Meet Your SHC Leadership Team
Ryan Oelrich, Chair (Top Left) - Ryan Oelrich is the Executive Director of Priority Spokane, an award-winning catalyst organization for implementing data-driven improvements in Spokane County. He’s founded three nonprofit organizations in the past, and is also the owner of Connex Consulting Services providing development and technical assistance to nonprofits across the United States. A Gonzaga University graduate with a masters in Management and Leadership Studies, Ryan has presented at trainings and conferences across the country and in Europe, China, and Central America. He won the Peirone Prize in 2016 as well as the Spokane Philanthropy Award and received congressional recognition for his work. He calls Spokane home where he’s finishing his MBA and enjoys kayaking, creating award-winning balloon sculptures, and raising Nigerian Dwarf goats.
Kay Murano, Administrator (Bottom Left) - Kay Murano is the Executive Director for the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium (SLIHC). Kay is a longtime resident of Spokane. She graduated from Northwest Christian School and attended Whitworth College before graduating from Trinity Western University in British Columbia. After working in Seattle for several years, Kay returned to Spokane because she loves the area and the wonderful people here. Kay worked for Bloomsday as well as Catholic Charities of Spokane and Volunteers of America of Eastern WA before beginning work at SLIHC. A phrase that Kay strongly believes is ‘a home means everything’—borrowed from the National Council of State Housing Agencies. A home provides shelter from a winter storm; a home is where we share meals; a home gives us neighbors; a home gives our workers a place to dwell at night. SLIHC plays an integral part in shaping solutions for low income housing in the greater Spokane area. Kay is excited to be working with SLIHC members and other organizations to expand affordable housing opportunities in the Spokane community.
Maurice Smith, Media Liaison (Top Right) - Maurice Smith is the Executive Director of Rising River Media, a non-profit publishing and media company. Maurice is a graduate of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and an honors graduate of Denver Seminary (MA-Theology). He is the co-founder of Feed Spokane where he served as the Executive Director for five years. Maurice also served for several years on the Board of Directors of Truth Ministries Men's Shelter, working with homeless men on a regular basis. Maurice is the author of several books, including two on the importance of serving and embracing the marginalized.
Angela Slabaugh, Vice-Chair (Bottom Right) - Angela Slabaugh is the Executive Director of Hearth Homes, a transitional home serving homeless single mothers, fostering healing through authentic relationships. Combining her background of Social Work and passion for living a life of faith, Angela rallies communities to serve the needs of their marginalized families and join the fight for freedom from oppression and injustice. Angela holds a Masters in Social Work from Tulane University and enjoys gardening, travel, and outdoor adventures with her husband on the back of his motorcycle.
You can contact the Leadership Team via e-mail using the Contact option in the top page menu.
Kay Murano, Administrator (Bottom Left) - Kay Murano is the Executive Director for the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium (SLIHC). Kay is a longtime resident of Spokane. She graduated from Northwest Christian School and attended Whitworth College before graduating from Trinity Western University in British Columbia. After working in Seattle for several years, Kay returned to Spokane because she loves the area and the wonderful people here. Kay worked for Bloomsday as well as Catholic Charities of Spokane and Volunteers of America of Eastern WA before beginning work at SLIHC. A phrase that Kay strongly believes is ‘a home means everything’—borrowed from the National Council of State Housing Agencies. A home provides shelter from a winter storm; a home is where we share meals; a home gives us neighbors; a home gives our workers a place to dwell at night. SLIHC plays an integral part in shaping solutions for low income housing in the greater Spokane area. Kay is excited to be working with SLIHC members and other organizations to expand affordable housing opportunities in the Spokane community.
Maurice Smith, Media Liaison (Top Right) - Maurice Smith is the Executive Director of Rising River Media, a non-profit publishing and media company. Maurice is a graduate of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and an honors graduate of Denver Seminary (MA-Theology). He is the co-founder of Feed Spokane where he served as the Executive Director for five years. Maurice also served for several years on the Board of Directors of Truth Ministries Men's Shelter, working with homeless men on a regular basis. Maurice is the author of several books, including two on the importance of serving and embracing the marginalized.
Angela Slabaugh, Vice-Chair (Bottom Right) - Angela Slabaugh is the Executive Director of Hearth Homes, a transitional home serving homeless single mothers, fostering healing through authentic relationships. Combining her background of Social Work and passion for living a life of faith, Angela rallies communities to serve the needs of their marginalized families and join the fight for freedom from oppression and injustice. Angela holds a Masters in Social Work from Tulane University and enjoys gardening, travel, and outdoor adventures with her husband on the back of his motorcycle.
You can contact the Leadership Team via e-mail using the Contact option in the top page menu.
