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Leadership
Board of Directors
Our Board is commitment to uplifting and walking alongside refugees and immigrants. We believe that strength is found in diversity and pride ourselves on prioritizing inclusion of refugees and immigrant leaders.
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Elizabeth Wagner, Board Chair
Senior Vice President and Director, Institutional Wealth Management Bryn Mawr Trust Company (Princeton, NJ)
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Bryn Parchman, Vice Chair
CEO (retired), Port Discovery Museum (Baltimore, MD)
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Dennis Weickert, Board Treasurer
CPA, Retired (Alpharetta, GA)
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Michele Speaks, Secretary
Co-Chair, Warnock Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
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Diane Batchik, Executive Member at Large
Independent Advisor, Diane Batchik Consulting (Columbia, MD)
At-large Members
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Matuor Alier
Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Moorhead Public Schools (Fargo, ND)
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Bishop Paul Erickson
Bishop, Greater Milwaukee ELCA Synod (Milwaukee, WI)
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Muhsin Hassan
Awards Director, Lever for Change (Chicago, IL)
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Rev. Dr. Yared Halche
Facilitator for Mission Engagement, Southeastern District LCMS (Ellicott City, MD)
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Virginia Hultquist
Manager for Lutheran Engagement (retired), Thrivent Financial (Greensboro, NC)
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John R. Moeller, Jr.
CEO, Inspiritus (Atlanta, GA)
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Bryn Parchman, Vice Chair
CEO (retired), Port Discovery Museum (Baltimore, MD)
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Dr. Diana Pohle
Associate Director, Market Intelligence, Jazz Pharmaceuticals (San Jose, CA)
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Eddie Resende
Co-CEO World Trade Center Institute (Baltimore, MD)
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Clarance Smith
VP, Operational Risk Manager at Huntington National Bank (Minneapolis, MN)
President’s Council
The Council provides LIRS President & CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah with strategic advice related to the organization’s key priority areas and its efforts to effectively fulfill its mission and vision.
Meet our President’s Council