“I definitely found a love for working in a nonprofit. I love working for the community and the idea of advocating for people who may not have a voice,” Ford said. “Even if some reason it would not be here, I would work in a nonprofit community in Yakima. It’s where my heart is.”After five […]
“I definitely found a love for working in a nonprofit. I love working for the community and the idea of advocating for people who may not have a voice,” Ford said. “Even if some reason it would not be here, I would work in a nonprofit community in Yakima. It’s where my heart is.”After five years in various office roles in real estate, Ford said working at the mission is a chance to better the community, help people who may be forgotten by society by telling their stories and watch them overcome traumas.“I never thought I would be here this long,” Ford said. She’s now the mission’s director of marketing and communications, where she oversees the mission’s marketing efforts as well as writes grants and helps with processing cash donations.That was two years ago, when she started as the North First Street mission’s marketing and e-commerce manager, doing marketing for the mission’s thrift stores.When she’s not working, Ford collects records and is an avid reader, and attends basketball games at Riverside Christian School, where her husband, Jason, coaches. She is also a member of the Downtown Rotary Club.Ford has a family connection with the mission. Her mother, Autumn Bernier, is the mission’s vice president of enterprise and analytics. Ford said she has found an ideal niche in her work at the mission.After working in the real estate business in Las Vegas and Yakima, Alyssa Ford took a job at the Yakima Union Gospel Mission to fill the gap before taking another step in her career.
