Meet Our Members

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

ANASTASIA
​ABRAHAM

Project Iowa
Des Moines

AYAH
AL-DURAZI

Al Exito
Des Moines

SENAIT
​ANDY

​IowaWORKS
Sioux City

JACOB
​BADGER

EMBARC
​Des Moines

KELSEY
BAKER

Bridge of Storm Lake Storm Lake

KEYLA
BARROSO

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

LEONARD
​BOINETT

​EMBARC
​Des Moines

ELENA
​BURKE

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

CECILIA BWANAKWERI

Catherine
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

LIZ
​CARLSON

​EMBARC
​Des Moines

JOSELYN
CARRILLO

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

IVETH
​CARRION

IC Compassion
Iowa City

CATHERINE
​COLLINS

​Catherine McAuley Ctr.
Cedar Rapids

MERCED
​​CRUZ RAMOS

​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

MARISSA
​DALLEGE

IC Compassion
Iowa City

CINDY
​DELGADO-PARRA

Al Exito
Des Moines

ELIZE
​DUSHIMIMANA

Eastern Iowa
​African Diaspora
Cedar Rapids

ARACELI
​GARCIA​

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

EYOB
​GEBREZGABIHER

​EMBARC
Waterloo

MARIA
GOMEZ

Columbus Junction Public Libary
Columbus Junction

ALONDRA
​GONZALEZ CARRILLO

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

ALEJANDRA
GONZALEZ
​VAZQUEZ

​Office of Latino Affairs 
Des Moines

THEO
HABIMANA
​

​Eastern Iowa
​African Diaspora
Cedar Rapids

GISMA
HASAN
​

Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

HANNAH
HATCH

EMBARC
Waterloo

ROSS
HELLMAN

EMBARC
Des Moines

MELISSA
HIDALGO

​Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

TAYA
HTOO

EMBARC
Waterloo

NAYELY
​HURTADO

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

LEAH
​​ISHIMWE​

​Eastern Iowa
​African Diaspora
Cedar Rapids

JEANETTE​
NIMPAGARITSE

IowaWORKS
Des Moines

BREANNA
JOHNSON

​EMBARC
Des Moines

FLORA
​KAFUNDA

Catherine 
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

​GRACE
​KALALA

EMBARC
Waterloo

MBUYI
​KALALA

EMBARC
Waterloo

WYNTON
​KARANJA

EMBARC
Waterloo

ELEANOR​
​KEMDIRIM

IC Compassion
Iowa City

FELI
KETI

EMBARC
Waterloo

GER
​KER

IowaWORKS
Ottumwa

NATALY
​LARA

​Dream Iowa
Des Moines

MADELINE
​LAWLER

​EMBARC
Des Moines

ESTHER
​LIM

​EMBARC
Des Moines

GRACE
​LIN

IowaWORKS
Ottumwa

DENISSE
​LOPEZ

EMBARC
Des Moines

ABRAHAM
​LOPEZ

Dream Iowa
Des Moines

DAYRIN
LOVAN

IC Compassion
Iowa City

SOLOMON
​LUAK

​Project Iowa
Des Moines

AIMEE
LUKSAN

Bridge of Storm Lake
​Storm Lake

KPANDI
LUMEH

Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

ERIKA
​MACIAS

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

DENG
​MAJOUK

Evelyn K. Davis Center
​Des Moines

LEWI
​MANIRUMVA

Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

BRIANA
​MARROQUIN
​

​Trepson Foundation
Storm Lake

MARIA
MARROQUIN
​PEREZ

​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

KAR
MEH
​

EMBARC
Waterloo

LEE
​MEH
​

EMBARC
Des Moines

KENNETH
MEISSNER
​

Bridge of Storm Lake
​Storm Lake

CAROLINA MENDOZA HUERTA

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

MASOKA
MKOMBOZI
​

EMBARC
Des Moines

ANNA
​MOELLENBECK
​

EMBARC
Des Moines

ARACELY
MONTES

​Bridge of Storm Lake
​Storm Lake

TULIA
​MULEMBA

Congolese Youth Connect
​Storm Lake

ANNA
​NDAMWITEZE

​Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

AMANDA
​NDEMO

​EMBARC
Des Moines

ABISHAG
​NI-CUAI

Evelyn K. Davis Center
​Des Moines

EVELINE
NIYOKWIZIGIGWA

​​Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

DISHA
​PATEL

​EMBARC
Waterloo

HTOO
​PAW

​EMBARC
Des Moines

ANA CLAUDIA PEREZ GARCES

​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

MELISA
​PEREZ MARTINEZ

​Trepson Foundation
Storm Lake

JENNIFER
​PETSCHE

EMBARC
Des Moines

ALONDRA
​RANGEL

​Trepson Foundation
Storm Lake

MARICELA
​REAL

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

MOAWIA
​SAEED

​IC Compassion
Iowa City

KAKAGA
​SAGUINTAAH

IC Compassion
Iowa City

KARLA​
​SALGADO

EMBARC
Des Moines

LIZBETH
SALINAS-REYES

​Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

ARTIARA
​SANDERS

​Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

THOO
​SHEE

Connect 2 Careers
Des Moines

JACKSON
SINZOYIHEBA

IowaWORKS
Des Moines

JAZMYN
​SMITH

Genesis Youth Foundation
Des Moines

MARIAH
SOTO

Catherine
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

THLA
​SUI

​EMBARC
Des Moines

CHERIE
​SWAN

Catherine
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

JUAN
​​TELLO
​

Latino Affairs
​Commission
Des Moines

EHSHEE
​THAWBER
​

EMBARC
Des Moines

CUNG NEI
​THIAM
​

EMBARC
Des Moines

KARLA​
TORRES-RODRIGUEZ

Catherine
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

HILAIRE
​TSHOMBE

Catherine
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

ALICE
​UZAMUKUNDA

​Catherine
​McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids

CASSIE
​VAN ES

EMBARC
Waterloo

LEAH
​VANCE

IC Compassion
Iowa City

MOISE
​VICTOIRE

​Eastern Iowa
African Diaspora
​Cedar Rapids

SAMSON
​WELDU

​IowaWORKS
​Sioux City

NOLAN
​WRIGHT

EMBARC
​Des Moines

LWEE
​ZAR

EMBARC
​​Waterloo