Who We Are

We're staff, board members, volunteers from the community, and church members building community around refugees

The people of world relief MINNESOTA…

staff

Bob Oehrig,  Executive Director

Laura Svoboda,  Director of Refugee Services

Mark Hinton,  Director of Community Programs

Christine Burton, Director of Immigration Legal Services

Jessica Wills,  RLM Coordinator

Tha Taw,  R & P Case Manager

Abdirahman Ali,  R & P Case Manager

Stephanie Abbas,  Case Specialist

Katie Day, Associate Director of Arrival Services

Linnea Stevens, RCA Financial Case Worker

Amber Kerrigan, Immigration Counselor

Katy Stemler, Immigration Assistant

Sarah Morgan, Employment Counselor

Sherry Mohamed,  Rajo Ministries Director

Mike Neterer,  SALT Director

David Pestel,  SALT CSP Site Coordinator

David Gunderson, SALT Site Coordinator

Dennis Murnyak, Community Gardening Coordinator

3 to 4 Interns per semester

board of directors

Dr. L. Ripley Smith, Board Chair
Professor of Communication Studies, Bethel University

Mr. Carl Nelson
President, TransformMN

Mr. Van Carlson
President, Carlson Food Careers

Dr. Richard Glasow
Physician, Allina Medical Clinic – Shoreview

Mr. Hassanain Hirji-Walji
Director, Building Bridges

Mr. Gilbert Coleman
Retired, Peterson Custom Software

Ms. Debbie Nauman
Church Relations Specialist, Operation Christmas Child

Rev. Robert Oehrig
Executive Director, World Relief Minnesota