OUR STAFF
Local Missionaries
MOLLY MCGOVERN
President, Founder
Molly started the Friendship Room in the deep cold of the winter in 2014. As a polar vortex winter storm was rolling through the area she was overcome with the feeling she had to serve the people who didn't have a place to go. A one weekend effort turned into a years long ministry which is now the Friendship Room organization we know today. She now works to meet the immediate needs of the poor and marginalized in the Ohio Valley. Her mission remains:
"if one of our guests pass away tomorrow they will know they were loved by us."
Co Founder
Bill McGovern, alongside wife Molly McGovern cofounded the Friendship Room in 2014. At the helm of the mission Bill has been here since the beginning building relationships, serving individuals and using his skills as a paramedic to properly respond in crisis situations. Bill was born and raised in the Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh and knows the tri-state area well.
VICTORIA FALLON
Executive Assistant
BILL MCGOVERN
Victoria Fallon is the Executive Assistant at the Center of Hope, Friendship Room. Before devoting her time to the Friendship Room, Victoria served for 3 years as the Executive Director at Aim Women’s Center and as its Development Director for 5 years before that. Victoria received her bachelor’s degree in Mental Health and Human Services from Franciscan University in 1991. She is a team player and has a missionary heart. She married her husband, the late Brad Fallon. Victoria and her children reside in Wintersville.
KATIE KISSINGER
Community Outreach Missionary
Katie has come to work as the Community Outreach Missionary at the Center of Hope, Friendship Room. Before joining our team, Katie worked as a program developer, and in many other missionary positions. She is excited to come on board as a full-time missionary to embrace and work with the marginalized in our community. Katie lives in Wintersville with her family.
SEAMUS MCGOVERN
Missionary
This summer Seamus joined the team as a missionary. He recently graduated from Big Red High School and EGCC with an Associates Degrees. Seamus plans to attend Franciscan University and major in Clinical Psychology. He is excited to be working as an urban missionary as he prepares for his future in service.