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Our Team

We are a small but mighty team working to self-empower immigrant and refugee women and girls.

WISE Staff

Angela Lee

Angela Lee

SHE/HER

Healthy Relationships Program Assistant

About Angela

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SHE/HER

GGAL Program Coordinator

About Jess

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SHE/HER

Executive Director

About Pamela

Ayman M

SHE/HER

Healthy Relationships Program Coord.

About Ayman

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SHE/HER

Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator

About Kohpa

See Lee

SHE/HER

WeLEAD Program Coordinator

About See

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Fabrice Gannon

HE/HIM

Chief Financial Officer

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SHE/HER

Communications & Dev. Manager

About Pakou

Zamzam

SHE/HER

Parent Encouragement Specialist

About Zamzam

WISE Board Members

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Javi Monardez, Chair

Between Us Program Coordinator,

Hennepin Healthcare;
Founder & Owner of Familia Solutions

Anahita

Anahita Champion, Member

Media Personality, Communications Strategist, Social Change Agent

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Amanda Bolten, Ph.D, Member

Founder & CEO of TriSight Consulting​

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Linda

Linda Lee, Treasurer

Student Activities Coordinator at Saint Paul College

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Celia Nguyen, Member

Contractor at Robert Half, Freelancer,

Miss Eagan MN USA

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Alexandra Phipps, BBA, CRM, Member

Regional Account Manager at BevSource​

Melany

Melany Guzman, Member

Legal Advocacy Program Manager at The St. Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project

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Chia Lor, MBA, RSSA, Member

Financial Consultant

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Veronica Deenanath, Ph.D, Member

Evaluator, Research and Data Specialist at MN Office of Higher Education

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Women's Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE)

570 N Asbury Street, Suite 202

Saint Paul, MN 55104

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admin@womenofwise.org

651-646-3268

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Federal Tax ID: 41-1791358

501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

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WISE has many generous funders and donors that support our work. Some of our work is supported by Grant Number 90EV0586-01-00 from the Family Violence Protection and Services within the Administration for Children and Families Program, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Family Violence Protection and Services Program.

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