People
Welcoming America endeavors to build a movement of inclusive communities that will transform our country, and it starts on an individual level. The people who make up our Staff, Board of Directors, and Network Leadership Committee share a commitment to excellence and building a more welcoming America.
Staff
Team
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Board of Directors
Mario Hernández
Board Chair
Director of Public Affairs,
Western Union
Kien Lee, Ph.D.
Board Vice Chair
Principal Associate & Vice President,
Community Science
Mara Kimmel
Board Secretary
Executive Director,
ACLU of Alaska
Hendrick Lee
Board Treasurer
Co-Founder/Managing Partner,
Palm Drive Capital
Liz Cedillo-Pereira
Assistant City Manager,
City of Dallas, Texas
Karan Dang
CEO,
DANG Consultancy
Ernestor De La Rosa
Regional Manager, Local Government and Community Affairs,
ITC Holdings Corp
Carla Gibson
Vice President of Programs,
REACH Healthcare Foundation
John Grossman
Senior Fellow,
Third Sector Capital Partners
Laura Maristany
Founder & CEO,
Prospera Insights & Katch
Rachel Perić
Executive Director,
Welcoming America
Federico Rios
Senior Vice President,
Foundation of the Carolinas
Alexandra Toma
Executive Director, Peace and Security Funders Group
Bryan Warren
Executive Director,
Educational Justice
Heath Wickline
Deputy Director of Communications,
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Network Leadership Committee
Our Network Leadership Committee helps guide programming and strategy, and consists of dedicated community leaders from within our network membership:
Emma Davis
Director of Refugee Integration Policy, Global Detroit, Detroit, MI
Amy Eusebio
Executive Director of Office of Immigrant Affairs, City of Philadelphia, PA
Melissa Hue
Director of Office of Economic Opportunity, City of Portland, ME
Hamzat Koriko
Community Integration Facilitator, City of Grand Forks, ND
Debbie Lacy
Founder and Executive Director, Eastside For All, Bellevue, WA
Krystal Reyes
Chief Resilience Officer of Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Equity, City of Tulsa, OK
Valeria Rodriguez
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Empowering Families, Scottsbluff, NE
Kelly Ross
Founder and Executive Director, ECHO Collective, Lincoln, NE
Dauda Sesay
Founder and Executive Director, Louisiana Organization for Refugees and Immigrants (LORI), Baton Rouge, LA
Colin Triplett
Director of Intercultural Services, Catholic Charities of Louisville, Louisville, KY