Meet Our Members

RISE AmeriCorps members are intentionally recruited from the diverse
​refugee and immigrant communities they serve.

IKRAN
​AHMED

EMBARC
Des Moines

HALIMA
ALI

Oakridge
Des Moines

MOAD
​​ALI

Oakridge
Des Moines

LIBAM'HOM
​​ANTINA

Catherine McAuley Ctr.
Cedar Rapids

JONATAN
ARTOLA

IC Compassion
Iowa City

BETINA
ASUKULU

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

ZA
​AUNG

​EMBARC
​Des Moines

LANA
​BACCAM

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

MARIA
​BASORRO

Catherine
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

MADISON
​BEAUCHAMP

​EMBARC
​Des Moines

KATHERINE BERBER-SOLIS

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

EVELYN
​BERRYHILL

Catherine
​McAuley Center
Iowa City

LEONARD
BOINETT

​Catherine McAuley Ctr.
Cedar Rapids

MIJHA
BOLTON

​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

JULIET
​BWALYA

IC Compassion
Iowa City

JOSEPH
BWALYA

Al Exito
Des Moines

LIZ
​CARLSON

Eastern Iowa
​African Diaspora
Cedar Rapids

RICHARD​
​CHIGOROGO

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

VICTORIA
​CHINPAR

​EMBARC
Waterloo

CASSANDRA
​DEAL​

Columbus Junction Public Libary
Columbus Junction

TRISHA
​DOUDOU

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

CHRISTOPHER
​GARDNER

​Office of Latino Affairs 
Des Moines

EYOB
​GEBREZGABIHER

​Eastern Iowa
​African Diaspora
Cedar Rapids

VARICK
GORDON

Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

KELLY
JOHNSON​

EMBARC
Waterloo

SAW
JOSHUA​

​EMBARC
Des Moines

FRANCOISE
KASINE

​Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

FELI
KETI

EMBARC
Waterloo

KAMAURA
KIM

​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

KELLI
KLAUS

​Eastern Iowa
​African Diaspora
Cedar Rapids

NAFISSATOU
LAMIDI

IowaWORKS
Des Moines

ESTHER
​LIM

​EMBARC
Des Moines

GRACE
​​LIN​

Catherine 
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

ISRAEL​
LOPEZ YEPEZ

​EMBARC
Waterloo

JUNNIE
​LUKAMA

EMBARC
Waterloo

EUPHRASIE
LUKAMA

EMBARC
Waterloo

​ORLINE
​MAKENGO

​IC Compassion
Iowa City

BRIANA
​​MARROQUIN

EMBARC
Waterloo

LAURA
​MEZA RAMIREZ

IowaWORKS
Ottumwa

MASOKA​
​MKOMBOZI

Dream Iowa
Des Moines

BENJAMIN
​MOELLER

​EMBARC
Des Moines

MAR
​MOO

​EMBARC
Des Moines

EMILY
​MU

IowaWORKS
Ottumwa

LAL
​​MUANI

EMBARC
Des Moines

PANIDA
​​MUMAT​
​

Dream Iowa
Des Moines

SHALOME
​MUSIGNAC-JORDAN

IC Compassion
Iowa City

ANNA
​​NDAMWITEZE
​

​Project Iowa
Des Moines

STACY
NEAGLES
​

Bridge of Storm Lake
​Storm Lake

ANGELIQUE
NIJIMBERE

​Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

DAVID
​NIYOGUSHIMA

​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

SHEL
PAW

Evelyn K. Davis Center
​Des Moines

MARGARET
PETERSON

Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

JOHN
​​POST​

​Trepson Foundation
Storm Lake

LIZBETH
​​SALINAS-REYES

​​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

SKYLA
​SELBY

EMBARC
Waterloo

BENJAMIN
​STAINBROOK

​EMBARC
Des Moines

NYAKEK
​​TETE​

Bridge of Storm Lake
​Storm Lake

DECEMBER
THAW

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

EHSHEE
THAWBER

EMBARC
Des Moines

ANA
VAZQUEZ

EMBARC
Des Moines

ALYSIA
VONGSALY​

​Bridge of Storm Lake
​Storm Lake

SAMSON
WELDU​

​Congolese Youth Connect
​Storm Lake

ALEXIS
WINECKE

​Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

NOLAN
WRIGHT​

​EMBARC
Des Moines

NADIA
YASSIN​

Evelyn K. Davis Center
​Des Moines

YEMPAPOU
​YEMBOAME

Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

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