Ruben Rivera-Jackman currently works as Support Services Manager for the King County Housing Authority, supervising staff members who provide support services and or referrals for younger disabled and elderly residents. Rubén also works as a Youth Residential Counselor for the Children’s Home Society of Washington providing mental health case management services for at-risk youth with behavioral and sexual abuse issues in a therapeutic residential setting. From 2001 until 2005 Rubén served as an Alcohol/Drug Treatment Supervisor for Therapeutic Health Services – Midvale Branch. While pursuing his master’s degree in Executive Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University, Rubén served as the Chair of the graduate council, supervising volunteers and advocating for improvement of services for students on campus. From 2000 to 2001 Rubén worked with the Lifelong AIDS Alliance as Housing Services Manager, implementing the daily operations of the Housing department; delivering emergency, transitional and permanent housing services.