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Our dedicated staff is committed to supporting immigrants and refugees through legal representation, social work, and refugee services. Our passionate professionals work collaboratively to provide holistic care, ensuring that every individual we serve feels empowered and supported as they build lives in our community.
All Staff (Alphabetical)
Abdul Niazy
Case Manager
Abdullah Lami
Case Manager
Adem Haroon Abdella
Case Manager
Alison Ostrowski
Volunteer Coordinator
Ana Castro
Access Specialist
Andres Ramirez Herrera
Senior DOJ Accredited Representative
Anna Deal
Legal Director
Anne Wurth
Senior Attorney
Aramy Guzman-Abelino
Social Work Intern
Ariel Magaña Linares
Attorney
Astrid Munn
Lead Attorney
Bakhodir Khaitov
Director of Finance
Beatrice Biongo Bia Mawawa
Case Manager
Bibi Hawa Zazai
Case Manager
BriAnn Campos
Lead Attorney
Celina Oliva
Gap Case Manager
Charity Griffith
DOJ Accredited Representative
Claire Yocom
Education Specialist
Claudia Islas
DOJ Accredited Representative
Danielle Jorgenson
Human Resources Specialist
Deirdre Kerins
IJC Fellow
Delsi Aldana
Access Specialist
Der Yang
Program Manager
Eh Baw
Driver
Eh Blu
Driver
Eh Say
Intern
Ehblu Wah
Housing Supervisor
Ehtheyu Shwe
Case Manager
Erik Omar
Executive Director
Fartun Awale
Case Manager
Fotima Alizoda
Lead Attorney
Gary Walters
Lead Attorney
Grecia Blanco Delgado
Legal Assistant
Hamayoon Ghaforian
Paralegal
Hamza Ali
Operations Assistant
Hera Rahmati
Legal Assistant
Ismail Aldakhi
Driver
Jacob Huju
Lead Attorney
Jaeyeon Park
Attorney
Jailene Alvarez-Gutierrez
Access Specialist
Jaime Mendenhall
DOJ Accredited Representative
Jamie Garcia
Social Worker
Janeth Arvizu Rivera
Social Worker
Jeanna Cata
Data Manager
Jenifer Guevara-Cordova
Case Manager
Jenna Ripke
Case Manager
Jocelyn Camarillo
Legal Assistant
Jodi Garrelts
Attorney
Joe Lord
Lead Attorney
John Landrie
Attorney
Jordan Malcom
Legal Assistant
Karla Avila-Juarez
Director of Human Resources
Kelly Shanahan
Attorney
Khenda Mustafa
Director of Community Engagement
Kristina Marshall
Attorney
Liyosa Ghazal
Case Manager
Luciano Ramirez Guerra
Attorney
Luisa Soto Martinez
Employment Case Manager
Magda Batiz Salazar
Social Worker
Malek Zenbaara
Case Manager
Marcos Fregoso
Social Worker
Mary Hei
R&P Coordinator
Maryanna Gurrola
DOJ Accredited Representative
Maya Mocarski
Grant Writer
Mayme Myint
Case Manager
Michael Riggs
Attorney
Miren Ainoa De Anzola
Attorney
Monica Meier
Director of Social Work
Monica Reyes
Legal Operations Assistant
Natasha Naseem
Attorney
Nicole Gomez
Legal Operations Assistant
Noussouraddine Zakaria
Housing Specialist
Olive Murebugayire
Case Manager
Olivia Thiel
Attorney
Patricia Lant
DOJ Accredited Representative
Poe Meh
Case Manager
Rhay Wah
Case Manager
Rhode Sankima
Case Manager
Rock Steel
Case Manager
Rose Margrave
Director of Development and Strategic Analysis
Roxana Cortes-Mills
Associate Legal Director
Russell Herrera
Director of Operations
Ruth Maldonado
DOJ Accredited Representative
Sadia Shamal
Case Manager
Sarahi Villegas-Perez
Social Worker
Sharif Seddiqi
Finance Manager
Sophia Ibrahimi
Director of Communications
Stacy Marquez
Access Coordinator
Tanner Carlson
IJC Fellow
Tanyaradzwa DeWolf
Director of Refugee Services
Tarig Maki
Program Manager
Tetyana Bobkova
Case Manager
Tim Walker
Program Manager
Valeria Rodriguez
DOJ Accredited Representative
Vemexi Ruiz de Chavez
Senior Attorney
Veronica Amaya
Lead Legal Assistant
Viktoriia Sukhatska
Case Manager
Virginia Ayers
Housing Supervisor
Wendy Garcia
Receptionist
Yaseen Kmbal
Driver
Yesika Juarez Oxlaj
Legal Assistant
Yogendra Pant
Program Manager
Zahir Bakhtiari
Administrative Assistant
Our Board
Brian Adams
Omaha Public Power District
Karen Borchert
Alpaca
Alexander Cayetano
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Jake Hoppe
Hoppe Development
Mike Johnson
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce
Jodie McGill
McGill Law
Mike McMeekin
Board Chair | Lamp Rynearson
Anne Meysenburg
Omaha Community Foundation
Emily Moody
Mutual of Omaha
Diana Morales McFarland
McGrath North
Mick Mulhall
Board Treasurer | Mulhall's
Emily Mwaja
Secretary | Kiewit Luminarium
Kabir Rahmanzai
Molina Healthcare
Thomas Simms
Kiewit Corporation
Karla Stack
The Concilio
Kara Stockdale
Board Vice Chair | Baird Holm
Tonya Wilson Conley
Union Pacific
To empower immigrants and refugees to live confidently through high-quality legal representation, resettlement, and social work and to create welcoming communities through education and advocacy.
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