjoys mentoring humanitarian groups that are driven to make the world kinder and more equitable. She brings a human-centered, value-sensitive lens to her expertise in program design and evaluation, strategic planning, and information system design. Sue lives in the Kerns neighborhood in NE Portland.

Theo has extensive experience in both nonprofit and political settings and as a property manager works with low-income renters offering assistance to those facing challenges in meeting their rent obligations. Theo firmly believes that every individual has a fundamental right to access shelter, and a just society should strive to offer housing at a reasonable and fair price.

Dan is Associate Director at Asian Health & Service Center and has worked in social services and community development organizations for over 30 years.  He also serves on the Board of Project Access NOW and lives in SE Portland.