CRF Community Table (Grant Review Committee)

The 2022 CRF Community Table was selected from a pool of applicants following an open invitation to members of communities of color and Indigenous, immigrant, and refugee communities. To inform the open invitation, the CRF team leveraged their personal and professional networks, as well as the existing CRF and Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition email lists. Postings describing the committee and duties were also made on social media.

Twenty-two applicants applied to participate on the 2022 CRF Community Table. Fourteen individuals were selected by the Food Bank’s CRF team with the assistance of the CRF Community Advisory Committee, who reviewed and provided feedback on the applications. As a result of this multi-step, community-informed process, the Community Table was made up of community leaders of color from different sectors, including schools, advocacy, direct and social services, indigenous, refugee resettlement, and ethnic community-based organizations.

The Spring 2022 CRF Community Table (Grant Review Committee)

MOHAMED ABDILLAHI

Executive Director of Multicultural Community and Family Support Services

TARLAN AHMADOV President of the Azerbaijan Community of Maine

Heather Augustine

Founder and Community Organizer at Mawiomi Gardens

ROSE BARBOZA

Director of Black Owned Maine

Assoumani Cadeau

Wellness Program Manager at Gateway Community Services

LELIA DEANDRADE

VP of Community Impact at Maine Community Foundation

ALICE KABORE

Multicultural and Multilingual Coordinator at South Portland Schools

KRISTINA KALOLO

Markets Manager, Somali Bantu Community Organization

CHARLES MUGABE

Director of Case Management at Catholic Charities of Maine

LESLIE MONROY

Migrant Education Services Coordinator at Mano en Mano

John Ochira

Program Manager at Maine Community Foundation

Theary Leng Ryder

Executive Director of Khmer Maine

Hannah Young

Board Member and Past President of Maine Multicultural Center