Meet the Team
Founder & Principal
Matthew Vorderstrasse, M.A., PHM
Matthew Vorderstrasse is a nonprofit leader, strategist, and coach with over 20 years of experience supporting mission-driven organizations across Oregon and beyond. He currently serves as the Executive Director of a Public Housing Authority and is a Certified Public Housing Manager (PHM), leading complex housing, development, and service systems in partnership with local governments, state agencies, and community organizations.
Throughout his career, Matthew has founded and helped stand up multiple nonprofit organizations, guiding them from concept through formation, early funding, and operational maturity. He has also raised and leveraged over a hundred million dollars into Southern Oregon and other regions, supporting affordable housing development, homelessness response, and community-based initiatives.
Matthew is the architect of the SPARC framework (Service Providers and Regional Connections), a systems-based model designed to align outreach, shelter, housing, services, and funding into a coordinated continuum of care. SPARC has been actively developed and implemented on Oregon’s South Coast and serves as a scalable model for rural and regional communities seeking sustainable solutions to homelessness and housing instability.
His work is grounded in real-world practice. Matthew specializes in strategic planning, fundraising, organizational development, and executive coaching, with a focus on clarity, alignment, and long-term sustainability. His perspective is shaped by daily leadership in highly regulated environments where compliance, operations, funding, and community impact must align.
Through Pathfinder Collective, Matthew brings decades of hands-on experience into a family-led practice designed to support leaders, strengthen organizations, and help communities build systems that last.
Admin and Principle
Marchand Vorderstrasse
Marchand Vorderstrasse is a nonprofit practitioner and program leader with deep experience in frontline service delivery, program development, event planning, and management. She holds formal education in Human Services and Criminal Justice, which shapes her people-centered, systems-aware approach to community work.
In addition to her work with Pathfinder Collective, Marchand directs the Mobile Outreach Program for the Salvation Army Coos Bay Corps, overseeing frontline outreach efforts that connect individuals experiencing homelessness with services, resources, and pathways to stability. This role keeps her closely connected to on-the-ground realities and informs her practical, compassionate approach to systems-building and program design.
Pathfinder Collective was Marchand’s idea, born out of years of hands-on experience supporting organizations, building programs, and watching leaders struggle without practical guidance. Her vision was to create a family-led practice that shares hard-earned knowledge, supports people doing the work, and helps organizations build systems that function in the real world.
Over the course of her career, Marchand has worked directly with individuals and families while helping design and manage programs that are both effective and sustainable. She brings a strong operational lens to Pathfinder Collective’s work, bridging the gap between strategy and day-to-day execution.
Marchand also plays a key role in fundraising event planning and donor engagement, helping organizations translate their mission into experiences and stories that resonate with supporters. As a founding partner, she anchors the work in lived experience and shared values, raising her family alongside this work and reinforcing the belief that community impact is something built together and passed forward.
Lead Web, Social Media, Grant, and Strategic Planning
Joshua Naylor
Josh leads web design, technology, and social media for Pathfinder Collective. He is a tech-focused problem solver with a strong ability to translate complex systems into tools that are functional, accessible, and easy to manage.
As our inhouse tech guru, Josh brings deep practical knowledge across website platforms, digital tools, and online communications. He helps organizations build and maintain web and social media systems that support fundraising, outreach, and day-to-day operations without creating unnecessary complexity.
Josh works closely with clients to ensure their digital presence reflects their mission and capacity. His approach emphasizes usability, clarity, and sustainability—so organizations can confidently manage their tools long after launch.
At Pathfinder Collective, Josh ensures that strategy and technology work together, helping organizations turn ideas into effective digital platforms.
Lead Grant Writer and Strategic Planning
Courtney Bucey
Courtney Bucey is the Lead Grant Writer for Pathfinder Collective, bringing a diverse professional background that spans healthcare, sales, office management, sales management, nonprofit volunteerism, and Community Action work.
In addition to her professional experience, Courtney has closely observed and supported the formation of multiple nonprofit agencies in the Rogue Valley, working alongside leadership as organizations moved from concept to operation. That exposure gives her a practical understanding of early-stage development, governance, and the funding challenges new and growing organizations face.
Courtney brings a strong ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives. She combines attention to detail with an understanding of how programs function in practice, ensuring proposals are both competitive and realistic to implement.
At Pathfinder Collective, Courtney supports organizations through grant research, drafting, and submission, while also helping strengthen overall grant readiness and approach.