Description
This week's Sector Spotlight Podcast will focus on the increasingly in-demand field of Refugee & Resettlement work, spotlighting four RPCV professionals working in the field, sharing about their own careers and spotlighting the many career opportunities available.
Resources on job opportunities and organizations have been listed below in the description.
Special Guests:
1) Anneke Valk, RPCV/Georgia 2013-15, is a Regional Refugee Health Office for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants where she manages the Refuge Medical Assistance Program for Tennessee and Michigan. She is also the Local Liaison Coordinator for Peace Corps Community for Refugees.
2) Anne Scheid Jasinski, RPCV/Jamaica 1991–93, is the Director of Refugee Resettlement at Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio and works for Catholic Charities in Ohio as Refugee Resettlement Services Director. She brings 30+ years’ experience working with culturally diverse individuals and communities.
3) Erin Morrell, RPCV/Jordan, works as a bilingual Arabic caseworker for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program of Ascentria Care Alliance, a Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) affiliate in Worcester, Mass
4) Gianna Bennett, RPCV/Panama, works at the Americana Community Centere, serving refugees in Louisville and is an active member of the Peace Corps Community for Refugees (PCC4R.)
Resources on job opportunities and organizations:
Ascentria Care AllianceCatholic Charities Southwestern OhioChurch World ServiceEpiscopal Migration MinistriesEthiopian Community Development CouncilHIASInternational Rescue CommitteeIRIS National FairPeace Corps Community for RefugeesLutheran Immigration and Refugee ServiceU.S. Committee for Refugees and ImmigrantsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (Catholic Charities)World Relief
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