For the past 17 years, Kasar Abdulla has made a tremendous impact on communities throughout Tennessee as an educator, advocate, organizer, and facilitator of issues concerning New Americans and...
Champions of Change: Welcoming America
The White House honors ten leaders with the Welcoming America organization -- helping immigrants integrate civically, linguistically and socially into the fabric of their neighborhoods – and our nation.
Al Heggins, M.Ed., serves as the City of High Point Human Relations Director. Al had a vision for High Point Human Relations: an equitable & inclusive community. She designed &...
Adolfo Hernandez serves as the Director of Chicago’s Office of New Americans (ONA). Launched in 2011, the Office of New Americans is dedicated to making Chicago the most immigrant friendly city in...
Dan Rearick is the Executive Director and a founding board member of Uniting NC, a North Carolina based nonprofit. “We launched Uniting NC because we need to do more to welcome our immigrant...
Jan Reeves serves as Director of the Idaho Office for Refugees (IOR) based in Boise. The IOR administers multiple grants awarded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement and other...
Fatima Said serves as Executive Director for Project FINE, a nonprofit organization that is focused on integrating newcomers through education. In her role, she provides direction for the...
Christine Sauvé coordinates activities in southeast Michigan for the Welcoming Michigan project, a statewide grassroots immigrant integration initiative of the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center....
Originally from Guatemala, Jocelyn Skolnik moved to Jupiter, Florida to complete her undergraduate studies at Florida Atlantic University’s Honors College. Jocelyn serves as Executive Director of...
Tom Wahlrab is the former Executive Director of the City of Dayton (Ohio) Human Relations Council and the Dayton Mediation Center. Mr. Wahlrab is one of the principal facilitators of the community...
Brenda Zion is the 4th generation member of her family to call Morgan County home. She has a background in psychology, organizational leadership, adult literacy, nonprofit management and...