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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.

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Executive Team

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Arrey Obenson

President & CEO

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P. Ariel Burgess

VP of Client Care

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Paul Costigan

Sr. VP & Missouri Refugee Coordinator

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Blake Hamilton 

Sr. VP of Talent Development & Advocacy

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Benjamin C. Washington, CPA

Sr. VP & Chief Financial Officer

Leadership Team

Communications & Development

Director of the Anna E. Crosslin Center for Multicultural Excellence
Barbara Gunn Lartey

Director of Communications
Krissy Durant

Director of Community Engagement
Kelly Moore

Director of Development
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Director of Economic Development
Nadya Kanim

Director of Events
Leanne Pacheco

Talent Development & Advocacy

Director of Workforce Solutions
Anna Hall

Director of Education
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Client Care

Director of International Institute of Southwest Missouri
Rebekah Thomas

Director of Resettlement
Shatha Alshati

Director of Social Work
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Finance & Operations

Director of Accounting Services
Marisa Echevarria

Director of Grants Management & Financial Reporting
Rhonda Henderson

Director of HR
Christina Juelfs

Director of IT & Operations
Pedro Zaraza