Meet Our Members

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

ANASTASIA
​ABRAHAM

Project Iowa
Des Moines

KELSEY
BAKER

Bridge of Storm Lake
 Storm Lake

ELIZA DUSHIMIMANA

EIAD / CR Schools
Cedar Rapids

MARIA
​GOMEZ

Columbus Junction Public Library
​Columbus Junction

GISMA
​HASAN

Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

TAYA
​HTOO

EMBARC
Waterloo

GRACE
​KALALA

EMBARC
Waterloo

WYNTON KARANJA

EMBARC
Waterloo

ELEANOR KEMDIRIM

IC Compassion
Iowa City

GER
KLER​

IowaWORKS
Ottumwa

DENISSE
​LOPEZ

EMBARC
Des Moines

DAYRIN
LOVAN

IC Compassion
Iowa City

SOLOMON
​LUAK

Project Iowa
Des Moines

DENG
MAJOUK

​Evelyn K. Davis Center
Des Moines

LEWI MANIRUMVA

EIAD / CR Schools
Cedar Rapids

KAR
​MEH

EMBARC
Waterloo

KENNETH
MEISSNER

Bridge of Storm Lake
 Storm Lake

CHERIE
​MORSE

Catherine
McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

ABISHAG
NI-CUAI

​Evelyn K. Davis Center
​Des Moines

JEANETTE
​NIMPAGARITSE

IowaWORKS
Des Moines

MU
​PAW

Marshalltown
​Community College
Marshalltown

JULES
​REED​

IC Compassion
Iowa City

ERIC
​RUSARAZA

Catherine
McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

MOAWIA
SAEED​​

IC Compassion
Iowa City

KAKAGA
​SAGUINTAAH

IC Compassion
Iowa City

​THOO
​SHEE

Connect 2 Careers 
Des Moines

JACKSON SINZOYIHEBA

IowaWORKS
Des Moines

JAZMYN
​SMITH

Genesis
​Youth Foundation
Des Moines

KARLA ​TORRES-RODRIGUEZ

Catherine
McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

HILAIRE TSHOMBE

Catherine
McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

LEAH
VANCE

IC Compassion
Iowa City

LWEE
​ZAR

EMBARC
Waterloo