Brenda Ketah

Brenda is originally from Alaska, and has lived in the Portland area for over twenty years. She attended Boise State University and Portland State University and in 2016 completed the PSU Project Management Certificate Program. Brenda is the Executive Director of Home Builders Foundation-HomeAid Portland where she started in 2011. During her time with HBF, we have increased the number and size of our shelter development projects, improved our overall in-kind donations as well as dramatically increased our cash grants to our shelter projects. In addition, we have excelled at building relationships between the service provider community, the building industry and local jurisdictions. Brenda's community involvement outside of work has focused on work in her local neighborhood and local schools, serving as a Vice President on the Portland Council PTA Board of Directors, and starting, implementing and maintaining a food backpack program for students facing food insecurity at two low income schools. Brenda was honored for her work and dedication to families and students with the prestigious Oregon PTA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Brenda and her husband Dave have been married for 27 years, and have two kids, Andrew and Abigail, a foster daughter, and enjoy cycling, skiing, hiking, camping and backpacking. traveling and spending time with their neighbors.