The Rev. Dr. Melissa Morral, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

The Rev. Dr. Melissa Morral has been promoted to Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. She has served in the agency administration since 2019, first as Executive and Human Resources Administrator and then as Chief Administrative Director. She oversees the Human Resources Department and supports both the Board of Directors and Round Table of Faith Leaders. She received her Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity degrees from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School.

Marwah Alobaidi, Chief Development Officer

Marwah Alobaidi has been promoted to Chief Development Officer. Marwah, who has served in our Center for New Americans for 11 years, and the last six as Co-Director has a deep knowledge of our mission and programs, and proven management and organizational skills. She has worked successfully with donors in her capacity as one of CNA's Directors and is working on her Executive MPA at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, a demonstration of her long-term commitment to advancing a career in non-profit management.

Genevieve Marshall, LCSW, Senior Director, Center for New Americans

Genevieve Marshall has been promoted to become the Senior Director of the agency's Center for New Americans (CNA). She has served since 2019 as the Co-Director of CNA along with Marwah and built out our Health and Integration Services components to address the longer-term needs of refugees with medical, mental, and maternal health needs. She received her Master's of Social Work from Syracuse University, where she focused on trauma-informed social work practice. She began working with InterFaith Works as an intern and rose through the ranks of her department due to her intelligence and focus on service to refugees. 

Pie Manirarora, MPA, Director, Resettlement Services, Center for New Americans

Pie Manirarora has been promoted to the Director of Resettlement Services in InterFaith Works Center for New Americans. He has also risen through the ranks of the agency, starting as a Case Aid assisting case managers in resettling families, and most recently serving as the Assistant Director of Resettlement Services. He recently completed his Executive MPA from Syracuse University's Maxwell School, and is prepared both by his experience and his education to assume this new role.

Mohamad Nasserddine, Administrative Manager, Center for New Americans

Mohamad Nasserdine has been promoted the Administrative Manager for the Center for New Americans, a newly created position to support the multiple administrative and financial functions required to keep the program running. With extensive experience in this field from his country of origin, he has recently completed three very successful years as the lead manager for InterFaith Works' housing efforts, working with over 120 landlords, providing housing for more than 600 families, overseeing the warehouse staff and operations to assure that all homes were properly set up for each arrival, and serving the on-going needs of families. 

Jennie Prouty, Community Engagement Manager, Development Department

Jennie Prouty has been promoted to an expanded role as the Community Engagement Manager for the overall agency, a role that she has been in for the Center for New Americans, where she recruited, trained and oversaw the volunteers for all aspects of the division, vetted and supervised college interns, and managed the in-kind and food donations for refugee households. In her new role she will continue this work and provide volunteer management services to all the agency's departments. She will also coalesce collaborations with our Faith Partners, helping them fulfill their mission to serving the humanitarian needs of their neighbors. 

Wahid Mujaddidi, Senior Financial Coordinator

Wahid Mujaddidi has been promoted to Senior Financial Coordinator in the Accounting Department. He began working at InterFaith Works in 2023 as a Capacity Building Cooridinator and then Program Financial Coordinator for the Preferred Communities Intensive Case Management program in the Center for New Americans. In his new position he now provides accounting support for the whole agency. Wahid received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Dunya University.