Hilary Cohen Singer, Executive Director, 816.629.8934
Tara Burkhart, Assistant Executive Director, 816.629.8911
Vernetta Adair, Operations Manager, 816.629.8895
Nancy Gulotta, Accounting Assistant, 816.629.8909
Malinda Kimmel, Development Director, 816.629.8935
Joe Lemna, Communications VISTA, 816.629.8943
Fiona Morris, Grants Associate, 816.629.8921
Martin Okpareke, Community Outreach and Refugee Family Strengthening Program Manager, 816.629.8902
Randy Rodriguez, Finance Manager, 816.629.8894
Arya Shekarandaz, Operations Assistant
Ajibola Adepoju-Barbee, Director of Workforce Development, 816.629.8901
Halima Dusenge, Refugee Employment Specialist, 816.629.8905
Hilary Gallion, Employment Specialist, 816.629.8914
Aimee Hamerle, Refugee Employment Manager, 816.629.8991
Angela Henrich, End Dependence Kansas Employment Specialist, 816.471.8970
David Holsclaw, Refugee Employment Specialist, 816.471.1129
Christina Johnson, Employment Specialist, 816.629.8913
Latrina Kelley, Disability Navigator, 816.471.2330
Doreen Nakagiri, Regional Data Collection Specialist, 816.629.8936
Sabrina Scholz, Manager, Employment Services Program, 816.616.5018
Dana Schwartz, Career Skills and Connection, Career Coach, 913.327.8250
Sabrina Simon, Manager, End Dependence Kansas Program, 816.895.2764
Sarah Tomas Morgan, Youth Mentor Coordinator, 816.629.8890
Angel Washington, Employment Specialist
Daniel Woodhams, Employment Specialist, 816.471.8906
Catherine Anderson, Manager of Language and Cultural Services, 816.629.8908
Harsamit Bi, Refugee Case Manager, 816.471.2808
Faisal Haji, Refugee Case Manager, 816.629.8931
Muhammad Mpwati, Driver and Housing Assistant
Sara Pitia, Refugee Resettlement Team Leader, 816.471.2808
Abeer Reimann, Refugee Family Strengthening Program Case Manager, 816.699.4885
Jessica Rivera, Immigration Assistant, 816.629.8938
Maria Rodriguez, Interpreter Services Coordinator, 816.629.8933
Naudy Solano, Immigration Services Manager, 816.629.8923
Dany Stephen, Case Specialist, 816.376.0898
Emily Thorpe, Refugee Orientation and Education Specialist, 816.629.8939
Wakari Guillen Villarreal, Immigration Specialist, 816.471.2808
Steve Weitkamp, Director of Refugee Programs, 816.629.8907
Denis Zijadic, Manager of Resettlement Services, 816.471.2808
Sarah Cirese-Payton, Social Work Manager, 816.629.8937
Yelena Akhmedova, CHOICE Neighborhoods Case Manager, 816.490.0774
Elisabeth Birchler, Social Worker, 816.629.8930
Lauren Bishop, Youth Therapist/Social Worker, 816.629.8940
Melissa DeVault, Refugee Adult Therapist, 816.629.8903
Meaghan Fanning, Manager, Youth Program, 816.629.8917
Erin Klehm, Case Manager, 816.629.8941
Morgan Merrell, Youth Therapist/Social Worker, 816.629.8918
Lina Oleik, Medicaid Navigator, 816.629.8898
Sarah Sommerkamp, Global Gardens Manager, 816.629.8893
Taylor Vanwinkle, Global Gardens VISTA, 816.471.2808
Johanna Wolz, Refugee Medical Coordinator, 816.629.8925
Afsaneh Zaeri, Social Worker, 816.629.8951
Board of Trustees 2020
President
James Ellis, Healthcare Realty Development, LLC
Vice Presidents
Martha Baird, University of Kansas School of Nursing
Alex Edelman, Edelman, Liesen & Myers
Secretary
Allyson Hile, Kansas City Public Schools
Treasurer
Bob Galamba, Colliers International
Members
Andrea Baran, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Jay Benjamin, Utility One Source
Valerie Bordy, CenturyLink
Cal Cohen*, Real Estate Investment
Danielle Giarla, VanTrust Real Estate
Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Hill, Community Christian Church (Emeritus)
Bill Intrater*, Strategic Alliances, Adknowledge
Tracy Mandel McHugh*, HR Professional
Sam Nemeh, Community Volunteer
Joel Pelofsky*, Berman, DeLeve, Kuchan & Chapman L.C.
Brady Poskin, Prier Products, Inc.
Michael Shopmaker*, Vayen Marketing Group
Shari Stimetz, Community Volunteer
Don Wise*, Park University
Phillip Zeeck, Polsinelli
* Past President
Young Professionals Board 2019
Co-Presidents
Kelvin Igumbor, Truman Medical Centers
Sara Kincaid, Children’s Mercy
Members
Jessica Ann, Parson & Associates
Matt Dunn, University of Kansas
Holly Fielder, Burns & McDonnell
JJ Hjalmarson, The Gerson Company
Jackie Howell, Teach for America Corps Member, Kansas City Public School District
Kaitlin Knapp, GEAR UP
Isabel Kramer, KPMG, LLP
Kael Martin, Truman Medical Centers
Emily Riner, Western Governors University
Christopher Yeboah, University of Kansas