Hilary Cohen Singer, Executive Director
Brian McCollam, Chief Program Officer
Beckah Molina, Chief Finance and Administration Officer
Lauren Weinhold, Chief External Affairs Officer
Joan Kelly, Director of Community Integration
Morgan Merrell, Director of Health and Wellness
Chuck Sailors, Director of Development
Hilary Cohen Singer, Executive Director
Brian McCollam, Chief Program Officer
Lauren Weinhold, Chief External Affairs Officer
Beckah Molina, Chief Finance and Administration Officer
Vernetta Adair, Facilities Manager
Shilo Artis, Grants Manager
Jessie Chastain, Volunteer Manager
Nancy Gulotta, Accounting Assistant
Kate Jacobs, Fund Development Associate
Sean Reilly, Community Sponsorship Coordinator
Chuck Sailors, Development Director
Rebekah Smalley, Staff Accountant
Chelsea Tasca, Human Resource Manager
Lesly Tello, Receptionist
Becca Winner, Office and Technology Manager
Joan Kelly, Director of Community Integration
Souleymane Adam, Matching Grant Case Manager
Hashmat Afghan, Employment Case Manager
Yelena Akhmedova, MO-RTAC Coordinator
Balem Alamerew, Career Pathways Case Manager
Karina Alvarado, Immigration Paralegal
Mohammad Hassan Amirzai, Driver/Mover
Catherine Anderson, Interpreter Training Coordinator
Olga Castillo, Immigration Specialist
Halima Dusenge, Refugee Social Services Case Manager
Crystal File, Quality Assurance Case Manager
Alissa Fortney-Tombaugh, Resettlement Services Manager
Luundo Fataki, Matching Grant Case Manager
Sabawoon Faqiry, Career Pathways Case Manager
Ana Garcia, Refugee Support Services Case Manager
Caitlin Gillespie, Donations Specialist
Elise Godsey, English and Citizenship Instructor
Omar Idriss, Career Services Coordinator
Andrew Holtmann, Matching Grant Manager
Laurie Licata, MO-RTAC Case Manager
Momin Marofi, Employment Manager
Ashli McGee, Housing Case Manager
Paw Mer, RCA Case Manager
Genesis Mercado, Immigration Attorney
Ombeni Mubengwa, Resettlement Case Manager
DaHa Na, Resettlement Case Manager
Doreen Nakagiri, Regional Data Collection Specialist
Augustin Nshizirungu, SOR Case Manager
Mwenga Nundu, Resettlement Case Manager
Lina Oleik, Refugee Education Orientation Coordinator
Sara Pitia, Refugee Social Services Manager
Qadria Qarizada, Employment Case Manager
Qasim Rahimi, Afghan Immigration Specialist
Sean Reilly, Community Sponsorship Coordinator
Maria Rodriguez, Interpreter Services Manager
Arish Rustami, Digital Literacy Coordinator
Enamullah Salarzai, Driver/Mover
Becky Showmaker, Immigration Specialist
Karina Sotelo, Spanish Interpreter
Lyuda Stewart, Ukrainian Case Manager
Austin Taylor, Career Pathways Manager
Sherry Taylor, Housing and Client Goods Manager
Wakari Guillen Villarreal, Immigration Services Manager
Omer Yagoub, Driver/Housing Assistant
Enisa Zijadic, Matching Grant Case Manager
Morgan Merrell, Director of Health and Wellness
Melanie Arellano Luna, HS/PRS Case Manager
Ayan Ali, Youth Mentoring Coordinator
Elisabeth Birchler, Adult and Family Social Worker Manager
Katie Brown, Adult Therapist
Melissa Buck, Youth Therapist
Elameen Elgaali, Health Navigation Case Manager
Meaghan Fanning, Social Work Youth Manager
Talia Halfon, Youth Therapist
Majabin Hosseini, Health Navigation Case Manager
Karolina Makiyan, Health Benefits Case Manager
Amna Mohamed, Education Case Manager
Vianney Mvuyekure, Medical Case Manager Team Lead
Juanita Molina, Health Benefits Case Manager
Katie Norman, Health Access Services Manager
Mareah Pomstra, Adult and Family Social Worker
Muraina Rivera, HS/PRS Case Manager
Jessica Rousseau, Health Education Coordinator
Afsaneh Zaeri, Youth Therapist
Board of Trustees 2022-2023
President
Martha Baird, University of Kansas School of Nursing
Vice Presidents
Andrea Baran, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Allyson Hile, Kansas City Public Schools
Secretary
Julie Doane, Community Volunteer
Treasurer
Brady Poskin, Prier Products, Inc.
Members
Dr. Abiodun Akinwantun, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Kansas City
Jenna Brofsky, HuschBlackwell
Cal Cohen*, Real Estate Investment
Ruth Dickson Eddy, SchoolSmart KC
Jim Ellis*, Healthcare Realty Development, LLC
Brad Finkle, Community Volunteer
Dr. Babalola Faseru, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Kansas City
Bill Intrater*, Strategic Alliances, Adknowledge
Lucas Richardson, Soccer Without Borders
Tim Riemann, Riemann Injury Litigation, LLC
Michael Shopmaker*, Vayen Marketing Group
Lara Tenbarge, Seesaw Learning
Jeff Wasinger, Haren Companies
Jennifer Hack Wolf, The Beacon
Obed Zungura, Vurge
* Past President
The JVS Young Professionals Board is comprised of Kansas City professionals ages 22-35 who meet monthly to learn about the work of JVS and plan fundraising and outreach events to support the organization.
Young Professionals Board Members 2023:
Sara Castle, Kiewit Engineering
Daniel Fitzpatrick, International Relations Council Kansas City
Jessica Gall, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Gary Jones, Jr., City of Kansas City, MO
Jolanta Liu, United Way of Greater Kansas City
Montae Maple, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center
Saeed Masumi, Medical Student at University of Kansas School of Medicine
Stephen Ogbolu, Master Student at UMKC – Business Administration (MBA)
Morgan Ousley, Spotlight Analyst Relations
Erica Peavy, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center
Patrick Shreve, FEMA
Lara Tenbarge, INTO University Partnerships
Emily Thorpe, Children’s Mercy
Obed Zungura, C2FO