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Meet Our Team

Patrick Kearns

Executive Director
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Patrick is an experienced organization leader, program and business developer...

Anelize Nader

Deputy Director
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Anelize is a leader, a systems thinker and connector...

Amy Moniot

Education Director
amy@resourcecleveland.org

Amy holds advocacy and inclusion close to her heart and has built a career...

Michael Bartunek

Senior Ohio City Farm Manager
Michael@resourcecleveland.org

Michael Bartunek is an experienced organic farm manager. He...

Will Brown

Development Director
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Will is an experienced writer, strategic thinker, and project manager...

Becky Trout-Ashenfelter

Corner65 Program Director
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Becky is a New Jersey native who moved to Cleveland in 2011...

Kim Wheeler

Teen Response Senior Program Manager
kim@resourcecleveland.org

Kim Wheeler has always strived to give voice to those overlooked...

Lar Doe

Ohio City Farm Site Manager

As an experienced farmer and team leader, Lar Doe has led the day-to-day operations of Ohio City Farm since 2012. Lar Doe is a former refugee from Burma who now calls Cleveland home with his family.

Kristen Mekota

Finance Manager
kristen@resourcecleveland.org

Kristen is the Operations Manager for Re:Source Cleveland. She...

Rachel Ramos

Marketing and Communications Manager
rachel@resourcecleveland.org

After 6 seasons as the sales and marketing coordinator for Ohio City Farm...

Kate Nickley

Youth Mentoring Program Manager
kate@resourcecleveland.org

Kate works alongside Youth Mentoring Program Family Liaisons...

Amber Sellers

Adult Tutoring Program Manager
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After being in and out of the Cleveland area throughout her life, Amber unpacked her backpack and bought her own furniture in 2017. Since 2008, she has taught English in...

Jenelle Cozza

Post Secondary Bridges Program Manager
jenelle@resourcecleveland.org

Jenelle is a licensed School Counselor with over 10 years of experience working with teens in US public schools, and most recently at an international school in Kyiv, Ukraine...

Khoon Thomas

Senior Program Coordinator

Khoon Thomas received his B.A. in Philosophy, Politics & Economics...

Nahla Abuhamdi

Learning Lab Coordinator and Family Liaison

Nahla Abuhamdi joined Re:Source Cleveland as the Family Liaison...

Eugenia Batina

Academic Support Coordinator

Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, she has endured the hardships brought upon by the war in her homeland...

Maria Bozak

Post-Secondary Education Coordinator

Maria is a licensed school counselor with extensive training and experience working...

Carolina Coloma

Spanish Speaking Navigator

Carolina Coloma was born and raised in Lima-Callao, Peru. She is the proud mother of two children....

Tommy Frost

Pathways Program Coordinator

Tommy grew up in Yorkshire before moving south to study a BA in English Linguistics at King's College London...

Nazila Halim

Family Liaison

Nazila was born and raised in Afghanistan. She was resettled in Cleveland...

Karin Hudson

Program Coordinator

Karin is an empathetic and versatile ESL teacher. She has over 15 years of experience teaching all aspects of ESL...

Liliia Mamrokha

Academic Support Coordinator

Liliia has a Masters Degree in Translation and speaks English, German, Russian and Ukrainian. In 2013 she started a Language School in Ukraine...

Mohammad

Family Liaison

Mohammad supports enrollment, communication, and ongoing...

Sabzina Muhibzada

Teen Success Specialist

Sabzina is from Afghanistan. She was resettled in Cleveland, Ohio, USA as a refugee...

Tantine Mukonge

Farm Team Member

Tantine was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She works to make a happy life...

Aline Musimbi

Farm Team Member

Aline was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She started...

Kavugho Mwengesyali

Family Liaison

Kavugho was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2000 she moved to Uganda and...

Julie Myers

Development Associate
julie@resourcecleveland.org

Julie is a mom, gardener, and doula. She brings her organizational support experience to Re:Source Cleveland team...

Susanna Pasichnyk

Academic Support Coordinator

Susanna brings her expertise as an ESL Instructor to the Teen Response team where she will work primarily with Ukrainian students...

Sage Petrone

Program Coordinator

Sage (she/they) is a member of the Teen Response team based at John Marshall High School...

Nar Rai

Farm Team Member

Nar was born in a small village in Bhutan and started learning farm work...

Aaron Reinhard

Language and Literacy Coordinator

Aaron's career history is a...

Asluddin Safi

Farm Team Member

Blandine Salukombo

Academic Support Coordinator and Newcomer Navigator

Blandine is a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who has lived in the US since 2004...

Heh Si

Farm Team Member

Heh Si came to the US as a refugee from Burma in 2009. He...

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