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Leadership
President's Council
Established in 2020, the LIRS President’s Council is an advisory committee that includes business and nonprofit leaders, policy experts and advocates, and faith leaders of varied backgrounds and sector experience. 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.
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Susan Aplin
Co-CEO | World Trade Center Institute
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Sindy M. Benavides
CEO | League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
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Angela Chee
Media and Communication Coach | Keynote Speaker
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Angela Dejene
President and Founder | Dejene Communications
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Rev. Mary Forell
Former Pastor
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Christine Grumm
President | Christine Grumm Consulting
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Muhsin Hassan
Awards Director | Lever for Change
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Daya S. Khalsa
Former Director of Development, Prosperity Works (NM)
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Sean T. Long
Founder and President | Exodus Crossing LLC
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Bill McKibben
Cofounder | 350.org
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Evan Moilan
Speaker and Consultant, GSB Fundraising
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Leroy Pingho
Founder and CEO, GES
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Anne C. Richard
Former Assistant Secretary for PRM, State Department
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Michele Speaks
Co-Chairman, Warnock Foundation
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Kristin Taylor
Founder + CEO | Project Connect
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Laurel Vicklund
Vice President of International Operations | Peregrine Global Services
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Reinhard Ziegler, PhD
Co-Founder + Treasurer | The Vessel
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Diane E. Batchik
Independent Advisor
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Betsy Biern
CEO | Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area Foundation
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Kathy Collins
Vice President of Finance (Retired) | Rice University
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Chris Davis
Former Resident Counsel | Ford Foundation
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Judith Diers
Program Officer | Office of the Vice President for International Programs, Ford Foundation
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Rev. Tom Grevlos
Pastor | Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
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Michael G. Hansen
Principal | Hansen and Associates
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Ed Hatcher
Founder and Strategic Advisor | The Hatcher Group
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Donna Kinzer
Managing Director | DK Healthcare Consulting
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Lori Lovelace
Co-Founder and President | The Vessel
Paul C. Miles
President and CEO | We Raise
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Bryn Parchman
President and CEO (Retired), Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Sridhar Prasad
Partner | The Bridgespan Group
Rev. Eric C. Shafer
Senior Pastor (Retired), New Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
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Linda Stoterau
Former LIRS Board Member
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Antonio Tijerino
President and CEO | Hispanic Heritage Foundation
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Debbie Weinberg
Founder & Director | Girls Empowerment Mission: GEM
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Amy Elias
Founder + CEO | Profiles

Board of Directors
The board includes former refugees or first-generation immigrants, professionals, and community members who are committed to advancing the dialogue surrounding refugees and immigrant rights.
Meet our Board of Directors