
Leadership
2024 Board of Directors
Executive/Governance Committee

Anchulee Raongthum, President
Director of Education, Outreach & Support at Square Group, LLC (ASG)

Gabriela Lagarda Arias, Secretary
Former Director, Creative Marketing at Participant Media

Charles Laing, Treasurer
Tax Manager at Clumeck, Stern,
Schenkelberg & Getzoff
Board Members

Aimee Porter
Early Childhood Trauma Specialist
Children’s Book Author and Photographer

Amanda Hillsberg Arya
Writer/Producer
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Lori B. Schoenberg
Immigration Attorney, Private practice
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Rosa Navarrete
Writer & Director

Thea Smolinski
Art Advisor and Private Collection Manager
Advisory Board

Ivelise Markovits
Former Chief Executive Officer at Penny Lane Centers, Retired
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David Farley
Former Director, Justice and Compassion Essential Ministry Team, Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Retired

Guillermo Torres
Immigration Program Director at Clue
(Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice)

Ninette Ayala
Fundraising Consultant, Ayala Brown Consulting LLC.
Emeritus Board

Rev. Frederick Birten Morris,
Founder
Former Executive Director for the Refugee Children Center and Former Senior Pastor at the North Hills Hispanic Mission United Methodist Church, Retired.
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