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On March 7, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ hosted a webinar Briefing from the Field for ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ supporters across the United States to hear from Robin Dunn Marcos, Senior Director - Processing & Resettlement Programs, and Justin Gandy, Charlottesville Resettlement Manager, on the state of refugee resettlement in the U.S.

If you were unable to join the briefing, you can still .

Information on our Speakers:

Robin Dunn Marcos returned to the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) in 2015 as the Senior Director for Resettlement and Processing.  In this role, she supports resettlement programming throughout ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s domestic network, the CORE and EURITA technical assistance programs, and the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ administered RSC Asia.  Prior to rejoining the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, Robin worked with Church World Service based in Nairobi, Kenya, serving as Resettlement Support Center Director and then as the Regional Representative for Africa. Robin has previously served with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as the Executive Director of the Phoenix office, with the American Refugee Committee as their Regional Director for East and Central Africa, with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ as the In-Processing Coordinator based in Sierra Leone, and was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia. Robin has previously taught courses in management and humanitarian work at Arizona State University and University of Phoenix. She has a Master’s degree in Intercultural Administration from the School for International Training and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Eckerd College.

Justin Gandy is currently the Resettlement Manager in Charlottesville, overseeing Resettlement and Processing, Career Development, Intensive Case Management and medical case management services. Justin began with ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in 2008 in Dallas as an intern and family mentor. Have previously worked as an R&P Caseworker, Employment Specialist, Economic Empowerment Specialist, Economic Empowerment Supervisor, and Employment Supervisor.