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
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Board of Directors
Heath Wickline
Board Chair
Deputy Director of Communications,
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Mario Hernández
Board Vice Chair
Director of Public Affairs,
Western Union
Mara Kimmel
Board Secretary
Anchorage Museum,
Deputy Director of Strategy, Scholarship and Research
Hendrick Lee
Board Treasurer
Co-Founder/Managing Partner,
Palm Drive Capital
Liz Cedillo-Pereira
Assistant City Manager,
City of Dallas, Texas
Carla Gibson
Vice President of Programs,
REACH Healthcare Foundation
Kien Lee, Ph.D.
Principal Associate & Vice President,
Community Science
Laura Maristany
Director of External Affairs,
Bitwise Industries
Rachel Perić
Executive Director,
Welcoming America
Deborah Richardson
Executive Director,
ACLU of Colorado
Stephen Valrie
Client Partner,
Slalom
Bryan Warren
Vice President of Education and Community Arts,
Kentucky Performing Arts
David Lubell
Honorary Board Member
Founding Director,
Welcoming International
Network Leadership Committee
Our Network Leadership Committee helps guide programming and strategy, and consists of dedicated community leaders from within our network membership:
Feyisola Akintola
Special Initiatives Manager, Office of Equity,
City of Pittsburgh
Liz Cedillo-Pereira, J.D.
Chief of Equity and Inclusion,
City of Dallas
Betsy Cohen
Executive Director,
St. Louis Mosaic Project
Homa Naficy
Chief Adult Learning Officer,
Newark Public Library
Zee Min Xiao
Director, Mayor's Office for New Americans,
Salt Lake County
Christa Yoakum
Senior Welcoming Coordinator of Immigrants & Communities Program,
Nebraska Appleseed