Key Staff
International Institute staff are authorities on refugees and America’s immigration system as a result of having had a hand in the resettlement and integration of nearly every immigrant population in St. Louis since 1919.
Executive Team
Arrey Obenson
President & CEO
P. Ariel Burgess
VP of Client Care
Paul Costigan
Sr. VP & Missouri Refugee Coordinator
Blake Hamilton
Sr. VP of Talent Development & Advocacy
David Gonzalez
VP of Development
Leadership Team
Communications & Development
Director of the Anna E. Crosslin Center for Multicultural Excellence
TBH
Director of Communications
Krissy Durant
Director of Community Engagement
Kelly Moore
Director of Development
TBH
Director of Economic Development
TBH
Director of Events
Leanne Pacheco
Talent Development & Advocacy
Director of Workforce Solutions
Anna Hall
Director of Education
Laura Stallings
Client Care
Director of International Institute of Southwest Missouri
Rebekah Thomas
Director of Resettlement
Shatha Alshati
Director of Social Work
TBH
Finance & Operations
Director of Accounting Services
Marisa Echevarria
Director of Budgeting
TBH
Director of HR
Christina Juelfs
Director of IT & Operations
Pedro Zaraza