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

Iowa Workforce Development
Sioux City

ELIZA DUSHIMIMANA

Bridge of Storm Lake
 Storm Lake

MARIA
​GOMEZ

EMBARC
​Des Moines

GISMA
​HASAN

EIAD / CR Schools
Cedar Rapids

TAYA
​HTOO

Columbus Junction Public Library
​Columbus Junction

GRACE
​KALALA

Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

TAYA
​HTOO

EMBARC
Waterloo

GRACE
​KALALA

EMBARC
Waterloo

WYNTON KARANJA

EMBARC
Waterloo

ELEANOR KEMDIRIM

​IC Compassion
Iowa City

JET
KLAY

EMBARC
Waterloo

GER
KLER

Iowa Workforce Development
Ottumwa

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

JEANETTE
​NIMPAGARITSE

Iowa Workforce Development
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

Iowa Workforce Development
Des Moines

JAZMYN
​SMITH

Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

MYINT
​SOE

Iowa Workforce Development
Ottumwa

TIAL
​SUNG

Columbus Junction Public Library
​Columbus Junction

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

ABISHAG
NI-CUAI

EMBARC
​Des Moines