Where were you born? Bowling Green, Kentucky
Favorite book? J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit
Favorite food? Cereal
Favorite movie? Encanto
What do you like to do in your free time? Rock climbing, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
What’s on your bucket list? Getting my pilot’s license
Best thing about working here? Getting to build relationships with refugee and immigrant communities and seeing local churches do the same.
Funny thing that’s happened since working here? When I first started working for Refuge BG, I was a driving instructor. One of my students was from a country where they drive on the left side of the road instead of the right, and I’ll let you guess the rest.
What do you want people to know about your job? Currently I assist refugees and immigrants with immigration paperwork, and each application is long, complicated, and can be confusing. I only say this to give people an idea of how many hoops refugees and immigrants have to jump through (in addition to learning English) just to be able to do the things we do every day (ex. drive, work, pay for things).
Anything else you want to share? The name of our organization is commonly misspoken as Refugee BG. It’s not a big deal, but it’s just Refuge BG. We long for Bowling Green to be a refuge for refugees and immigrants as well as point them to our true refuge and strength, Jesus Christ!
