Join us in welcoming Annia Montero to Kentucky Office for Refugees as our Refugee Employment Specialist!
Annia is really excited to join this amazing organization as a Refugee Employment Specialist. Prior to joining this team she has worked at Amazon for 8 years in multiple HR roles and has a strong background experience in HR and Recruiting. Her last role before joining Catholic Charities was a Sr. Staffing Coordinator with Amazon. Annia […]
Join us in welcoming Mandela Gapala to Kentucky Office for Refugees as our State Employment Services Coordinator!
Mandela is a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his family moved to the U.S. as refugees through Kentucky Refugee Ministries. He is one of eight children in his family. Mandela earned a BA in Foreign Language and International Studies, with a minor in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, from Bellarmine University. […]
Join us in welcoming Oumie Hawa Nyassi to Kentucky Office for Refugees as our State Refugee Health Promotion Coordinator!
Oumie was born in The Gambia, West Africa, but grew up in Michigan. She attended Michigan State for undergrad and just graduated from UofL with their Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences. Oumie’s work background includes serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in her home country, […]
Join us in welcoming Walter Munday to Long-Term Care Ombudsman as an Associate!
Walter is a native of Somerset, Kentucky, and a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. He has spent 27+ years working for Louisville Metro Government as a Community Engagement Manager; most recently with Louisville Parks and Recreation. He is a proud father of a daughter and a son both in their early 20’s. Walter is excited to be apart of […]
Join us in welcoming Angela Scharfenberger to Kentucky Office for Refugees as our Young Adult Services Coordinator!
Angela is excited to join the Kentucky Office for Refugees as the Young Adult Services Coordinator. Angela is passionate about serving immigrants and refugees and was deeply dedicated to these communities in her previous role at JCTC. She holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology and African Studies. She is also a professional musician (Yapa!, Song Sparrows) […]
Join us in welcoming Erika Rhodes-Chism to Long-Term Care Ombudsman as our Director!
Erika is a graduate of WKU and UL, making Louisville her forever home. Throughout her career, Erika has worked to give a voice to individuals often marginalized. In her new role as the Director of Long- Term Care Ombudsman program, Erika is able to do two of her favorite things- advocate for residents of long-term care and lead the […]
As we have in the past, our agency office hours will be adjusted for a ten-week period this summer.
Effective Monday, June 3, 2024 and continuing through Friday, August 9, 2024, all staff are asked to work from either 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and shorten their lunch break to 45 minutes to allow the offices to close on […]
It is annual evaluation time again!
Our evaluation program is based on the 360-degree model, consisting of an employee self-evaluation, peer/supervisor evaluations (optional), and the formal evaluation completed by the supervisor. It is designed to provide for a well-rounded critique of performance as well as promote discussion of employee’s strengths, address any areas in need of improvement, and establish working goals to be evaluated during the next evaluation period.
All Staff (hired prior to 4/1/2024) are asked to complete their individual self-evaluations […]
Join us in welcoming Hala Shadeh to Kentucky Office for Refugees as our Grants Administrator Assistant!
Hala was born in Chicago but raised in Lexington, KY. She just recently graduated with their bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville. She is Palestinian and comes from a huge family so most of her free time goes to them. Hala is very excited to start her career working at KOR!
