Participant Advisory Council

About the Participant Advisory Council:

The Participant Advisory Council serves as the voice of our key participants. As a consultative body, the role of its members is to provide the organization with insight into the needs, challenges, and opportunities to help The Welcoming Center improve the realization of our mission of promoting inclusive economic growth through immigrant integration.

PAC Responsibilities:

Provide information about the needs, challenges, and opportunities facing The Welcoming Center’s participants in the region.
Serve as a sounding board regarding decisions affecting The Welcoming Center’s core programs.
Help ensure The Welcoming Center’s accountability to the community of past and present participants and help ensure that we are fulfilling our mission.
Promote the organization’s mission, programs, and services.
Provide guidance on participant engagement strategies and retention.

PAC Members:

Amel Kherbachene
Algeria

Coral Zayas-Colon
Puerto Rico

Djahida Chetouane
Algeria

Ekaterina Strelkova
Russia

Erick Barragan Rameriez
Mexico

Hossam Galal
Egypt

Karen Cervera Noriega
Mexico

Malachie Joannis
Haiti

Mamadou Ndiaye
Senegal

Maria Mónica Molina
Colombia

Natalie Smirnova
Russia

Qiwen (Pat) Tan
China

Riman (Carly) Cai
China

Sarah Bashir
Sudan

Silvia Roldán
Ecuador

Sylvia García-García
Mexico

Yemisi Ajayi
Nigeria

Yuliia Chepysheva
Ukraine

Yu-Shan Chou
Taiwan