New name.
Same mission.
LIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
See Our EvolutionLIRS is now Global Refuge.
Welcoming newcomers since 1939.
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Leadership
Our Board is committed to uplifting and walking alongside refugees and immigrants. We believe that strength is found in diversity and pride ourselves on prioritizing inclusion of refugees and immigrant leaders.
CEO (retired), Port Discovery Museum (Baltimore, MD)
Awards Director, Lever for Change (Chicago, IL)
Co-Chair, Warnock Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
CPA, Retired (Alpharetta, GA)
Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Moorhead Public Schools (Fargo, ND)
Independent Advisor, Diane Batchik Consulting (Columbia, MD)
Bishop, ELCA Southwestern Texas Synod (Seguin, TX)
Senior Vice President – Real Estate & Asset Management, Hilton Worldwide (McLean, VA)
Bishop, Greater Milwaukee ELCA Synod (Milwaukee, WI)
Chief Quality & Registries Officer, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (Chicago, IL)
Facilitator for Mission Engagement, Southeastern District LCMS (Ellicott City, MD)
Awards Director, Lever for Change (Chicago, IL)
Manager for Lutheran Engagement (retired), Thrivent Financial (Greensboro, NC)
Senior Director, Ministries of Diverse Cultures and Communities (Chicago, IL)
CEO (retired), Port Discovery Museum (Baltimore, MD)
New Hope Lutheran Church (Columbia, MD)
CEO, Inspiritus (Atlanta, GA)
VP, Operational Risk Manager at Huntington National Bank, Retired (Minneapolis, MN)
Co-Chair, Warnock Foundation (Baltimore, MD)
CPA, Retired (Alpharetta, GA)
The Council provides Global Refuge President & CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah with strategic advice related to the organization’s key priority areas and its efforts to effectively fulfill its mission and vision.
Meet our President’s Council