Meet Bruce Strade

A graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and an ordained minister,  Bruce’s first call was to teach at Concordia Junior College in Portland, where he met his wife Kathy, namesake of this organization.  After completing a Master’s Degree in Counseling, he served as Dean of Students at the college, and did part time work as a Marriage and Family Therapist at Lutheran Family Service of Oregon and Southwest Washington (LFS).   In 1980 he joined LFS as a branch director and later became Executive Director, where he was instrumental in a merger resulting in Lutheran Community Services NW.  After retiring he served as the Executive Director of NW Parish Nurse Ministries. Over the course of his career, Bruce has served on a variety of boards, including Inn Home for Boys, Portland Lutheran High School, We Raise Foundation, NW Parish Nurse Ministries and Lift Urban Portland.