Staff
Bob Oehrig, Executive Director
Refugee Arrival Services:
Kisongo Mbeleulu, Resettlement and Outreach Coordinator, Refugee Arrival Services / Refugee Life Ministries
Kristina Shirokova, RCA Eligibility Coordinator & Resettlement Specialist
Immigration Legal Services:
Christine Burton, Director, Immigration Legal Services and Attorney at Law
Timothy Paulson, Immigration Counselor, Immigration Legal Services
Ashlyn Vosika-Scherzberg, Immigration Counselor, Immigration Legal Services
Tracy Nelson, Immigration Assistant, Immigration Legal Services
Employment Services:
Anya Yastremski, Employment Counselor, Refugee Employment Services
Ashley Burkhardsmeier, Job Developer, Refugee Employment Services
Ministries:
Rebekah Phillips, Volunteer Coordinator
Dennis Murnyak, Coordinator, Church Refugee Gardens
Refugee Life Ministries:
Wendy Meyering, Program Director, Refugee Life Ministries
Akram Matta, Church Team Coordinator, Refugee Life Ministries
Zack Szyman, Church Team Coordinator, Refugee Life Ministries
Jenny Klem, Church Team & New Neighbor Coordinator, Refugee Life Ministries
Samantha Grimsley, St. Cloud Area Director, Refugee Life Ministries
Somali Adult Literacy Training:
Mike Neterer, Director, Somali Adult Literacy Training
David Pestel, Associate Director, Somali Adult Literacy Training
Brad Henkel, Programs Director, Somali Adult Literacy Training
Melissa Hassman, Outreach Program Developer, Somali Adult Literacy Training
Board of Directors
Ms. Debbie Nauman, Board Chair
Church Relations Specialist, Operation Christmas Child
Rev. Mark Bendell
Interim Pastor, Delano Evangelical Free Church
Mr. Gilbert Coleman, Board Treasurer
Missions Coordinator, Maplewood First Evangelical Free Church
Mr. Patrick Flowers, Board Secretary
Manager, Water Quality Xcel Energy
Pastor Jean Pierre Gatera
International Association for Refugees
Ms. Naomi Krueger
Resource Developer, Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Mr. Chuck Martel
Vice President, BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota
Mr. Art Morrow
Executive Director, MADD Minnesota
Mr. Cher Moua
Leadership Development & Strategic Partnership, Cru Inner City
Mr. Carl Nelson
President, Transform Minnesota
Rev. Robert Oehrig
Executive Director, Arrive Ministries