Angela Orkin started her new role as Peace House’s board chair on July 1 of 2025.
Before that, she had been part of the Peace House board and family for three years.
“My background is in child welfare, so when I heard about the mission of Peace House it really appealed to me — mainly because we fill such a vital role in the community,” she said. “I still don’t think people realize we cover both Summit and Wasatch counties and there’s a need.”
Orkin’s passion for humanitarian nonprofits comes naturally through her work as a child-welfare lawyer.
“I came across a lot of domestic-violence cases and saw the impact they had on children and families,” she said. “So when I learned about Peace House, I realized what a great fit it would be.”
Once she met the nonprofit’s staff, she was already hooked.
“I have, honestly, not seen a nonprofit run so efficiently,” she said. “I have to give a lot of credit to (Executive Director) Kendra Wyckoff for that. She’s phenomenal.”
Orkin also gives props to Peace House’s staff.
“They do an amazing job serving the people in the community,” she said. “Helping survivors paves the way for them to help their whole family. And there is something incredible about seeing someone go from a difficult situation to being able to take care of themselves.”
Orkin is also proud of Peace House’s array of services that help raise awareness of domestic violence and how to prevent it.
“Being able to start in the schools with prevention and then going all the way to transitional housing where people can start to move onto permanent housing is rare in the nonprofit sector,” she said. “Peace House’s programs are very comprehensive, and I love that.”
Orkin and her husband, Brian, who works in the private-equity field, moved to Park City with their two high-school-aged children five-and-a-half years ago.
“Before we moved out to Park City, we lived in Atlanta for about 10 years,” she said. “We started coming to ski, and then we came out in the summer, and we loved being in the mountains. We also loved the small, tight-knit community. It’s a small town that has all of these amazing features that you don’t get in a typical town of this size.”
Orkin was surprised at the area’s nonprofit sector’s strength.
“It is phenomenal,” she said. “We give to other nonprofits, here, and I don’t think I’ve seen anything like Park City’s who fulfill the needs of all the folks who live in the community.”
Orkin is honored to serve as Peace House’s board chair, especially during the nonprofit’s 30th anniversary.
“It’s been amazing getting to know the people who are part of the Peace House family,” she said. “It’s a great time to celebrate with our long-term supporters and also bring in folks from the community who are new to the mission of Peace House.”