Immigrant and Refugee Integration and Policy Development Working Group
Membership Listing:
- Immigrant and Refugee Community Leaders
- Fowsia Musse (Healthy Androscoggin)
- Abdifatah Ahmed (Maine Community Integration)
- Fahmo Ahmed (Community member)
- Abdikadir Negeye (Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services)
- Hawo Abdille (Maine Community Integration)
- Muhidin Libah (Somali Bantu Community Association)
- Mohamed Ali (Trinity Jubilee Center)
- Mutaz Abdelrahim (Community Member Representing Sudan)
- Abdi Abdalla (New Mainer PAC)
- Coach Abdulahi Abdi (Lewiston Public Schools)
- Bishar Alkhayr (Community Member Representing Chad/Central Africa)
- Service Provider/Advocacy/Community Leaders
- Joe Philippon (Lewiston Police Department)
- Kathy Leighton (YWCA)
- Joyce Gibson (USM-LAC)
- Kate Brennan (Maine Equal Justice Partners)
- Carolyn McNamara (B Street Health Center)
- Jacynthe Blais Jacques (community member - Franco Center)
- Bill Grant (Adult Education)
- Mary LaFontaine (State Career Center)
- City Staff and Elected Officials
- Council President Kristen Cloutier (Chair)
- Councilor Isobel Golden
- State Senator Nate Libby
- State Representative Jared Golden
- City Administrator Ed Barrett or Deputy CA Phil Nadeau (or other staff support)