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Staff Members

ACC employs a qualified staff with ample experience working with refugees and immigrants. ACC staff practice a holistic method of providing services, sharing resources and maintaining a team approach to assisting clients. 16 languages including Amharic, Arabic, Dinka, French, Hindi, Kiswahili, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, and Russian are represented. Ethnic, religious and cultural diversity is also reflected. All staff contributes to the needs of agency clients due to their dedicated concern for refugees. Current full-time staff is as follows;

ACC Support Staff

Director, Jennifer Kroeck Gueddiche. 
Ms. Gueddiche holds a Bachelors degree in Political S
cience and a Masters degree in International Development Studies from the university of Denver. She has over eight years experience working with refugees, community resources and fundraising. Additionally, she has several years experience working with low income housing programs. Jennifer oversees all programming and reports directly to ECDC President Tsehaye Teferra. Jennifer can be reached at jgueddiche@africancommunitycenter.net  
303-399-4500 x13

 

Jonathon Stalls, Office and development assistant

303-399-4500 x10

jstalls@africancommunitycenter.net

 


 

 

 


ACC employs a qualified staff that speak over 20 languages:

Office of Development and Community Outreach

Elizabeth Schroeder, Development Manager     
303-399-4500 x19
elizabeth@africancommunitycenter.net   

 

 

 

 


Resettlement Program

Jamal Ali, Resettlement Manager
Languages:  Somali, Arabic, Amharic and Kiswahili
303.399.4500 X11
jali@africancommunitycenter.net

 


 

 

Sitora Rashidova, Medical Coordinator
Languages:  Tajik, Russian, Farsi, French
303-399-4500 X36
srashidova@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

Hossana Berhe, Medical Coordinator
Languages: Tigrinya, Amharic
303-399-4500 x36
hossana@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 


Zewdu Hailegiorgis, Program Officer
Languages:  Amharic
303-399-4500 X38
zhaile@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

Case Management Team A

Gatwech Reat, Case Manager
Languages:  Arabic, Nuer, Shilluk
303.399.4500 X28
great@africancommunitycenter.net


 

 

 

Melissa Theesen, Case Manager
Languages:  Spanish
303-399-4500 X26
melissa@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 


 

Gabe Kadell, Employment Specialist
Languages:  Arabic, Spanish, French
303.399.4500 X14
gkadell@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 


 

Case Management Team B

Hannah Van Wyk, Case Manager
Languages:  German
303-399-4500 X20
hannah@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

 

Thu Saynourat, Case Manager
Languages:  Karen, Burmese, Thai
303-399-4500 X15
thu@africancommunitycenter.net

 


 

 

Hussen Abdulahi, Lead Employment Specialist
Languages:  Oromo, Amharic, Arabic, Hindi and Silte
303.399.4500 X17
habdulahi@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 


 


Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program

Meghan Barritt, TANF Program Senior Manager
Language:  Spanish, French, Czech and Swahili
303.399.4500 X18
meghan@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 


 

Shervonne Johnson, Front Desk/In-Take (moving to TANF Team)
303-399-4500 X10
shervonne@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 


 

Nancy Contizano, TANF Case Manager
Languages:  Arabic
303-399-4500 X40
ncontizano@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 


 

Sarah Zullo, TANF CBT Site Coordinator
Languages:  Amharic, French, Spanish
303-399-4500 X29
sarah@africancommunitycenter.net

 


 

 

Mallory Carlson, TANF Job Developer
Languages: Mandarin Chinese and Arabic
303-399-4500
Mcarlson@africancommunitycenter.net

 


Safari Seconds Staff

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Deborah Knight, Safari Seconds Store Manager
303-722-4500
deb@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

Sara Potter Scatena, Job Skills Trainer
303-722-4500
spotter@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

 

Louise Mahamba, Cashier
303-722-4500

 


Finance Office


Haregewoin Weledmariam, Finance Senior Manager

Languages:  Amharic
303-832-4504 X12
hweledmariam@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

Hirut Zengu, Bookkeeper Assistant
Language:  Amharic
303-832-4505 X35
hzengu@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 


Family Asset Building (FAB) Program

Emily Melton, School Outreach Coordinator
303-399-4500
emelton@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 


 

Erin Efaw, Family Asset Building Programs, Senior Manager
Languages:  French
303-399-4500 x39
eefaw@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

Yoal Ghebremeskel, Youth Enrichment Coordinator
Language:  Tigrinya
303.399.4500 X33
yoal@africancommunitycenter.,net

 

 

 


Emilie Gettlilffe, Youth Program Coordinator
Languages: French, Wolof
303-399-4500 x32
egettliffe@africancommunitycenter.net

 

 

 

 

Volunteer Staff Positions

Brenda Halverson, Web Site Developer

Open, Food Bank Coordinator

Open, Apartment Set-Up Coordinator

 

 


 


 

   
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ACC Builds Community

Our Community Dinners are back and will be the first and third Tuesday of every month. Bring a dish to share and enjoy our community.

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