Jen comes to The Family Room with over 15 years of nonprofit management experience including time at Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission and most recently as the Director of Programs at With Love, Oregon. Jen is a foster and adoptive parent. In July of 2020, Jen’s son was placed with her at 12 days old and his adoption was final in May 2022. Jen has been supporting the mission of The Family Room since its beginning and is thrilled to join the team to continue this vital work.

Rebekah has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work. She came to The Family Room in 2016 for her internship while in grad school and immediately fell in love. After listening to Kimberlee speak so openly and passionately about serving families through extended visitation and meaningful connections, she knew she wanted to be a part of the program. Two years after graduating she was able to find her way back to join the TFR family permanently as the Program Director in Washington county. 

She currently lives in Portland with her mutt, Ranger, who keeps her on her toes with his antics. She enjoys exploring all the things the Pacific Northwest has to offer and continuing to hone her skills to better serve the families at TFR. 

Gianella has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and exhibits a diverse background in various roles within the field. Her journey includes serving as a Child Care Worker at Morrison Child & Family Services and interning at UNICA as a Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator. Passionate about empowering women and children, Gianella holds ambitions to pursue a degree in nursing in the future.

Her personal attachment to The Family Room is profound, driven not only by her alignment with our mission but also by her aspiration to one day foster or potentially adopt a child herself. Currently residing in Beaverton with her husband and loved dogs, Milo (Maltipoo) and Charlie (Labradoodle), Gianella finds joy in her hobbies of tennis, sewing, and watching shows.

Erica joined The Family Room in January of 2020. She is passionate about helping children reach their fullest potential and has dedicated her career to serving organizations with this paralleled passion. With over 15 years of experience in nonprofit management, she’s had the honor of working beside some amazing people and is thrilled to be working alongside the incredible team at The Family Room.

Erica resides in Portland with her husband and their one and only daughter. Being a mom is probably the most challenging role she’s EVER encountered, but she loves watching her daughter grow into a confident mover & shaker in the making.

Kimberlee has both a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Social Work and founded The Family Room with over ten years of experience in the child welfare field, nine as an ongoing caseworker for Oregon’s state child welfare system. She is a mother to three children, step-mother to three teenaged boys and is walking the parenting journey right alongside her TFR families. She has a particular interest in the neurobiology of trauma and trauma informed care. She served as TFR’s Executive Director since it’s birth in 2014 until July 2023.