Serving refugees with passion and experience.

 

The JERS Team

 

Executive Leadership
Pamela Bos Kefi
Chief Executive Officer

Kelly O’Brien Dylag
Chief Operations Officer

Scott Rosenheck
Chief Financial Officer

Noel De La Rosa
Chief Program Officer

Kerry Giansante
Chief Human Resource Officer

Theresa DeLuca
Chief Advancement Officer

Senior Leadership Team
Sarah Cunningham
Director of Resettlement & Refugee School Impact Program

Emily Riordan
Director of Immigration Legal Services

Amanda Peralta
Director of Education

Ahmad Yousufzai
Director of Employment Services

Andy Cammarata
Director of Outreach and Volunteers

Conor Stillwell
Director of Grants & Compliance

Key Staff
Christopher Broda
Director of Language Services

Jennifer Taylor
Green Shoots for New Americans Program Manager

Paige Kelschenbach
Refugee Asylee Mentoring Program Manager


 

 

Board of Directors

 
 
 
 
 

Arlene Kaukus
Board Chair
University at Buffalo

Tonya Davis
Vice Chair
Buffalo Public Schools

Lee Huber
Treasurer
Paychex

Jeremy Wadsworth
Secretary
North Woods Wealth Management

Durgham Alyasiri
M&T Bank

David Comstock
M&T Bank

Elyse Fuerst
Community Connections of NY, Inc.

Arrianna Hart

Heather Henry Rawlins
Heather Henry Rawlins, LMHC

Christine Murekeyisoni
Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center

Hein Saw
Western New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health

Beatrice Singh-Arnone
Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District

Bo Sokolov
Citicorp

Blake Walsh
Walsh Duffield Cos. Inc.

Chris Whitcomb
CannonDesign