Our Leadership
Our mission is to unleash the desire and capacity of people across America to welcome newcomers and help them thrive.
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Our team
Nazanin Ash
Chief Executive Officer
Anya McMurray
President & COO
Monna Kashfi
VP, Content & Communications
Julia Imbriaco
VP, Operations
Krista Kartson
VP, Community Building and Engagement
Kari McDonough
VP, Partnerships and Senior Advisor of Welcome Fund
Jenny Raymond
VP, Technology and Innovation
Board of Directors
John Bridgeland
Co-Chair
Cecilia Muñoz
Co-Chair
Ali Noorani
Program Director, U.S. Democracy, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Ana Macouzet
Senior Director of Hemispheric Migration & Lead for Latin America, Emerson Collective
Michael Myers
Former Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation
Bill Novelli
Former Chief Executive Officer, AARP
Nazanin Ash
Chief Executive Officer
Anya McMurray
President & COO
Community partners
Our support goes straight to community nonprofits, local pastors, chambers of commerce, and neighborhood organizations—not distant institutions, but the trusted groups that know their communities best. Together, these partnerships strengthen the social fabric that has always made America resilient and welcoming.
"Welcome.US didn't come in with a cookie-cutter program telling us what to do. They listened to what our community needed and gave us the resources to make it happen our way. When we said we needed help connecting newcomers with local sponsors and jobs, they backed us up with funding and support. That partnership approach made all the difference—we were able to welcome 76 families while strengthening the connections that make small-town Iowa special."
