Meet Our '21-'22 Members

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

SHEL
AZALEA

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

LANA
BACCAM-PAREDES

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

KAMAURA
​KIM

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

KEEZENG
​LEE

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

MAR BLU
​MOO

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

RON
​MOO

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

DECEMBER
​PAW

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

NA SEUL
SON

ArtForce Iowa
Des Moines

DAVID
CLOWER

Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

VICTORIA
CONOAN

Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

LAURENT
RAMAZANI

Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

MARIMER
STADTMUELLER

Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

BENJAMIN
​​​TURNER

Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

NASRA
​HAGI

Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

NANCY
​ALERS

Centro Latino of Iowa
Council Bluffs

SAYRI
REYNA

City of Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction

ANA
VAZQUEZ-RAMÍREZ

City of Columbus Junction
Columbus Junction

SUL
​CIANG

Community Youth Concepts
Des Moines

JACKSON
NDINZINGABO

Community Youth Concepts
Des Moines

IKRAN
AHMED

EMBARC
Des Moines

MIN HYUK 
​LEE

EMBARC
Des Moines

PRAY 
MEH

EMBARC
Des Moines

THU
​MEH

EMBARC
Des Moines

FEKADU 
TEKLE

EMBARC
Des Moines

KARA
​GRAVERT

​EMBARC
Waterloo

KERENE
​KIZYALA

EMBARC
Waterloo

NGUN 
​LANG

EMBARC
Waterloo

ELSA
​BARROSO-RAMIREZ

Hoover Community School
Cedar Rapids

TANIA
​EKUTSHU

Hoover Community School
Cedar Rapids

NAFISSATOU
​LAMIDI

Hoover Community School
Cedar Rapids

DAVID
​NIYOGUSHIMA

Hoover Community School
Cedar Rapids

JONATAN
ARTOLA MEJIA

IC Compassion
Iowa City

ASEL
​NASR

IC Compassion
Iowa City

CHELSEA
SCHULA

IC Compassion
Iowa City

FATIMA ABDELHALEM

Kirkwood Community College
Iowa City

FARHAIN
​MOHAMED

Kirkwood Community College
Iowa City

MARIELY
PERALES VEGA

La Luz Centro Cultural
​Hampton

AUTUMN
​DIESBURG

RISE AmeriCorps Program
Des Moines

JULIA
​DIGIACOMO

RISE AmeriCorps Program
Des Moines

DESTINY
​LUONG

RISE AmeriCorps Program
Des Moines

AMANDA COLLEEN
MCVANN

RISE AmeriCorps Program
Des Moines

JESSE 
​SON

RISE AmeriCorps Program
Des Moines

SAMUEL
​TI THA ZAM

RISE AmeriCorps Program
Des Moines

MARIA
​BARROSO

Spanish Helpline
Des Moines

LAURA
MEZA

Spanish Helpline
Des Moines

FADILATOU
​BOUKARI

Tapestry Farms
Davenport

ESPERANCE "HOPE"
NYANDUHURA

Tapestry Farms
Davenport