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Bodi na Wafanyakazi
Florence Ackey, MSW
RAMWI's Founder and CEO
Florence Ackey is the passionate, mission-driven, Founder and Executive Director of the Refugee and Migrant Women’s Initiative. After years of working in the community and local agencies to advocate for and increase the visibility of newly arrived refugee, migrant, and international women, Florence founded RAMWI in 2013. The goal was to help, even in a small way, by having RAMWI serve as a bridge of hope and resources to the hundreds of refugee families that resettled in Tampa Bay.
Her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work set the stage for her work as a servant leader, which she demonstrates in her roles as both a Refugee Health Specialist with the Florida Department of Health and a doctoral student in Advanced Leadership Practices in Public Health at the University of South Florida. Additionally, she served as the Chair of the Tampa Bay Refugee Task Force’s Refugee Mental Health Team for several years. She is frequently invited to lead trainings, guest speak, and present to the community (both public and private sectors) on refugee health and working to meet the needs of vulnerable and culturally diverse populations. In 2017, she received the honor of being nominated for the Florida Public Health Woman of the Year. She was also twice the recipient of the Making A World of Difference Award by Refugee Services, Department of Children and Families.
As a devoted mother of 3, she models the values needed for innovative, compassionate, and effective leadership through service and advocacy. In the words of Kristen Welsh, "I don't want to be the ceiling to their potential, I want to be their floor."
Elizabeth A. Dunn, MPH, CPH
Board Vice President
I am a full-time Instructor at the USF College of Public Health (COPH) where I've taught courses in disaster management, humanitarian relief, and homeland security since joining the college in 2012. I am pursuing a Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH) in Public Health Leadership from the USF COPH. The focus of my research involves evaluating disaster management systems working primarily with vulnerable populations, examining how the built environment and social determinants impact disaster resilience, population movements, and refugee resettlement (i.e., evacuation decision-making, IDPs/refugees, human trafficking). I serve as the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Refugee and Migrant Women’s Initiative (RAMWI), Chair of the Hillsborough County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Working Group, and Lead for the FEMA Higher Education Special Interest Group for Service-Learning and Leadership.
Michael D Jimenez, CPA
Board Treasurer
I am President of Jimenez CPA Inc. My firm provides tax, accounting, virtual CFO services and accounting systems conversions for businesses and nonprofits. I have 23 years of experience in corporate management and executive accounting roles, both in nonprofit and for profit organizations. My experience includes years of charter school finance, grants financial management and government contracting. I am a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. I have worked with complex tax and accounting issues, including recovering millions of dollars in revenue for my employers and tax clients. I have also performed several complex accounting systems conversions that increased operating efficiency. My objective is to bring my past experience to current and prospective clients. I can be reached at: mike@jcpainc.com or 813-727-6108.
Courtney Erickson, MBA
RAMWI's Director of Social Enterprise
My name is Courtney Erickson and I live in St. Petersburg, Fl. My role as Director of Social Enterprise for RAMWI is perfect for my mission-driven and entrepreneurial personality. I thrive on empowering women through equitable access to opportunity and the power of a supportive community, no matter the barrier. I am incredibly proud of winning the "Bold Woman" award from the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America for my work founding Sew Much Hope Project, and I strive to raise my three children to be bold change-makers too. I received a B.A. in Communications from Villanova University and an MBA from the University of Washington. I have spent my career working with under-served communities in the US and abroad, and I am inspired every day by the refugee families I know through RAMWI and their resilience and capacity for joy. When I am not overseeing sewing workshops, I can be found on my paddleboard in the mangroves or folding laundry.
Jennifer Miner Knippen, MBA, PhD
Board Member at Large
Jennifer Knippen is an Associate Professor of Management at Eckerd College and was the founding Co-Director of the Eckerd College St. Pete Center for Civic Engagement and Social Impact. Jennifer earned her doctorate in Strategic Management from the University of Florida in 2012 and holds degrees from both Thunderbird, School of Global Management, and Florida State University. With over 14 years of experience teaching courses in strategic management, leadership, and entrepreneurship, Jennifer brings to RAMWI her knowledge of business and entrepreneurship education and a commitment to empowering women. While her academic research focuses on women’s leadership advancement within organizations, she is equally committed to helping women discover how they can create their own entrepreneurial opportunities. Jennifer is inspired by RAMWI’s dedication to empowering refugee and migrant women by helping them realize the strength of their community, voice, and creativity.
Bodi ya wakurugenzi:
Florence Ackey, MSW
Mwanzilishi na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji
Florence Ackey ni mwanzilishi na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Mpango wa Wanawake Wakimbizi na Wahamiaji mwenye shauku, anayeendeshwa na misheni. Baada ya miaka ya kufanya kazi katika jumuiya na mashirika ya ndani ili kutetea na kuongeza mwonekano wa wakimbizi, wahamiaji na wanawake wa kimataifa waliowasili hivi karibuni, Florence alianzisha RAMWI mwaka 2013. Lengo lilikuwa kusaidia, hata kwa njia ndogo, kwa kuwa na RAMWI ihudumie. kama daraja la matumaini na rasilimali kwa mamia ya familia za wakimbizi waliopata makazi mapya Tampa Bay.
Shahada yake ya Uzamili katika Kazi ya Kijamii ya Kijamii iliweka msingi wa kazi yake kama kiongozi mtumishi, ambayo anaionyesha katika majukumu yake kama Mtaalamu wa Afya ya Wakimbizi katika Idara ya Afya ya Florida na mwanafunzi wa udaktari katika Mazoezi ya Juu ya Uongozi katika Afya ya Umma katika Chuo Kikuu. wa Florida Kusini. Zaidi ya hayo, kwa sasa anahudumu kama Mwenyekiti wa Timu ya Kikosi Kazi cha Wakimbizi cha Tampa Bay ya Afya ya Akili ya Wakimbizi. Anaalikwa mara kwa mara kuongoza mafunzo, kuzungumza na wageni, na kuwasilisha kwa jamii (sekta za umma na binafsi) kuhusu afya ya wakimbizi na kufanya kazi ili kukidhi mahitaji ya watu walio katika mazingira magumu na tofauti za kitamaduni. Mnamo 2017, alipokea heshima ya kuteuliwa kwa Mwanamke wa Afya wa Umma wa Florida wa Mwaka. Pia alikuwa mpokeaji mara mbili wa Tuzo ya Kufanya Ulimwengu wa Tofauti na Huduma za Wakimbizi, Idara ya Watoto na Familia.
Kama mama aliyejitolea wa watoto 3, ana kielelezo cha maadili yanayohitajika kwa uongozi bunifu, wenye huruma na ufanisi kupitia huduma na utetezi. Kwa maneno ya Kristen Welsh, "Sitaki kuwa dari kwa uwezo wao, nataka kuwa sakafu yao."
Jennifer Miner Knippen, MBA, PhD - Rais
Jennifer Knippen ni Profesa Mshiriki wa Usimamizi katika Chuo cha Eckerd na Mkurugenzi Mwenza wa Chuo cha Eckerd St. Pete Center for Civic Engagement and Social Impact. Jennifer alipata shahada yake ya udaktari katika Usimamizi wa Mikakati kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Florida mnamo 2012 na ana digrii kutoka kwa Thunderbird, Shule ya Usimamizi wa Ulimwenguni, na Chuo Kikuu cha Jimbo la Florida. Akiwa na zaidi ya miaka 13 ya uzoefu wa kufundisha kozi katika usimamizi wa kimkakati, uongozi, na ujasiriamali, Jennifer huleta kwa RAMWI ujuzi wake wa elimu ya biashara na ujasiriamali na kujitolea kuwawezesha wanawake. Ingawa utafiti wake wa kitaaluma unaangazia maendeleo ya uongozi wa wanawake ndani ya mashirika, amejitolea kwa usawa kusaidia wanawake kugundua jinsi wanaweza kuunda fursa zao za ujasiriamali. Jennifer ametiwa moyo na kujitolea kwa RAMWI kuwawezesha wakimbizi na wanawake wahamiaji kwa kuwasaidia kutambua nguvu ya jumuiya yao, sauti na ubunifu.
Elizabeth A. Dunn, MPH, CPH - Makamu wa Rais
Mimi ni Mkufunzi wa wakati wote katika Chuo cha USF cha Afya ya Umma (COPH) ambapo nimefundisha kozi za usimamizi wa majanga, misaada ya kibinadamu, na usalama wa nchi tangu nijiunge na chuo hicho mwaka wa 2012. Ninasomea Shahada ya Uzamivu ya Afya ya Umma (DrPH). ) katika Uongozi wa Afya ya Umma kutoka USF COPH. Lengo la utafiti wangu linahusisha kutathmini mifumo ya udhibiti wa maafa inayofanya kazi hasa na watu walio katika mazingira magumu, kuchunguza jinsi mazingira yaliyojengwa na viambatisho vya kijamii vinavyoathiri ustahimilivu wa maafa, mienendo ya watu, na kuwapa makazi mapya wakimbizi (yaani, kufanya maamuzi ya uokoaji, IDPs/wakimbizi, biashara ya binadamu). Ninahudumu kama Makamu wa Rais wa Bodi ya Wakurugenzi ya Mpango wa Wanawake Wakimbizi na Wahamiaji (RAMWI), Mwenyekiti wa Kikundi Kazi cha Mkakati wa Kukabiliana na Maeneo ya Kaunti ya Hillsborough (LMS), na Kiongozi wa Kikundi cha Maslahi Maalum cha Elimu ya Juu cha FEMA kwa Mafunzo ya Huduma. na Uongozi.
Michael D Jimenez, CPA - Mweka Hazina
Mimi ni Rais wa Jimenez CPA Inc. Kampuni yangu hutoa kodi, uhasibu, huduma pepe za CFO na ubadilishaji wa mifumo ya uhasibu kwa biashara na mashirika yasiyo ya faida. Nina uzoefu wa miaka 23 katika usimamizi wa shirika na majukumu ya uhasibu mkuu, katika mashirika yasiyo ya faida na ya faida. Uzoefu wangu unajumuisha miaka ya fedha za shule ya kukodisha, usimamizi wa fedha wa ruzuku na kandarasi ya serikali. Mimi ni mkongwe wa Jeshi la Marekani, nimehudumu katika Operesheni ya Uhuru wa Iraq. Nimefanya kazi na masuala tata ya kodi na uhasibu, ikiwa ni pamoja na kurejesha mamilioni ya dola katika mapato kwa waajiri wangu na wateja wa kodi. Pia nimefanya mabadiliko kadhaa changamano ya mifumo ya uhasibu ambayo iliongeza ufanisi wa uendeshaji. Kusudi langu ni kuleta uzoefu wangu wa zamani kwa wateja wa sasa na watarajiwa. Naweza kufikiwa kwa:mike@jcpainc.comau813-727-6108.
Courtney Erickson
Mkurugenzi wa Biashara ya Jamii
Jina langu ni Courtney Erickson na ninaishi St. Petersburg, Fl. Jukumu langu kama Mkurugenzi wa Biashara ya Jamii kwa RAMWI ni sawa kwa utu wangu unaoendeshwa na misheni na ujasiriamali. Ninafanikiwa katika kuwawezesha wanawake kupitia upatikanaji sawa wa fursa na uwezo wa jumuiya inayounga mkono, bila kujali kizuizi. Ninajivunia sana kushinda tuzo ya "Mwanamke shupavu" kutoka kwa Wanawake wa Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri la Marekani kwa kazi yangu ya kuanzisha Mradi wa Sew Much Hope Project, na ninajitahidi kulea watoto wangu watatu ili wawe wapenda mabadiliko jasiri pia. Tangu nilipohitimu kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Villanova na kupata BA katika Mawasiliano nimetumia taaluma yangu kufanya kazi na jumuiya zisizohudumiwa nchini Marekani na nje ya nchi, na ninatiwa moyo kila siku na familia za wakimbizi ninazozijua kupitia RAMWI na uthabiti wao na uwezo wao wa furaha. Wakati sisimamii warsha za ushonaji, ninaweza kupatikana kwenye ubao wangu wa mikoko kwenye mikoko au nguo za kukunja.
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