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Leadership
Board of Directors
Our Board is committed to uplifting and walking alongside refugees and immigrants. We believe that strength is found in diversity and pride ourselves on prioritizing inclusion of refugees and immigrant leaders.
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Bryn Parchman, Chair
CEO (retired), Port Discovery Museum (Baltimore, MD)
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Muhsin Hassan, Vice Chair
Awards Director, Lever for Change (Chicago, IL)
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Habib Enayetullah, Board Treasurer
Senior Vice President – Real Estate & Asset Management, Hilton Worldwide (McLean, VA)
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Michele Speaks, Secretary
Co-Chair, Warnock Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
At-large Members
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Matuor Alier
Cass County Government (Fargo, ND)
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Diane Batchik
Independent Advisor, Diane Batchik Consulting (Columbia, MD)
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Bishop Sue Briner
Bishop, ELCA Southwestern Texas Synod (Seguin, TX)
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Jay Ellwanger
Partner, Ellwanger Henderson LLLP (Austin, TX)
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Bishop Paul Erickson
Bishop, Greater Milwaukee ELCA Synod (Milwaukee, WI)
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Sarah Gerth van den Berg
Dean, City Seminary of New York (New York, NY)
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Nathan T. Glusenkamp
Chief Quality & Registries Officer, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (Chicago, IL)
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Rev. Dr. Yared Halche
Facilitator for Mission Engagement, Southeastern District LCMS (Ellicott City, MD)
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Tammy Jackson, ELCA
Senior Director, Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities (Chicago, IL)
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Pastor Ginny Price
New Hope Lutheran Church (Columbia, MD)
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Clarance Smith
VP, Operational Risk Manager at Huntington National Bank, Retired (Minneapolis, MN)
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Rogers Smith
Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania (Bala Cynwyd, PA)
President’s Council
The Council provides Global Refuge President & CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah with strategic advice related to the organization’s key priority areas and its efforts to effectively fulfill its mission and vision.
Meet our President’s Council