Meet the HomePlate Staff

Dorian Russell is the Executive Director of HomePlate Youth Services, Washington County’s only comprehensive homeless services provider of both street outreach and drop-in services for youth ages 12-24. They are proud to serve in public office on the Northwest Regional Education Service District (NWRESD) Board where they craft policies prioritizing healthy outcomes for children with disabilities in 20 school districts across four Oregon counties. Dorian also serves as an appointed member of the Hillsboro Library Board. Their professional background in program administration and public policy spans federal and local government, nonprofit, and university sectors. Across roles, Dorian brings lived perspective as a queer, genderfluid, person with a disability from low-income circumstances - they even accessed services at HomePlate as a teen themselves! Dorian holds a research master’s in environmental science and has 30+ publications and a book on topics ranging from equitable practices in workforce development to the quantified impacts of habitat loss. In their spare time, Dorian enjoys volunteering as an illustrator, birdwatching, and adventures with their elderly chihuahua, Mort.