Welcome Fay!

PHFS is pleased to introduce our new Program Director, Fay Schuler.

Fay comes to PHFS with extensive experience operating emergency shelters, rapid re-housing programs, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing and leading community based services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. She is an expert in staff supervision, advocating for program participants and staff alike, and helping create system change. Fay is very much in alignment with the PHFS culture of equity & inclusion, strengths-based practice, trauma-informed care, and assertive engagement. Fay spent the last 14 years as an Executive Director at West Women’s and Children’s Shelter and Call to Safety. She is looking forward to this opportunity to be more directly connected to the community served. 

Fay has been serving as the Interim Program Director for the last five months and has already created positive changes in our programs like helping update the shelter handbook, expanding our prevention program, overhauling our hiring processes, among many others. With experience working across adult, youth, and the domestic and sexual violence system of care, Fay is exicted to make connections across systems which elevate the voices of families experiencing homelessness and address the intersections at the root causes. 

Fay lives in the Lents neighborhood and is excited to live and work in her community. Time spent away from work is in her backyard with her family, dog, and friends. Tending to the garden and listening to music support her trauma resiliency and she takes every opportunity to be among the trees or swimming in the waters of the Pacific Northwest.

“I have been a long-time partner to PHFS, one who welcomed Family Village to my community of Lents, and now I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to join the PHFS Family as the Program Director. I am looking forward to our future together as the PHFS community of staff, volunteers, and families.”

Please join us in welcoming Fay to our permanent team!