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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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Michele Speaks, Secretary
Co-Chair, Warnock Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
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Dennis Wieckert, Board Treasurer
CPA, Retired (Alpharetta, GA)
At-large Members
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Matuor Alier
Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Moorhead Public Schools (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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Habib Enayetullah
Senior Vice President – Real Estate & Asset Management, Hilton Worldwide (McLean, VA)
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Bishop Paul Erickson
Bishop, Greater Milwaukee ELCA Synod (Milwaukee, WI)
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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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Muhsin Hassan, Vice Chair
Awards Director, Lever for Change (Chicago, IL)
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Virginia Hultquist
Manager for Lutheran Engagement (retired), Thrivent Financial (Greensboro, NC)
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Tammy Jackson, ELCA
Senior Director, Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities (Chicago, IL)
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Bryn Parchman, Chair
CEO (retired), Port Discovery Museum (Baltimore, MD)
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Pastor Ginny Price
New Hope Lutheran Church (Columbia, MD)
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John R. Moeller, Jr.
CEO, Inspiritus (Atlanta, GA)
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Clarance Smith
VP, Operational Risk Manager at Huntington National Bank, Retired (Minneapolis, MN)
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Michele Speaks, Secretary
Co-Chair, Warnock Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
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Dennis Wieckert, Board Treasurer
CPA, Retired (Alpharetta, GA)
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