UGM Announces New Women and Children's Director

We are pleased to introduce you to the new Director of LifeChange for Women and Children, Reiko Cordeiro.
 
Reiko is a licensed professional counselor in the state of Oregon and has served as the Counseling Director at Union Gospel Mission since 2021. As Counseling Director, she oversaw a team of volunteer providers who serve the men, women, and children in UGM’s LifeChange communities. LifeChange provides wholistic care including education, job training, and counseling. Counseling is an essential part of supporting healing and recovery from deep wounds.
 
Reiko first joined UGM as a volunteer counselor in 2015. She loves working with people in recovery who are committed to their own healing. In 2019, she joined the UGM staff and in 2021 moved into the Counseling Director role. She has been serving as interim Women’s LifeChange Director since August 2024.
 
We are nearing completion of our capital campaign to build a brand-new home for LifeChange for Women and Children located in Washington County. This new building, which will more than double our current capacity for women and children, will be opening late Spring 2025.
 
Reiko is looking forward to leading the program during this time of growth and increased impact in the community. Reiko says, “Being part of LifeChange allows you walk alongside women and kids as they heal and experience life transformation. You see how God changes their lives.”
 
Originally from Waikiki, Hawaii, Reiko moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2011 after completing her BA in Psychology at UCLA in Los Angeles and her MA in Counseling Psychology at The Wright Institute in Berkeley. She enjoys her peace-filled life in Hillsboro with her husband, Paul and their fur-teens: Luna (blue heeler), and Bella (domestic long-hair cat).  

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