Shem Gierhouser

Shem came to Alaska from California.  In 2015, he began looking for work that would take him to new places.  In 2020, he found his way to Alaska working in the fish processing industry.  After a couple of seasons, he decided to explore more of Alaska and finally ended up in Fairbanks last year.

Shem has done many different jobs including carpentry, security, packaging and shipping, and warehouse work, but the work he enjoyed most was in homeless services.  Shem loved the process of helping people.  He has the same kind and humble spirit in serving customers and coworkers at the CRF.

When not at work, Shem enjoys video games, movies and martial arts.  He has trained in several different practices over the years and continues his practice today.