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Leadership
2026 Board of Directors
Executive/Governance Committee
Anchulee Raongthum, President
Director of Education, Outreach & Support at Square Group, LLC (ASG)
Rosa Navarrete, Secretary
Writer & Director
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
Lori B. Schoenberg
Immigration Attorney, Private practice
Gabriela Lagarda Arias
Sr. Marketing Campaign Manager at Illumination Studios
Thea Smolinski
Art Advisor and Private Collection Manager
Leslie Robin
Nonprofit Consultant
Yolande Brizendine, LCSW
Board Member
Advisory Board
Ivelise Markovits
Former Chief Executive Officer at Penny Lane Centers, Retired
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.