Tod Thayer Hired As Executive Director Of Friends Of The Carpenter -06/28/21
Vancouver, WA – Friends of the Carpenter has hired Tod Thayer as executive director. Thayer began his tenure on May 3, 2021.
“We are delighted to welcome Tod to the Friends of the Carpenter family,” said Wendy Wright, board president. “He has a proven work record of building and maintaining relationships, implementing fundraising and marketing strategies and managing daily operations. Most importantly, Tod brings his faith in support our mission of providing safety, structure and purpose for vulnerable members of our community.”
“I am passionate about serving the vulnerable in the Vancouver community. The homeless, people with disabilities, the veteran with PTSD, and those living with mental illness. Anyone who is alone and seeking a place where they can find community, purpose and support. Friends of the Carpenter’s Friendship Center offers people the loving, accepting and nurturing community they need to realize their true value. We change lives with love,” shared Thayer.
Thayer is a life-long resident of Vancouver, Washington. He has 27 years of professional experience working with nonprofit organizations, with development and management as key aspects of his work. Past employers include Muscular Dystrophy Association, United Way of the Columbia Willamette, American Red Cross and other regional nonprofit organizations.
About Friends of the Carpenter
Friends of the Carpenter was incorporated in Vancouver, WA in Oct. 1998 and began as a vision of a practical outreach of simple welcome and personal interaction between volunteers from the church and people living in poverty. Since the beginning, regular contact has been made with vulnerable members of our community through woodworking events scheduled around the area and which, today, are mostly held at FOC’s Friendship Center. Our mission: Friends of the Carpenter is a non-profit, faith-based day facility that provides safety, structure and purpose for vulnerable members of our community. Learn more at friendsofthecarpenter.org.
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