Leadership

ANNI ZieleR

Associate Finance Director

Pronouns: she/her

Anni first joined Outside In as a volunteer in the Syringe Exchange program and Clinic billing office. The work and mission of Outside In resonated with Anni so much that she applied for and was offered the Staff Accountant position in 2007. Over the years Anni was promoted to Senior Accountant Controller and has also served as Interim Finance Director at different times.

Prior to joining Outside In, Anni achieved a degree in accounting, was finishing up her bachelor’s degree in health sciences, and was on a pre-med track. Anni then went on to become a licensed Naturopathic Doctor in the State of Oregon, while still working at Outside In. She maintained a busy part-time medical practice and continued to work full-time at Outside In for many years before closing her practice for personal and family health issues.

Anni brings lived experience with poverty, homelessness, and abuse as a child, and has family members with drug addiction and mental/behavioral health issues. She feels blessed and very proud to be a mother of 3 grown children, a grandmother of 3 children, a dog-mom of two young Boston Terriers, and a 15yo dachshund, and the second oldest of 16 siblings. Life is never boring for her with such a large family. Aside from spending time with family, Anni enjoys paddleboarding, hiking, boating activities with husband, and anything else that gets her outside.

ARI ALBERG

Equity Director

Pronouns: he/him

Ari is a longtime educator turned equity practitioner. Being adopted as a child from Seoul, South Korea to a small town in Oregon set the stage for wrestling with experiences of race, culture, and trauma from an early age. Not having childhood mentors or guides to help him navigate these dynamics, Ari has devoted much of his professional life to supporting low-income and BIPOC youth in being able to recognize, critically examine, and heal from racism and other forms of inequity. Much of this direct service work was through classroom education, service learning, social action campaigns, restorative practices, and project-based learning with incredible Portland-based organizations including Open Meadow, Carpe Diem, The Pangaea Project, and Portland State University’s Senior Inquiry Program.  

As Ari progressed in his career, he began to steer equity initiatives from leadership positions allocating funds and directing programs to improve the conditions of our most underserved community members. In addition to earning degrees in Fine Art, Psychology and Education Policy, Ari is certified as a diversity facilitator, change management practitioner, mediator, and is also a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory. Ari has led various equity initiatives for Portland Public Schools and Multnomah County and is thrilled to continue this work at Outside In.  Outside of work Ari enjoys frequently consuming large amounts of pizza, pizza guilt-fueled workouts, figure drawing, and most of all spending time with family.

Bill Aronson | MS

Support Services Director

Pronouns: he/him

Bill joined Outside In in 1999. His tenure with the agency has included work in human resources, information technology, data & reporting, grants administration, facilities management, building multi-cultural capacity, and vendor accounts/relations. Bill is results-oriented, with a focus on continuous quality improvement agency-wide. Prior to Outside In, he achieved a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology & Black Studies from UCSB, and a Master’s in Sociology from Portland State University. He gained professional experience by working and volunteering for other non-profits. When not at work, Bill enjoys socializing, running, cycling, hiking, camping, and most other (preferably outdoor) activities where he can relax.

Brandon Schwanz

Youth Services Director

Pronouns: he/him

Brandon (he/him) has basically grown up working with houseless youth in downtown Portland, starting in 2005 as a volunteer with Janus Youth’s Yellow Brick Road street outreach. Since then, at Outside In, he has worked as a harm reduction focused peer mentor, an Alcohol and Drug Specialist on an ACT team, and as the Transition Services Manager that supports the case management team and community housing program. Somewhere in there he went to school for social work.

Brandon’s coworkers, when asked because he didn’t want to write this bio himself, think of him as kind, deadpan, more interested in listening than being heard, always focused on team vibes, even keeled, and very good at suggesting the perfect music recommendation for any very specific situation. Outside of work, you’ll find him at band practice, watching movies with his kids, or spending time with his closest friends finding reasons to laugh so hard he can’t speak.

Iris Martin

Associate Executive Director

Pronouns: she/her

Iris (she/her) is a Black, Chicana, feminist, educator, and mother originally from California’s Central Valley. In 2005 she established deep roots in the greater Bay Area and Oakland before relocating to the PNW in 2020. Iris started her career in healthcare as a dialysis administrative assistant, outreach coordinator, and patient advocate. She got to witness the United States healthcare system from Chico to the Bronx in her tenure as a dialysis healthcare professional at Fresenius and DaVita. After 8 years in dialysis, she pursued a career in education. She began as a volunteer at Bay Area Girls Rock Camp and supported the organization as Board President from 2016 until 2018. Iris is deeply committed to gender justice and committed to supporting girls and gender expansive youth, and very much enjoyed the work she did with Girls Leadership as the Adolescent Program Director. As an educator, Iris has taught dance at public schools and public speaking at day camps, directed an overnight camp, and DEI programming. She is committed to adolescent development that is culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and healing-centered.

Iris majored in Communication Studies at San Jose State University for her B.A. and San Francisco State University for her M.A. through a lens of Black Feminist Thought, Chicana Studies, and Intersectionality. She has had the honor to teach as an adjunct lecturer at San Francisco State University and University of Portland on subjects of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the U.S. She loves dogs, dancing, reading a good murder mystery, and spending time with her daughter and husband.

Janet Bardossi

Behavioral Health Director

Pronouns: she/her

It’s good to be home. After many years of work and travel across the West coast, Janet was thrilled to join Outside In as the Behavioral Health Director in May of 2023. Janet graduated with her MSW from Portland State University in 1990 and is a licensed clinical social worker. She also holds certification as a Master Addiction Counselor. In addition, Janet is proud to bring lived experience with addiction and recently celebrated 39 years of recovery. This experience has shaped her belief in the power of connection and caring to create hope and healing.

Her professional work started with a meal program for seniors and those living in local shelters in Portland’s Old Town in the 1980s. Her work since has been devoted to innovative services and programs that meet the needs of folks that do not benefit from traditional approaches. This work has included developing one of the first integrated mental health and substance use programs in the country as well as transitional programs for people returning to the community from jails and prisons. She has also taught at the community college and university level.

In addition to her professional work, Janet loves her family and friends. She has a passion for musicals and is at significant risk of breaking out in song (you have been warned).

Jessica Owen | BS, SPHR

Human Resources Director

Pronouns: she/her

Jessica joined the Outside In team as the Human Resources Director in April of 2023. She brings with her 11+ years of Social Services & Behavioral Health HR management experience. Jessica received her BS in General Management and HR Management from Portland State University and enjoys partnering with staff, agency, and community partners to best meet the needs of employees.

Prior to Outside In, Jessica has worked in varying HR capacities over the last 20 years with her most recent experience being as the VP of HR with a Behavioral Health agency providing both inpatient and outpatient Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health treatment.

Jessica holds a SPHR certificate and is drawn to continued growth both professionally as well as personally. When Jessica is not at work you may find her enjoying the outdoors of the PNW, engaging in new adventures, artistic expression, or at home with her pup.

Justine Ziegler

Development Director

Pronouns: she/her

Justine was born and raised in central Washington. She attended Whitworth University in Spokane, where she graduated with a degree in Sociology. Upon graduation, Justine began working in the non-profit sector, initially in direct service helping teens successfully age out of the foster care system and later recruiting, screening, training, and supporting volunteer mentors for children and teens. Even in direct service positions, Justine took an active role in securing the resources her programs needed through community events and corporate partnerships. Justine officially pivoted from direct service to development in 2016, overseeing major gifts, monthly giving, planned giving, corporate giving, direct-mail campaigns, events, in-kind gifts, marketing, copy writing, and lots of other things. 

Justine joined Outside In in 2022, initially as the agency’s Major Gifts Officer, and has enjoyed forming meaningful connections internally with staff and externally with supporters to match donors’ and funders’ philanthropic interests and passions with the incredible work of Outside In. 

In her spare time, Justine has been a CrossFit coach for over a decade and can often be found in her garage listening to loud music and lifting heavy weights. She and her family reside in Hood River and enjoy all the recreational activities the area has to offer, including hiking, camping, kayaking, biking, running, playing tennis, and stand-up paddle boarding. 

Kathleen Carter | MPH

Health Services Director

Pronouns: she/her

Kathleen Carter has dedicated her career to improving health equity, and brings a range of experience in non-profit and public health settings. Prior to joining Outside In as Health Services Director in 2021, she managed a Federally Qualified Health Center primarily serving Portland’s Native American communities. Kathleen spent years in patient advocacy work for a national non-profit, implementing a case management program designed to reduce barriers to care for chronic disease patients. She holds a BA in anthropology from Reed College and an MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, focusing in health promotion and health policy. Kathleen enjoys spending time outdoors, practicing yoga and is a certified instructor.

Kiku Johnson

Executive Director

Pronouns: he/him

Kiku (he/him) is an intersectional, queer, Chinese, transgender man originally hailing from Michigan and had been living and thriving with his partner in Oakland, CA since 2004 relocating to Portland in November 2022 to lead with Outside In. Kiku is an educator, trainer, and consultant engaging his human-centered design thinking, with a visual arts background focused on diversity, equity, and expansion. Kiku has 30+ years of experience with youth development and responsive community program design, outreach, implementation, evaluation, and advocacy through a social justice lens. He is adept at creating culturally, trauma-informed and healing-centered, accessible, affirming approaches and content for a wide variety of intersectional communities including LGBTQIA+, People of Color, immigrants, low-access and low-resourced people, youth, and adults working across sectors including juvenile justice, education, mental health, community-based, and faith-based organizations. Kiku has traveled the country educating on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Affirming Approach and Expansive Practices connected with the CDC-funded handbook he authored, available for open-source access here. 

He is a Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy/Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Supporting LGBTQ Youth Program Fellow. He loves being in community with all folx with a special affection for the cat community. Kiku loves teaching mediums for expression like stained glass construction and is fascinated with how things work and embodying MacGyver at every opportunity! He’s writing a book about his life journey through trauma and as a man of trans experience. Most importantly, Kiku knows liberation is found every time he gets on the dance floor!

Sam brooks

Associate Human Resources Director

Pronouns: they/them

tina kirk

Finance Director

Pronouns: she/her

A native of Oregon, Tina’s career has taken her to many different parts of the US.  After graduating from the University of Oregon with a major in Planning, Public Policy, and Management, tina moved to Washington, DC to gain work experience with the National Association of Public Hospitals.  There she learned about the impact of the AIDS epidemic on the nations safety-net hospitals and participated in research on the use of emergency rooms for non-emergency health care. 

After being awarded a Woodrow Wilson Program in Public Policy and International Affairs Minority Fellowship, Tina earned her master’s degree in public management and policy from Carnegie Mellon University.  Her focus on policy analysis prepared her for the exciting opportunity to work in the White House as a budget examiner in the Office of Management and Budget. There, she worked with federal budget appointees, cabinet members, and heads of agencies to formulate Public Health Service budgets and policies at the national level. 

Future work introduced Tina to the field of civic engagement.  She was proud to spearhead a research project working with high school teachers and students to teach the skills of public deliberation.  She also enjoyed traveling around the country to moderate public forums and to teach civic engagement and public deliberation skills to locally organized groups. She was invited to be a guest instructor at Public Policy Institutes in Cincinnati, New York, Oklahoma City, Portland (OR), Philadelphia and State College, PA. She also organized training events focused on equipping local leaders with the skills to convene and moderate public forums. 

After the 2008 economy forced many people to reexamine their employability, Tina chose to add a Master of Accountancy to her credentials.  She leveraged her policy and accounting skills to work in a number of fields including non-emergency medical transportation, telecommunications, water related consulting, and public utilities.  During this time, she returned home to Portland.  

After a brief stint with New Avenues for Youth, Tina decided to redirect her career path back to public health and was delighted to be selected to fill the Finance Director position at Outside In. 

In her free time, Tina enjoys knitting, bicycling, and clam digging and fishing with her family. 

Chris Machuca

Vice President

Experience Designer, Digital Product Creation – Insights, Nike

Pronouns: he/him

Chris draws from over 15 years of experience working with multiple stakeholders across sectors to build community, to deliver value, and ultimately, to improve the lives of others. He approaches his work with deep empathy to understand people’s needs and with a strategic mindset to achieve the greatest impact possible.

Some of his most rewarding endeavors include implementing an educational program to support underserved Filipino high school students through the Sibol Hesus School Foundation, managing products and services for professionals pursuing careers in the nonprofit and public service sectors at Idealist.org, and working with purpose-driven companies to solve problems using human-centered design at Context Partners. Currently at Nike, he is part of a team building a digital product creation ecosystem, culture, and business.

Born in California and raised in Metro Manila, Chris is happy to call Portland his home. He is grateful for the wonderful opportunities he has found here and, through Outside In, hopes to help others seize theirs as they move toward improved health and self-sufficiency.

Diana Antoniskis, MD

Semi-retired Physician, Kaiser Permanente NW Region

Pronouns: she/her

Diana was born and raised in Nebraska, where she graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her post-graduate training was at San Francisco General Hospital and the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center during the early years of the HIV epidemic. She specializes in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, with an emphasis on treatment of persons living with HIV.

eric warshaw, MD

Retired Physician, Kaiser Permanente

Pronouns: he/him

Eric is a retired Kaiser Permanente physician where he worked as an OB/GYN for 25 years. During his tenure there he held a number of leadership positions. As Chief of OB/GYN he worked to expand family planning services. As a Director of Operations he had operational oversight of the Gender Pathway Clinic, the Immune Deficiency Clinic, Behavioral Health, Addiction Medicine and Pediatrics, as well as a number of other medical and surgical specialties. It was though these experiences he learned of the unmet needs in marginalized communities and was drawn to Outside In.

Eric has also served as the Chair of the Oregon Section of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and would travel to Washington DC to lobby on behalf of women’s reproductive rights. For fun Eric enjoys fitness activities, pickle ball and spending time with friends and family

Hannah Hoffman

Secretary

Attorney, Markowitz Herbold PC
Pronouns: she/her

They say there is no such thing as a former journalist and Hannah Hoffman is a prime example.  Although she left her journalism career to pursue a law degree, Hannah brings strong communication, reasoning, and investigative skills to bear for her business litigation clients in both appellate and trial courts. Hannah is an excellent writer and oral advocate.

Most recently, Hannah served as a Clackamas County deputy district attorney, where she managed a caseload of 200 cases, tried five cases to verdict, prosecuted multiple civil commitment hearings before judges, and argued on behalf of the state on dozens of contested probation and diversion hearings, sentencing, and plea hearings.

Hannah was also an assistant attorney general with the Oregon Department of Justice’s Solicitor General’s Office.  She argued ten cases before the Oregon Court of Appeals and drafted and filed 45 appellate briefs.

She honed her legal skills as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael Mosman of the U.S. District Court of Oregon where she assisted with the drafting of opinions on behalf of the court.

During her journalism career, Hannah reported on politics, government, and education for the Willamette Week, McMinnville New-Register, and the Statesman Journal.

Joe chapman

President

Director of Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development, Care Oregon
Pronouns: he/him

Joe Chapman is a mission driven leader committed to fostering trust and creativity for an inclusive, innovative, and effective community of service. Joe brings over a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership, human resources, and equity & inclusion to the OI team and has primary professional interests in human systems, social equity, and group dynamics and process. Joe received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Humboldt State University and a master’s of public administration from Portland State University. He is currently working as the Director of Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development at Care Oregon and prior to that was the HR Director at Vancouver Clinic. Joe got his start working in nonprofit HR at Planned Parenthood.

john Karp-Evans

Diversion Court Clinical Service Specialist, Multnomah County
Pronouns: he/him

John Karp-Evans is a Diversion Court Clinical Services Specialist with Multnomah County Health Department. John has over a decade of experience working with local nonprofits, specializing in transitional housing programs for justice involved individuals. His roles have included being a Recovery Mentor, Case Manager, Supervisor, and Associate Director.

He has helped develop and improve housing programs and integrate culturally specific services. John uses his experience of formerly being justice involved and currently in long term recovery from substance abuse, to help guide him in the work he does daily.

He enjoys spending time with his family, playing slow pitch softball, and barbecuing.  

Kyle Duncan

Permanent Supportive Housing Case Manager, Central City Concern 
Pronouns: he/him

Kyle currently works in Central City Concern’s Starlight building, which provides low-barrier housing and wraparound services for people experiencing chronic homelessness. He has great interest in the housing-as-healthcare model. 

He received his Bachelor’s of Science in Community Development from Portland State University and an Associates of Science in Architectural Design and Drafting. He is also a certified recovery mentor and peer support specialist.  

Before Kyle became a board member, he was a client of Outside In, and also serves on the Client Advisory Board. He believes that access to healthcare is a human right; this belief is his motivation to serve on the board.  

Kyle enjoys swimming laps, concerts, Happy Lamb Hot Pot, and Oxford commas. 

kf FELLOWS

Senior Engineer, Webflow
Pronouns: they/them

kf is a data engineer with over a decade of experience at quickly-growing tech startups, as well as consulting on software for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. After spending time in Houston, Oakland, and Philadelphia, kf has lived in Portland since 2015.

kf is in long-term recovery and appreciates the positive impact that access to medical care, education, and community has had on their own journey to self-sufficency. They are a proud community college grad with bachelor’s degrees in math and literature from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, as well as an associate’s degree in teaching from San Jacinto College.

Aside from the Outside In board, kf enjoys volunteering with nonprofits increasing employment for people with nontraditional backgrounds. They have previously toured the United States, conducting professional trainings on increasing diversity in the software industry specifically. kf is grateful to have found a path to stability and hopes to pay it forward for others!

In their spare time, kf is a biking enthusiast, long-distance train traveler, and puppy parent to their dog, Riley.

Scott Tidmore

Pronouns: he/him

Scott is a strategic communicator and creative leader based in Portland, Oregon. He is a proud member of the Osage Nation and is in long-term recovery. With a passion for storytelling and a knack for bringing ideas to life, Scott has dedicated his career to amplifying the voices of nonprofit organizations and public service initiatives. He also presents workshops and facilitated discussions on a variety of topics, including LGBTQIA2S+ history and culture, Indigenous identity, and interpersonal communication.

His involvement with Outside In is driven by a deep appreciation for the Outside In mission and lived experience with houselessness and substance use challenges. Scott was fortunate enough to find a path back to self-sufficiency and wants to ensure that help is available for everyone on the road to recovery.

Steve Jones | MD

Retired Physician, Kaiser Permanente
Pronouns: he/him

Steve retired in 2018 from Kaiser Permanente following a career as a Physician that spanned 31 years and two states –  Northern California and Oregon. He is board certified in internal medicine and completed his residency at Kaiser Santa Clara. Steve earned his undergraduate degree at Whitman College and attended Oregon Health and Science University’s medical school.

Steve was born and raised in Heppner, Oregon. He lives in Portland with his husband Don. 

Theresa O’Leary

Pronouns: she/her

Theresa is elated to join the OI Board, and to be back home with her daughter and seven younger siblings.

She has 13 years experience as an Oregon legislative assistant and lobbying firm manager, and many years as a designer and creator of formal gowns and historically accurate period clothing. Within her years of various community involvements, closest to her heart, since 1997, she taught youth life skills and arts. Relating, hearing, incorporating humor, music, movement, and play, makes learning exciting. She currently enjoys serving on the OI CAB Board.

Her lived experiences, encourage her to want to finish her degree in mental health, focusing on trauma recovery, chronic pain, and illnesses. In that same spirit, she hopes to lobby for legislative changes, for those in danger of or experiencing houselessness, OHP and State expansion of trauma recovery and SUD’s treatment programming, and domestic violence survivor’s assistance.

For fun, she sews, paints in acrylic and oil, creates skincare products, cooks with family and friends, plays Pokémon Go, and enjoys a good Scrabble challenge. Daily, she can be seen walking The Park Blocks, sharing her service dog, Lily’s skills, providing company and a smile to all those wanting a visit.

Tom Lee

Treasurer

Pronouns: he/him

Tom Lee has 33 years of experience in the banking industry with a focus on commercial and industrial lending. He has been a member of the Central Eastside Industrial Council, Portland Business Alliance, Risk Management Associates and the Oregon Bankers Association. In addition to his professional life, Tom is committed to serving his community as demonstrated by a 12-year history of coaching youth soccer, his role as a Cub Scout Den Leader and has been a Board member with Outside In since 2019. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Washington, a Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School. In his spare time, Tom enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf, soccer, and traveling. He is an avid OSU Beaver and Portland Timbers fan.

Vaseem Khan-Nasse

Product Director – Marketplace Supply Chain Analytics, Nike
Pronouns: she/her