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
Latrina Kelley, Operations Assistant, 816.471.2808
Malinda Kimmel, Development Director, 816.629.8935
Erin Melton, Fund Development Associate, 816.629.8942
Fiona Morris, Grants Associate, 816.629.8921
Randy Rodriguez, Finance Manager, 816.629.8894
Ajibola Adepoju Barbee, Director of Workforce Development, 816.629.8901
Halima Dusenge, Refugee Employment Specialist, 816.629.8905
Hilary Gallion, Employment Specialist, 816.616.2324
Aimee Hamerle, Refugee Employment Manager, 816.629.8891
David Holsclaw, Refugee Employment Specialist, 816.629.8912
Christina Johnson, Employment Specialist, 816.616.9815
Doreen Nakagiri, Regional Data Collection Specialist, 816.629.8936
Sabrina Scholz, Manager, Employment Services Program, 816.616.5018
Sabrina Simon, Manager, Career Skills and Connection Program, 816.895.2764
Sarah Tomas Morgan, Youth Mentor Coordinator, 816.629.8890
Angel Washington, Career Service Specialist at FEC, 816.237.8108
Catherine Anderson, Manager of Language and Cultural Services, 816.629.8908
Harsamit Bi, Refugee Case Manager, 816.629.8932
Naudy Solano-Daye, Immigration Services Manager, 816.629.8923
Faisal Haji, Refugee Case Manager, 816.629.8931
Muhammad Mpwati, Driver and Housing Assistant
Sara Pitia, Refugee Resettlement Team Leader, 816.629.8927
Jessica Rivera, Immigration Assistant, 816.629.8938
Maria Rodriguez, Interpreter Services Coordinator, 816.629.8933
Dany Stephen, Case Specialist, 816.376.0898
Emily Thorpe, Refugee Orientation and Education Specialist, 816.629.8939
Wakari Guillen Villarreal, Immigration Specialist, 816.629.8896
Denis Zijadic, Manager of Resettlement Services, 816.629.8926
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
Abeer Reimann, Refugee Family Strengthening Program Case Manager, 816.629.4885
Amy Ross, Global Gardens Coordinator, 816.471.8893
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, United Dairy Farmers Association
Sara Kincaid, Children’s Mercy
Members
Jessica Ann, Parson & Associates
Matt Dunn, University of Kansas
Holly Fielder, Burns & McDonnell
Jackie Howell, Teach for America Corps Member, Kansas City Public School District
Isabel Kramer, KPMG, LLP
Kael Martin, Truman Medical Centers
Emily Riner, Western Governors University