Executive Team

  • Mark Finney

    Executive Director
    mark@thriveinternational.org

  • Kathy Johnson

    Executive Assistant
    kathy@thriveinternational.org

  • Jim CastroLang

    Director of Human Resources, Policy & Advocacy
    jim@thriveinternational.org

Programs Team

  • Kelsey Kimball

    Thrive Center Program Manager
    kelsey@thriveinternational.org

  • Sajda Nelson

    Womens' Empowerment Program Coordinator
    sajda@thriveinternational.org

  • Pingala Dhital

    Mahima Project Manager
    pingala@thriveinternational.org

  • Jackson Lino

    Youth Empowerment Director jackson@thriveinternational.org

  • Aurore Kamarashavu

    Youth Program Coordinator
    aurore@thriveinternational.org

  • Vladimir Kronin

    Cultural Integration Event Coordinator vladimir@thriveinternational.org

  • Jeremy Taylor

    Program Administrative Coordinator
    jeremy@thriveinternational.org

Welcoming and Empowering (WE) Team

  • Nafisa Zafari

    Resources Coordinator
    nafisa@thriveinternational.org

  • Asma Abdulmohsin

    Resources Coordinator
    asma@thriveinternational.org

  • Yalda Mohmand

    Resources Coordinator
    yalda@thriveinternational.org

Facilities Team

  • Saw Gary

    Director, Spokane Center
    saw@thriveinternational.org

  • Yuliia Boicheva

    Property Manager, Spokane Center
    yuliia@thriveinternational.org

  • Jerry Isaac

    Facilities Coordinator
    jerry@thriveinternational.org

  • Lidia Pauline

    Director of Real Estate
    lidia@thriveinternational.org

  • Aleksey Borisov

    Service Manager
    aleksey@thriveinternational.org

  • Lah Kpaw

    Custodian
    lah@thriveinternational.org

Marketing & Communications Team

  • Melinda Manning

    Director of Strategic Engagement
    melinda@thriveinternational.org

  • Amelia Ingle

    Media and Communications Coordinator
    amelia@thriveinternational.org

  • Chelsea Segalla

    Volunteer and Event Coordinator chelsea@thriveinternational.org

  • Armando Sanchez

    Social Media Manager
    armando@thriveinternational.org

  • Pamela Thuswaldner

    Community Engagement Coordinator 
    pamela@thriveinternational.org

Operations Team

  • Sue Broom

    Finance Department Manager
    sue@thriveinternational.org

  • Mariia Mykhailenko

    Finance and Operations Manager
    mariia@thriveinternational.org

Meet the Thrive Tacoma Team

  • Portrait of Anna Bondarenko

    Anna Bondarenko

    King County Project Director
    anna@thriveinternational.org

  • Connie Stark

    Director of Philanthropy
    connie@thriveinternational.org

  • Portrait of Sonia Rodriguez

    Sonia Rodriguez

    Immigration Staff Attorney sonia@thriveinternational.org

  • Portrait of Moisire Peralta

    Moisire Peralta

    Resource Coordinator
    moisire@thriveinternational.org

  • Portrait of Karla Peroza

    Karla Peroza

    Resource Coordinator
    karla@thriveinternational.org

  • Portrait of Myriam Bakonga

    Myriam Bakonga

    Resource Coordinator
    myriam@thriveinternational.org

  • Celestine Masala

    Resource Coordinator
    celestine@thriveinterantional.org

  • Tony Leonhardt

    Resource Coordinator
    tony@thriveinternational.org