The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs is proud to welcome Khalid Mohamed, our newest Language Service Coordinator, a position that also happens to be OIRA’s newest role. As Language Service Coordinator, Khalid works with our Language Access Program and Policy Specialist Peggy Liao to administer our expanding citywide Language… [ Keep reading ]
Alessandra (Alex) Roque, External Affairs Intern My name is Alessandra (Alex) Roque (she/her), and I’m delighted to join the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) as the newest External Affairs Intern. This fall, I will start my junior year at the University of Washington as a Law, Societies, and… [ Keep reading ]
Greetings from the new director of the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs! Hamdi Mohamed, Director I am so excited to announce that I have been officially sworn in as director of Seattle’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA). I am so thankful for this opportunity. As you… [ Keep reading ]
Shilpa Salgar, Special Projects and Policy Specialist I am thrilled to join the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) team as the Special Projects and Policy Specialist. I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to immigrant parents from India. Shortly after I was born, our family relocated to Miami,… [ Keep reading ]
My name is Shelain (Shely) Nunez (she/her) and the newest Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) External Affairs Intern. I am a first-generation student at Seattle Pacific University majoring in sociology and criminal justice. I grew up in a small town in central Washington with a large Hispanic… [ Keep reading ]
Thank you for the privilege to serve and for your support through all of these years. Cuc Vu, Director Nearly 8 years ago, I joined the City of Seattle as the Director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, only two years after OIRA was officially established. At that… [ Keep reading ]
Luanda Hassan Arai, Community Engagement and Programs Specialist I am thrilled to join the City of Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) team as the newest Community Outreach and Program Specialist. I have actually been an immigrant twice. I was born and spent the first eight years of… [ Keep reading ]
My name is Lupita Corona (She/Her/Hers), and as the External Affairs Intern, I am the newest member of the Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA). I am a first-generation student attending Seattle University and a junior majoring in international studies with a minor in political science. My family… [ Keep reading ]
