Our Staff


Valerie Cudmore - Executive Director

Niga Jalal - Director of Programs

June Kon - Parent and Child Program Coordinator

Ada Wong - Program Development Facilitator

Sarah De Lano - English Language Instructor

Hunter Switzer - Family Support Office Programs Resource Assistant

Saba Tahir - FSO Practice Lead

Ammar Jouma - Youth Settlement Cultural Broker

Bashar Youssef - Case Management Coordinator

Marvet Hmadeh - Complex Case Management Cultural Broker & Systems Liaison

Hadil Askari - Case Management Cultural Broker

Somoud Sbehat - Case Management Cultural Worker

Mohamad Mawed- Community Resiliency Worker

Nooria Habibzai - Community Resiliency Worker

Baser Nader - Community Resilience Worker

Liza Shirzad - Complex Case Cultural Broker, Afghan Communities

Laura Martinez Quintero - Administrative Manager

Segen Berhane - Administrative Coordinator

Brynn Day - Operations & Communications Specialist

Eugene Chok - Bookkeeper


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