Our Staff and Board

Ajibola Adepoju-Barbee, Director of Workforce Development, 816.629.8901

Hilary Gallion, Employment Specialist, 816.629.8914

Aimee Hamerle, Refugee Employment Specialist, 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

Valarie Turner, Career Navigation VISTA, 816.629.8942

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

Isaac Camara, Driver and Housing Assistant

Halima Dusenge, Refugee Case Manager, 816.629.8905

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

Melissa DeVault, Refugee Adult Therapist, 816.629.8903

Meaghan Fanning, Manager, Youth Program, 816.629.8917

Kyra Gross, Global Gardens Assistant

Morgan Merrell, 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 2019

President

A. Donald Wise, Park University

Vice Presidents

Alex Edelman, Edelman, Liesen & Myers

Bob Galamba, Colliers International

Secretary

Martha Baird, University of Kansas School of Nursing

Treasurer

James Ellis, Healthcare Realty Development, LLC

Members

Andrea Baran, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Valerie Bordy, CenturyLink

Cal Cohen*, Real Estate Investment

Danielle Giarla, VanTrust Real Estate

Allyson Hile, Kansas City Public Schools

Rev. Dr. Robert Lee Hill, Community Christian Church (Emeritus)

Bill Intrater*, Strategic Alliances, Adknowledge

Tracy Mandel McHugh*, HR Professional

Sam Nemeh, Community Volunteer

Vince Nguyen, WoodChop KC

Joel Pelofsky*, Berman, DeLeve, Kuchan & Chapman L.C.

Brady Poskin, Prier Products, Inc.

Michael Shopmaker*, Vayen Marketing Group

Shari Stimetz, Community Volunteer

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