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Meet our Team

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

Areli New

Social Worker

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

Charity Griffith

DOJ Accredited Representative

Claire Yocom

Education Specialist

Claudia Islas

DOJ Accredited Representative

Danielle Jorgenson

Human Resources Specialist

Delsi Aldana

Access Specialist

Der Yang

Program Manager

Eh Baw

Driver

Eh Blu

Driver

Eh Say

Intern

Ehblu Wah

Housing Specialist

Ehtheyu Shwe

Case Manager

Emily McKenna

Annual Giving Coordinator

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

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 Ibara Debat

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

Tamana Gulzada

Afghan Women Support Group Leader

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

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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