Committee
The City of Dayton’s Human Relations Council houses the Welcome Dayton Office. Its purpose is to facilitate and support community goals and projects that promote the integration of immigrants into the Greater Dayton community. However, Welcome Dayton is not another government-run program. It is a community initiative and requires the involvement of both individuals and institutions to be successful.
The City Commission created the Welcome Dayton Committee to help provide guidance in achieving the goal of being an immigrant-friendly city. The members of the Committee are:
- Kimberly Barrett, Vice President for Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement, Wright State University
- Claudia Cortez, Director, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Tony Cruz, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Sinclair Community College
- Marsha Greer, Director of Educational Programs, Parity, Inc.
- Ismail Gula, President, Islamic Society of Greater Dayton
- Rachel Gut, Deputy Director, Dayton Metro Library
- Deb Hall, Assistant Director of Social Services and Income Support, Montgomery County Jobs and Family Services
- Matt Joseph, Dayton City Commissioner, City of Dayton
- Yonathan Kebede, Director of Service Line Integration, Premier Health Partners
- Migwe Kimemia, Director, American Friends Service Committee
- David Larson, Attorney at Law, Altick & Corwin
- Jan Lepore-Jentleson, Executive Director, East End Community Services
- Theo Majka, Professor, University of Dayton
- Katie Miller, Coordinator of Adult Basic Literacy Education Program, Kettering ABLE
- Pat Newcomb, Director, Small Business Development Center
- Stephanie Precht, Director, Public Policy and Economic Development, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Jessica Ramos, Attorney at Law, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)
- Amy Schrimpf, Government Affairs Consultant, Dayton Development Coalition
- Monica Schultz, Principal, Windblown Communications, LLC
- Joe Spitler, Criminal Justice Liaison, Montgomery County
- Sister Maria Stacy, Director, Hispanic Catholic Ministries
- Alena Seiler, Assistant Vice President, Community & Economic Development, Fifth Third Bank
- Mary Tyler, Executive Director, National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton
- Tom Wahlrab, Community Member
- Anthony Whitmore, Director of Government and Community Relations, RTA
