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Krishanti O'Mara Vignarajah (born September 16, 1979) is an American lawyer serving as President and CEO of Global Refuge.
Learn how Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, uses her personal and professional experience to resettle refugees and advocate for immigration. Find out how her organization responds to the Ukrainian crisis and why refugees are a net benefit for the U.S.
Krish is a former White House and State Department official who leads Global Refuge, a nonprofit that welcomes newcomers since 1939. She is a Yale Law graduate, a Marshall Scholar, and a public service advocate who escaped civil war as a child.
View Krish O'Mara’s full profile. President & CEO at Global Refuge · Experience: Global Refuge · Education: Yale Law School · Location: Baltimore · 500+ connections on LinkedIn.
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Dec 13, 2023 · Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, 44, leads the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), one of the nation’s largest refugee resettlement agencies responsible for aiding the transition...
Feb 18, 2019 · Vignarajah, who was policy director for Michelle Obama and a senior adviser at the State Department, is the first non-Lutheran and second refugee to lead the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. She plans to extend welcome to others and engage with congregations and communities on refugee and immigration issues.
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Krish O’Mara Vignarajah. President and CEO. Krish is the President and CEO of Global Refuge. She previously served in the Obama White House as Policy Director for First Lady Michelle Obama and at the State Department as Senior Advisor under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry. About Krish. Megan Bracy.
