Join USCRI for the final installment of the #InSearchOfSafety Facebook Live Series. Gabriela Mena, Program Operations Manager, and AnnaMarie Bena, Vice President, USCRI, will continue the conversation on the journey of Unaccompanied Children through the U.S. immigration system this Thursday June 10th at 2pm EST.
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About the speakers:
AnnaMarie Bena is responsible for overall management, growth, and quality service delivery of USCRI’s programs for unaccompanied immigrant children, including residential care program, unaccompanied minors post-release and home study services; legal services program; and trafficking survivors support programs. Her portfolio includes USCRI’s policy and advocacy unit. AnnaMarie brings over 20 years of experience working on refugee and immigrant issues. Most recently, she served as the Director of Policy in the Office of Refugee Resettlement. She also has worked for UNHCR, the HHS Office of the General Counsel and CLINIC. AnnaMarie holds a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame and a B.S. in journalism from the University of Maryland. AnnaMarie served for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon.
Gabriela Mena joined USCRI in April 2012 in the Post Release and Home Study program for Unaccompanied Children and now serves as the Program Operations Manager. Gabriela also supports the Livelihoods program in El Salvador where USCRI provides alternatives to repeated migration to returned youth and families. Gabriela holds a dual degree in International Studies and French, and a Master’s in International Commerce and Policy. She is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has advanced knowledge in French and Italian.
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