Survive

Respond to Urgent Needs

Taking the time to learn about each families' most pressing needs, focusing on safety, function, rest, comfort. Brand new arrival families are in “survival mode,” often living in motel rooms, jet-lagged, quiet, and scared. The goal in this initial phase is for each family member to rest, relax, and do whatever they need to do to feel safe. Services offered in Survive include: furnishings, emergency supplies like diapers, wipes, cell phones, car seats.

Hive

Expand the Support Network

Surround a family with the things, people and programs needed to thrive in a new country. Friends and helpers participate in direct, community-based support. Our compassionate community surrounds our families with the people, services, and things they need to rebuild their lives. Services offered in Hive include: Wishlist creation, English tutoring, playdates and social gatherings, shopping trips, career development and mentoring.

Thrive

Grow Roots

A sense of belonging is established. Focus on service, community building, personal development and continuing a virtuous cycle of giving. In the Thrive phase, our families feel safe, hopeful, and supported. Thriving neighbors are part of a community support system, where they are both giving and receiving. Services offered in Thrive include: Service opportunities at Miry’s List, specialized workshops and event.

Daniel Phan, Chair of the Board

Daniel carries a passion for building community, and began working with Miry’s List in 2020 to help shape the organization’s long term vision and growth strategy. He is determined to help us build a scalable future, inspired by his family’s own journey as resettling refugees in California. Daniel provides a unique leadership perspective, with career accomplishments in law, corporate strategy, business operations, and product marketing. Today, he works at Google, leading global product go-to-market strategy for emerging video advertising products. Find Daniel on LinkedIn.

Jenna Fischer, Secretary of the Board

Jenna is an Emmy-nominated actor, known for playing the character of receptionist Pam Beesley in The Office (2005), Raised in St. Louis, Missouri, she studied theater arts at Truman State University. Jenna got involved with Miry's List in 2017 as a volunteer when she became inspired to help resettling kids get new shoes, backpacks and school supplies for school. Today, Jenna serves on the Miry's List Board of Directors and has rallied her friends, family, community and fans to follow her lead and support resettling families. You can listen to Jenna weekly on her podcast Office Ladies, which she cohosts with Angela Kinsley.

Naomi Seligman, Vice Chair of the Board

Naomi is a nationally-recognized strategic communications leader and social innovator and president of Tower26 Agency, a strategic communications and public affairs agency. She transforms organizations into powerhouses of influence. Her hard-hitting strategies have put clients on the map for over 25 years, in a career spanning both coasts and the very different worlds of Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Previously, Naomi served as the director of communications for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and is currently a Senior Fellow with the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, USC Marshall School of Business. Naomi has led local, state, and national campaigns for advocacy organizations, elected officials, mission-driven corporations, tech innovators and entertainment industry luminaries, through robust partnerships, cutting-edge tactics, creative marketing and media buzz. In her own words, here’s why Naomi is passionate about growing Miry’s List. Naomi joined the board of Miry’s List in 2019.

Josh Goldstein, Esq., Board Member

Josh is an expert US immigration law and practicing immigration lawyer for more than 17 years. Josh has been passionate about helping immigrants, their loved ones, and the businesses that want to hire them since he began his career. Josh runs an award-winning, immigration law firm, Goldstein Immigration Lawyers, with offices in Los Angeles and Boston. Josh joined the board of Miry’s List in 2020.

Benjamin Anderson, Treasurer of the Board

Ben graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and graduated from the University of Utah with a Master’s Degree in Accounting. He is a CPA with experience in corporate accounting, internal audit, entrepreneurship, and process automation. He lives in Provo, Utah with his wife and three children. Find Ben on LinkedIn.

Lynn Maxcy, Board Member

Lynn attended our first-ever New Arrival Supper Club dinner on a starry night in a backyard in Atwater Village in 2017 and immediately knew she had found a lifelong home and family in the people and the mission of Miry's List. Lynn is a storyteller with a deep love of strategic problem-solving and dreaming up new solutions to all the crazy constraints life throws at us. In her professional life, Lynn writes for TV + film, with a focus in sci-fi, spies and speculative fiction, stories where no matter how dark it seems, there is always hope. She's most known for her work on the first three seasons of the Emmy Award-winning tv series The Handmaid's Tale, as well as the upcoming feature MARS 2080 + more. She splits her time between London and LA with her husband Luke and their adorable mini labradoodle, and can usually be found with a cup of coffee in hand. You can find Lynn on Instagram and Twitter - say hi, won't you??

Jon Rees, Board Member

A lifelong believer in the power of connectivity, Jon was drawn to join the Board of Directors at Miry’s List to help further our mission through connecting people. Jon is motivated to fundamentally change how we operate as individuals and businesses to help everyone find their community. Jon is a builder at heart, who loves building teams, workflows, processes, studios, office space, you name it. In his role at Participant Media, he feels he has the best job because of the varied functions that he oversees, from the Information Technology group, the Media operations team and the Facility Operations staff. Jon says about his position on our board: "This is an opportunity for me to do what I love doing, helping to construct an amazing organization that connects people. If 2020 taught us anything, it should be this, you never know what’s possible, until you are forced to do it." Find Jon on LinkedIn.

Lynn Chen, Board Member

Lynn Chen is an actor and filmmaker. Her directorial feature debut “I Will Make You Mine” was an Official Selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival and is streaming everywhere. Lynn currently co-hosts "The Actor's Diet" podcast and is the founder of "The Yellow Pages," a weekly newsletter curating Asian and AAPI recommendations. Before joining the Board of Miry's List, Lynn has been a spokesperson for Skype and The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA).

Krysta Masciale, Board Member

For nearly two decades, Krysta Masciale has used strategy and storytelling to shape brands through organizational leadership, strategic planning and passionate, consistent messaging - all driven by a belief that internal communication and external messaging must be aligned.  After working primarily in entertainment and tech spaces including YouTube, LumaForge and B!G DEAL BRANDING, Masciale turned her professional attention to the worlds of politics and advocacy. She created and hosted the short form documentary series "Rebranding America," ran a 2022 Congressional campaign, and began her work with the Institute for American Police Reform as an advisory board member before joining full time as COO. She has a BA in Integrated Marketing + Communications from Wichita State University and an MA in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

Marc Bernstein, Board Member

Marc has spent over 15 years in Equity Capital Markets helping private and public companies raise capital with extensive transactional experience across industries in the U.S., Latin America, Asia Pacific and European markets. Marc is Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets at Credit Suisse and he holds Bachelor of Arts in Economics from New York University. Marc lived in Florida with his wife and two daughters. Find Marc on LinkedIn.

Josh Kun, Ph.D., Advisory Board Member

Josh Kun is an author, curator, and cultural historian. He is Professor of Communication and Journalism at the USC Annenberg School, where he holds the Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication and directs The Popular Music Project of the Norman Lear Center. He is an author and editor of several books, including Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America, The Tide Was Always High: The Music of Latin America in Los Angeles, and Double Vision: The Photography of George Rodriguez, as well as a trio of books with the Los Angeles Public Library. As a curator and artist, he has worked with SFMOMA, The Getty Foundation, California African American Museum, Vincent Price Art Museum, among others. His next book, on music and migration in the 21st century, will be published by MCD x FSG. He is a MacArthur Fellow and the winner of a Berlin Prize and an American Book Award. Find Josh on LinkedIn.

Brian Stefan, Advisory Board Member

Brian Stefan is a therapist and social worker with Therapy Heals private practice and San Gabriel Valley Grief Resource and Training Center non-profit where he works with adults and adolescents who are grieving the death of a loved one. Since 2015, Brian has worked at Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center as a crisis counselor, shift supervisor, follow-up counselor, trainer, and Suicide Response Team member. He also serves with the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office Crisis Response Team, a program to provide immediate emotional and practical support to anyone impacted by a death throughout Los Angeles. Brian is the official Wellbeing Coach for the staff of Miry’s List, offering emotional support and practical tools for our dream team. Find Brian on LinkedIn.

Loren Rochelle, Advisory Board Member

Loren is a passionate leader with a vision, refusing to settle for anything less than revolutionary. Loren has dedicated her career to finding better, more transparent ways to achieve success for startups, brands and agencies, proving that some systems were meant to be broken. In 2014 Loren co-founded NOM, a video advertising technology company focused on data and transparency. With just $4,000 in startup cash she grew it into a $20M+ business in 5 years, seeing it through an acquisition and landing NOM the #10 spot on the INC 500’s Fastest Growing Companies In America. Before bringing NOM to life, Loren spent several years leading teams at multimillion dollar video startups, building their client base and capabilities from the ground up. Loren has landed coverage in major print outlets around the world, including the AdAge, Forbes, Agency Spotter, and Inc Magazine. In 2016 Loren was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 and in 2018 spoke on Innovation Stage at Cannes Lions. She is vehement about diversity and creating a more inclusive workplace in the tech industry, particularly advocating for minority and female leadership. Find Loren on LinkedIn.

Amarjit (Amar) Dass, Advisory Board Member

Amar is a Project Consultant and Founder of Moonlight Hubb Consulting and works with various institutions and organizations in San Diego, CA on research projects with vulnerable populations. She is very passionate about various social causes, such as gender equality, social inclusion of refugees and remedying juvenile justice systems. Amar enjoys working with individuals and organizations to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social benefits.

MacKenzie Kessab, Advisory Board Member

MacKenzie got involved with Miry’s List after returning from eight years in Lebanon, where she learned to drive in Beirut traffic and order pizza in Arabic. She never found the cure for homesickness but now hopes to lessen it in families new to the US. Today MacKenzie is a writer in LA, where she lives with her daughter, husband and Lebanese rescue cat.

Basil Hakmeh, Advisory Board Member

Basil is a Healthcare Consultant specializing in clinical and non-clinical business development and performance improvement. Currently, Basil is focused on improving patient outcomes and cost-cutting initiatives at Kaiser Permanente. Previous experiences include managing a dental start up, Breast Cancer Department, and a number of private practices.

Basil co-founded an organization providing dental care for uninsured patients. Additionally, Basil serves on the Board of Directors at a healthcare non-profit in Detroit providing free care to the underinsured and uninsured community. Basil joined Miry's List in 2020.

Brian Femminella, Advisory Board Member

Brian Femminella is a TEDx Speaker, United States Army Officer and current CEO of SoundMind. Along with his work in technology space, he is also a United States Army Military Intelligence Officer. Brian has a strong digital forensics and political policy background, where he previously worked for White Sands Missile Range and the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the years, he has risen to an influential LGBTQIA+ and mental health advocate through his time in the entrepreneurial and military space as a Gen-Z changemaker.

Ghulam Kehar, Advisory Board Member

Ghulam is a results-driven professional with proven entrepreneurial, fund development, communication, program management, and operational skills. His expertise is focused on scaling social services programs and operations and leading innovative projects from conception to implementation. Ghulam’s entrepreneurial approach and relentless desire to bring positive change drives him. Ghulam joined the board of Miry’s List in 2020. Find Ghulam on LinkedIn.

Rafid Albawi, Advisory Board

Rafid makes things happen! Between 2016 and 2021, Rafid distributed supplies to hundreds of families in El Cajon and the surrounding region in east San Diego county.  Rafid worked over 15 years in humanitarian assistance with the UN and various American organizations in Iraq and Jordan. He is a natural problem solver with unmatched empathy and resolve to help the people around him. Arriving in the US from Iraq as a refugee himself with his family in September 2016, Rafid immediately sprung into action to help the people around him.

Ayman Issa, Director of Community Engagement

Ayman is one of our team members working on the ground directly with families. Ayman is one of the first points of contact to welcome new arrival families in El Cajon, guiding them through the stages of our program and proactively connecting new families within in the community. Ayman moved to the U.S. in 2016 as a refugee with his wife, mother, and their 5 children. Ayman was one of the first members of the Miry's List team, volunteering to help newly arrived families get furniture, kitchen supplies, and personal items to set up their new homes. Ayman can be found driving our “giving mobile” delivery truck, picking up and dropping off essential supplies to families.  “Ayman” means “the right hand that helps” in Arabic and our Ayman identifies deeply with the meaning of his name. Ayman is happy to help others and wishes happiness for all. Ayman learned his interpersonal skills in Syria, where he worked as a professional a barber and managed an event venue.

Evan Kleiman, Ambassador, New Arrival Supper Club

Evan Kleiman is a true culinary multitasker. Chef, author, radio host of KCRW Good Food, restaurateur and sought after speaker, she has been called "the fairy Godmother of the LA food scene" for her central role in bringing a community of food people together through her radio show, Good Food. As host of Good Food on KCRW since 1997, Evan has interviewed more than 6000 guests ranging from celebrated chefs to local farmers, enabling her to explore every aspect of food and how it intersects with human life. As proprietor and chef of Angeli Caffe for 28 years before its close, Kleiman's improvisational style, while rooted in the Cucina Povera of Italy, showed her reliance on simple ingredients and economical ingenuity to produce delicious and satisfying food with a fresh, honest, pared down aesthetic that people intuitively understand and appreciate.

Evan has been an ambassador for Miry’s List since first discovering she was able to send professional-grade meat grinders and food processors to resettling refugees through our wishlists in 2017.

Rachel Bloom, Ambassador

Rachel Leah Bloom is an American actress, author, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She is best known for co-creating and starring as Rebecca Bunch in The CW musical comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, for which she received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a TCA Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Rachel’s book, I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are, is a collection of hilarious personal essays, poems and even amusement park maps on the subjects of insecurity, fame, anxiety, and more.

Rachel has been an ambassador for Miry’s List since 2017, supporting outreach, fundraising, hosting fundraising events, and bringing more helpers to the table to help Miry’s List families. Rachel and Miry’s karaoke rendition of Britney’s Hit Me Baby One More Time shook social media platforms and kicked off Miry’s List 2018 year-end fundraising campaign.

Rachel currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, writer/director Dan Gregor, their daughter, and dog, Wiley.

Maz Jobrani, Ambassador

Maziyar Jobrani (Persian: مازیار جبرانی) is an American comedian, author, and actor. His podcast, Back To School with Maz Jobrani, on the All Things Comedy Network, is rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. His new standup comedy special, Pandemic Warrior, is available for streaming on PeacockTV. He is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, and has given 2 TED Talks. Maz’s memoir, I'm Not a Terrorist, But I've Played One On TV: Memoirs of a Middle Eastern Funny Man, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2015. Maz executive produced Everything Must Change, a documentary about his sister's battle with breast cancer which is currently available on iTunes.

Maz has served as an Ambassador for Miry’s List since 2018, both supporting the exposure of its programs, contributing as a donor, as a host of in-person and virtual events, and supporting resettling families in Los Angeles when they have emergency needs.

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Yin Zhen, Esq., Chief Operating Officer

Yin joined Miry's List in 2017, after a very professional meeting with Miry held at a children's indoor playground. Yin served as co-Chief Legal Officer and a board member for several years before transitioning to her current role overseeing internal operations at the organization. As an immigrant who moved here when she was four, Yin understands the lasting impact those first few years have on new arrival families, particularly children. She was gifted a teddy bear on her second day in America that she still cherishes to this day. She knows the Miry's List community is providing the same welcome to hundreds of families all over the country and she is proud to be part of the team.

Ahmad Roman, Deputy Director

Ahmad Roman serves as the Deputy Director for Miry’s List, making sure all of our operations run smoothly and efficiently. Roman holds a degree in Business Administration and has spent the past 11 years working as a Finance Officer and Finance Manager with major companies and organization in Kabul, Afghanistan. His goal in life is to serve people in need and bring about positive change through collective and individual efforts. Outside of work, Roman enjoys cooking, travel, and focusing on environmental conservation.

Rabia Ahmadi, Chief of Staff

Rabia is one of the founding members of Miry’s List and currently serves as Chief of Staff. She acts as communicator linking the leadership team and the broader organization and oversees Miry’s List calendar, managing business systems. She works closely with the Leadership Team to create and enforce policy, and oversees productivity in organizational operations. In addition to the work she did in her first Miry’s List role of Family Services Director, which she held for 6 years, Rabia brings many years of experience as an assistant professor in Kabul University and a grant management and programs manager for various American organizations in Afghanistan to guide her leadership at Miry’s List. Rabia also holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration. She lives in California with her husband and three adorable children. She is a nature lover and in her free time she enjoys calligraphing, reading, and astronomy research. Since she was a child, Rabia held a strong passion for helping others, and she is grateful to realize that dream every day with Miry’s List. Find Rabia on Linkedin.

Christina Carasis, Chief Communications Officer

Christina is proud to serve as the Chief Communications Officer for Miry’s List. Raised by her immigrant grandfather from Greece, Christina has always embraced the spirit of philotimo; a word with no English translation, but often described as a sense of open-armed hospitality and unconditional generosity, as her guiding light in her life and in her work. While she manages both internal and external communications for the organization, she feels especially lucky and honored to be the person who gets to bring voice to the amazing things that Miry’s List does every day. She has a strong passion for writing and is over the moon to get to harness that skill for the good of her fellow neighbor.  In addition to her work at Miry’s List, Christina is especially passionate about advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, as well as disability justice and inclusion.

In her free time, Christina has goals of traveling the world and writing a novel, but mostly you can find her enjoying the Bay Area sunshine with her wife, her 3 teenaged children, and their two dogs. Find Christina on LinkedIn.

Cyndi Otteson, Founding Member, Chief Impact Officer

Cyndi (she/her) is a mother, award-winning marketer, and leadership coach. Cyndi is a founding member of Miry's List and served as President of the Board for 4 years before joining the advisory board in 2021, and coming on as Chief Impact Officer in 2022. Cyndi has a passion for building brands, businesses, and social movements. In 2020, Cyndi Otteson ran a groundbreaking, grassroots campaign for Los Angeles City Council District 14. Today Cyndi helps progressive founders, executives, and community leaders move toward their desired future in their lives and through their work. Learn more about Cyndi on her website.

Ahmed Abedy, Major Gifts Officer

Ahmed Abedy is a Fulbright scholar, professional engineer, and serves as the Major Gifts Officer for Miry's List. His work over the past 17 years focuses on community development, strategic planning, and capacity building. Ahmed facilitates connections between the beloved Miry's List families and our vast global network of donors to drive donor loyalty and the culture of Philanthropy at Miry’s List. Ahmed is a dad of 4 and lives in San Diego, California. Ahmed moved to San Diego from Iraq with his wife and children in 2018. Find Ahmed on LinkedIn.

Andrea Miller, Creative Director

Andrea is the creator of the iconic Miry’s List logo and the creative force behind our brand’s visual expression since our founding in 2016. Andrea is the owner of Go As If, a production company and creative agency offering consulting, development, art direction, event, and film production. Her work in partnership with national and international, public, and private-sector organizations is focused on removing barriers (real and perceived) to high-quality, intergenerational arts and culture experiences. With an emphasis on inclusion, equity, and amplifying marginalized voices, her productions and programming are a reflection of, and in service to healthy and diverse communities.

Mona Caro, CRM Director

Mona is hands-on global CRM Administrator with a background of technical implementation, marketing automation, project management and system evangelizing to end-users. Past responsibilities include executing day-to-day configuration, training, maintenance and the provision of support to the improvement of user experience. Mona oversees our database of donors and volunteers to ensure we are tracking and managing these important relationships. In addition to volunteering with Miry’s List, Mona works at SAP as a Global Nurture Expert for the EMEA South region. Find Mona on LinkedIn.

Hana Dinh, Web Manager

Hana is the web manager for Miry’s List. Coming from a family of Vietnamese refugees who arrived with little more than a suitcase in countries spanning across the world, the mission of Miry’s List immediately resonated with her. In her professional life, Hana is responsible for tackling toxicity in one of the world’s most popular games, League of Legends. She believes that with intentionality, we can build technology that reaches billions of people and at the same time make it a safe place where everyone can feel welcome. Hana originally hails from Sydney, Australia and resides in Los Angeles with her fiancé and morkie, Koa. In her free time you’ll find her outdoors, with her head in a book or with a pen in her hand. In the best of times, she’ll have all three. Find Hana on LinkedIn

Alison Mestl, SANAH director

Alison is the director of the SANAH program. In this role she is fortunate to interact with our amazing volunteers and families. As a former geography/Government teacher, then stay-at-home mom, she is delighted to now serve on the Dream Team, sharing information and learning about customs and cultures. A Washington state native, Alison can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand and can talk about the weather all day.

Sayed Hashmi, Wishlist Programs Director

As the Wishlist Programs Director for Miry’s List, Sayed oversees wishlist creation and fulfillment in the organization’s flagship program.  Sayed was born in Afghanistan but spent his teenage years living and studying in Pakistan as an immigrant during the Soviet-Afghan war. Later, his graduate studies took him to both Spain and Switzerland, and he now holds a Masters of Science in Logistics and Management.  In addition to his schooling, his extensive work in the non-profit sector over the past 20 years has also taken him all over the world; working in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United States. Sayed now lives in California with his wife and three children, and in his free time enjoys reading books, swimming, and having big family gatherings.

Sara Gommaa, Welcome Workshop Manager 

Sara Gomaa operates the welcome workshop in Los Angeles and is the first point of welcome for all families enrolled in our program.  Sara has always had a passion for helping people who feel unforgotten.  She started her journey in 2011 in the poorest state in India, where she was a part of a medical team in a campaign to end senile blindness. After arriving as a resettled refugee of Egypt to California in January 2017, she met Miry and felt her experience with Miry’s List proved that America could be more loving and welcoming than anyone would expect.

Being able to give back the love that she received when she was resettled in America is a source of joy and inspiration for her, and imagining the smiles on the faces of the families when they receive items for the new homes is what truly makes her day.

Husna Ahmadzai, Family Services Coordinator, Farsi

Husna joined Miry’s List as a Family Service Coordinator in 2018, less than a year after arriving in the US from Kabul, Afghanistan. When she’s not guiding Farsi-speaking families through the resettlement process, Husna can be found studying medicine at university or spending time at home with her mom, dad, and siblings. The future doctor is passionate about empowering her community and can often be heard saying, “I love my job!”

Huda Abu Gharbih, Family Services Director, Arabic

Huda oversees communications and listmaking with our Arabic-speaking families, usually from Syria or Iraq. Huda manages a team of family advocates and works one-on-one with families and volunteer listmakers to ensure lists are being created and maintained effectively. Huda moved to the US with her three adorable sons from Jordan in 2015 and brings over nine years experience working with the UN to Miry's List, as well as a degree in finance and accounting. Having experienced first-hand the process of immigrating to the United States and starting over, Huda was a natural choice for leading the charge with our Arabic listmakers. Huda is hopes to design a course in empowerment, positivity and self defense for new arrival mothers and daughters in the future. 

Nilofar Amaniar, Family Services Associate, Farsi

Nilofar started her career with the Canadian Embassy in Afghanistan, working there for over 8 years. She is currently pursuing her BA in business Administration from Sacramento State University, while also being a mom to her 3 children. She  is always willing to help people around her in the community, and started volunteering with Miry’s List to help families in her own community of Sacramento. She soon became a Family Advocate serving all of our new arrival families, and truly loves her job!

Zabehullah Tajik, Family Services Advocate, Farsi

Zabehullah has a Masters in Business Administration in Management From Peshawar, Pakistan and worked as Cultural Advisor for the United Nations before immigrating to the United States. He speaks Pashto, Urdu, Punjabi, Dari, Hindi, and English, and has been invaluable as a translator both for the UN and now for Miry's List.  His favorite part of working as a Cultural Advisor was exploring the very beautiful culture of different tribes, and he feels happy to bring his cultural knowledge and awareness to his Family Services roles at Miry's List, giving hope of life to the new arrivals from different parts of the world.  To Zabehullah, the most important things in life are not money, but instead humanity, love and respect.  This is why he loves his role at Miry's List and gets so much satisfaction from being able to help the families that Miry's List serves. 

Wahidullah Asghary, SANAH Enrollment Program Coordinator & Family Services Advocate, Farsi

Wahidullah serves Miry's List as both a Family Services Advocate and as the Enrollment Program Coordinator with the SANAH Home Learning Program. He began his career as a translator for the Anti-Terror Assistance Program in 2016 in Kabul, Aghanistan, and moved to Los Angeles in 2020 with his 4 children- where he had to wait alone for over 5 months for his wife's visa approval.  As someone who recently went through the immigration process himself, he is able to connect easily with our Miry's List families, assisting with the enrollment process for SANAH and communications with our Farsi-speaking families from Afghanistan. He communicates with families and tutors to ensure the virtual online sessions are maintained on a timely basis as well as talking with new arrival families to address their needs during their year with Miry's List. He feels thankful to have found Miry's List and glad to work at an organization that helps welcome new arrival families home.