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.


