Sarah Green joined Team LSI earlier this summer as our new Vice President of Philanthropy and Church Relations. She has a heart for this work, and is truly dedicated to LSI’s mission of providing hope and healing to so many of our neighbors. She comes to LSI from Blessman International, where she worked as the...
By George Hanusa LSI has had many notable executives in its long history, but none as outstanding as Leonard C. Larsen. He lived service. In the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict, his training as a psychiatric social worker enabled him to help those suffering from PTSD. After his military service, he and his wife,...
If we could all work together, it could make a difference and make our world a better place.”
1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Ka Hsa and I have been with LSI for almost nine years as a Bilingual Community Associate and Social Worker. 2. What keeps you passionate about the work you do at LSI?...
We want Iowa to be a good place for immigrants and refugees, and we work hard for that within LSI.”
1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Ruaa and I’ve been with LSI for two years. I started as a Registration Associate and after one year, I became a Child Care Specialist. 2. What keeps you passionate about the...
I feel blessed to be a part of the great work of compassion and love that LSI is doing for immigrant and refugee families.”
1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Patrick Karemera. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the National University of Rwanda, and I have been member of the LSI team as an Administrative Assistant since October 2019. 2....
The work I do is helping people. It also helps me to learn every day."
1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Fekadu Tekle. I am an Employment Navigator at LSI and have been since November 2019. 2. What keeps you passionate about the work you do at LSI? The work I do is...
Life looks drastically different for all of us in the time of COVID-19. But through all this, a few things have remained constant at LSI: kindness, compassion, and the drive to help the clients we serve, no matter what. While everything else seems to have come to a complete stop, LSI’s programming has not. Across...
We are so grateful to our community partners who have generously provided our frontline staff with face masks during this difficult time. As of our latest count, communities across Iowa have donated more than 2,496 masks or face shields to LSI. Thank you to... Susan Bauer Carol Bowers Arleen Burkhardt Jane Campbell Cindy Carlson Trisha...
