Meet Your SHC Leadership Team

Joe Ader, Chair

• Joe is a man of many labels: Poverty Guru, Collective Action Expert, and Change Agent to name a few. He currently works as the Director of Family Promise of Spokane, a 24/7 emergency shelter for families. He is also the CEO of Understanding Poverty (UP) which trains and consults with organizations wishing to better serve people living in poverty. In the past he has served as the Compassion Ministries Director for the 6 Stones Missions Network, the Missions Pastor at The Village Church, the Executive Director of Serve Denton in Denton, Texas, and the President of Habitat for Humanity in Waco, Texas. Joe loves spending time and going on vacations with his wife and two sons.

Becky Tuno, Administrator 

• Becky currently works for the City of Spokane in the Community, Housing, & Human Services department where she supports the Continuum of Care (CoC) Board with their federally-mandated duties, as well as provides technical assistance for numerous projects providing services to people experiencing homelessness. She also supports the Veteran and Families subcommittees of the CoC Board in their duties to address system issues and constituent needs to effectively end homelessness for these sub-populations. 

Maurice Smith, Communications & Media Liaison

• The Executive Director of Rising River Media, a non-profit publishing and media company, Maurice is the author of several books on serving the homeless and marginalized, including 30 Days And 30 Ways Of Doing Good, written with articles contributed by members of the Spokane Homeless Coalition. He is a co-founder of Feed Spokane, where he served as Executive Director for five years, and has served as a working board member of a local men's homeless shelter. Maurice is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA-Classics) and an honors graduate of Denver Seminary (MA-Theology). Maurice & his wife Gale have been married for 40 years. 

Aileen Luppert, Vice-Chair 

• After an early career as a litigation paralegal, Aileen recently celebrated eight years with the Spokane County Library District.  She has been the Managing Librarian of the Spokane Valley Library, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the District’s largest branch since 2015.  Under her supervision, Spokane County Library District was the only library system in the state of Washington, and one of a few in the country, to offer certified Navigators on staff to assist with signing up for health insurance.  In 2016 she became the Chair for the Leadership Team of the Greater Valley Support Network, which is a coalition of individuals, non-profits, churches, and social service agencies founded to support families in Spokane Valley.  Aileen’s passionate vision for her community is one in which all its members have the resources they need for success and happiness.

You can contact the Leadership Team via e-mail using the Contact option in the top page menu.