Meet Our Staff

Natasha Soolkin, Executive Director

Employment Services

Alexa Arena, Employment Support Services Program (ESSP) Manager
Katerin Roman, ESSP Employment Associate
Lynne Havusha, Employment Specialist/Case Manager
Sophie Bardetti, CRES Employment Associate/Volunteer Coordinator
Amanda Sullivan, Employment Specialist, Lowell Sattelite Office
Zabihullah Moshfiq, Employment Specialist Associate, Lowell Office
Winfred Anyangu, ESSP Enrollment Specialist, Lowell Satellite Office
Ally Croteau, Case Manager/Employment Specialist

Case Management

Venette Jean, Social Services Case Manager
Paola Colunga – Case Manager/Covid Education Program Coordinator
Sayed Achakzai – Case Manager/Dari, Pashto Interpreter
Patmana Rafiq Kunary – Case Manager/ Dari, Pashto Interpreter

ESL Program

Mia Poppe Mountain, Comprehensive Refugee Employment Services (CRES) ESL School Director & ESL Instructor
Khara Pokhrel, CRES Literacy Instructor
Suzie Cheatham, ESL Instructor/ Lynn Public School program
Elizabeth Price ESL Program
Ramy Mahdi, Computer Training/IT
Nadia Elmouhsine, CRES ESL Instructor
Janet Kenney, CRES ESL Instructor
Michel Fiallo-Perez, ESL Instructor/Lynn Public School Program
Carline Rimple, English Language Training for Integration (ELT-I) Program Coordinator
Lesley Hansard, CRES ESL Instructor
Shira Moss, ELT-I Instructor/Project-based learning: Art, Music, Wellness, Life Skills
Jean Cinevus, ELT-I Instructor: Technology
Chris Carroll, ESL Instructor
Virginia Bolat, ESL Instructor

Youth Program

Emilie Wilk, Youth Program Manager
Kathleen Shaw – Early Education and Care Specialist/School Liaison, Newburyport
Reem Ahmad, Mentoring Program Coordinator
Richard Valentine, Donations Coordinator
Rouaa Ahmad, Mentoring Program Coordinator
Silvie Prinston, AmeriCorps Volunteer
Richard Valentine – Donations Coordinator

Immigration & Citizenship Assistance Program

William A. Peña, Citizenship Program Manager/ Immigration Specialist
Ed Greenberg – Civics/ESL Instructor
Matthew Alaniz, Program Facilitator
Alla Brikman, Citizenship Services Consultant
Bobby Grinnell – Civics/ESL Instructor

Meet Our Volunteers

Igor Sokolik, Career Development Program Instructor/ NAAM Board of Directors
Dulany Alexander, Citizenship Instructor/Computer Training Instructor
Roberta Rogers, Computer Training Volunteer
Nancy Sullivan, Citizenship Instructor/Volunteer, ESL Program

Our Partners & Sponsors