Meet the Team
Director

Adam Clark
Executive Director
aclark@wr.org
Administration Team

Sandra Jean-Louis
Finance Manager
sjeanlouis@wr.org

Betty Jo (BJ) Thompson
Finance Coordinator
bthompson@wr.org

Barbie Lopez
Finance Specialist

Giacinta Shidler
Administrative Coordinator
gshidler@wr.org
Resettlement Department

Rebecca Evens
Resettlement Director
revens@wr.org
919-251-6595
Refugee Health Team


Khassina Khussein
Immigration Legal Services Case Aide and RHP Wellness Navigator
kkhussein@wr.org

Hope Venetta
Preferred Communities ICM Coordinator
HVenetta@wr.org

Naw Reng
STAR Specialist

Jackie Cross
IAR Specialist
JCross@wr.org
Employment Services Team


Daniel Kaboli
Employment Specialist
dkaboli@wr.org

Clinical Services Team

Rachel Mack, LCSW
Clinical Therapist (group specialist)
rmack@wr.org

Julleah Fink
Wellness & Community Education Senior Specialist
jfink@wr.org

Neda Dabbagh
Resettlement Associate
ndabbagh@wr.org

Grace Prall
Resettlement Associate
gprall@wr.org



Parwin Karimi
Data and Monitoring Coordinator
pkarimi@wr.org


Jennie Lugten, LCSWA
Clinical Therapist
jlugten@wr.org

Virginia Santos
Preferred Communities
ICM Specialist
vsantos@wr.org

Bedor Mohamed
RHP Wellness Navigator
bmohamed@wr.org

Vaillant Rutazuyaza
RHP Wellness Navigator
VRutazuyaza@wr.org


Raniella Hernandez
RSS Senior Specialist
rnhernandez@wr.org

Joanna Matanga
MG Coordinator
jmatanga@wr.org

Refugee and Immigrant Youth Services Department

Gabriel Wiggins
Refugee Immigrant & Youth
Services Manager
gwiggins@wr.org

Noella Shema
Youth Fellow
nshema@wr.org

Sarah Scism
Youth Mentorship Coordinator
sscism@wr.org

Issa Farhoud
Refugee School Impact Specialist
ifarhoud@wr.org

Maddie Cote
Refugee School Impact Coordinator
mcote@wr.org
Immigration Legal Services Department

Amanuel Abraham
Immigration Legal Services Manager
AAbraham@wr.org

María Fernanda Barregan
Senior Admin. and DOJ Accredited Representative
mbarragan@wr.org

Khassina Khussein
Immigration Legal Services Case Aide and RHP Wellness Navigator
kkhussein@wr.org
Church & Community Engagement Department

Garry Crites
Church & Community Engagement Manager
gcrites@wr.org

Kortney Jones
Community Engagement and Donations Specialist
kjones@wr.org

Megan Wylie
Development Specialist
mwylie@wr.org

Jada Alicea-Rochelle
Advocacy Coordinator
jalicea-rochelle@wr.org

Mac Albergotti
Volunteer Coordinator
jalbergotti@wr.org