Our Team

Our team is the driving force behind our mission and vision, bringing unparalleled energy, dedication, and talent to the table. Get to know the incredible individuals who are dedicated to our mission of creating a community where refugees are welcomed and equipped with all they need to build new lives.

Wael Abdelhafez
Case Manager

Khalid Ahmadzai
Senior Director of Economic & Community Development

Malath Alarnosi
Case Management Supervisor

Andrea Abarca

Case Aide

Saja Alshafeay
Micro-enterprise Support Specialist

Danielle Bennett
Youth Services Supervisor

Tuka Burhan

Youth Services Aide

Telma Berardo Melo

Immigration Legal and SOR Specialist

Bethany Carter

Entrepreneurship Program Manager

Joe Farmer

Logistics Aide

Kimberly Elder

Circle of Welcome Coordinator

Ethan Elledge

Employment Services Manager

Mahdi Faizy

Case Management Supervisor

Shabnam Faizy

Youth Services Aid

Aarozo Farhad

Refugee Services Director

Emma Gichere

Case Manager

Sarah Green

Finance and Administration Specialist

Helen Hamlin

Career Developer

Amy Hoskins

Deputy Director

Javier Hernandez

Case Manager

Gabrielle Marcy

Career Navigator

Monica Maya

Case Manager

Joanna Krause

Executive Director

Irvine Mbanga

Employment Specialist

Lemine M’Bareck

Immigration Legal Services Manager

Elise Megale-DeVyldere

Youth Services Coordinator

Laurie Morrow

Sr. Director of Human Resources

Saratiel Mugisha

Case Manager

Maryam Naseri

Office Administrator

Jonathan Nunez

Employment Specialist

Devon Newman

Entrepreneurship Trainer

Hannah Peeples Crockett

Director of Finance and Grants

Annette Quinn

Volunteer Services Coordinator

Misael Ramirez

Data and Evaluation Manager

Dominique Sanders

Employment Specialist

Mursal Shirzad

Case Manager

Tyler Stenson

Communications Coordinator

Tanner Swanberg

Refugee Services Instructor

Suha Thiab

Case Manager Aide

Pascasie Tuyisenge

Healthy Start Coordinator

Kara Townsend

Housing Manager

John Wilson

Volunteer Services Supervisor

Adrian Zavaleta

Case Manager

Canopy Board of Directors

Clint Schnekloth

Chair

Ayoola Carleton

Vice Chair

Beth Keck

Secretary

Chris Schaechtel

Treasurer

Jivette De Jesus

Mohja Kahf

Jennifer Newell

Andrés Rhodes

Rivka Zemke