Meet our Team
Meet our team of Administrative staff, instructors, navigators, and coordinators.
Administrative
Araceli Calderon
Program Director
Araceli is from Michoacan, Mexico. Since coming to Greeley, she has dedicated her life to promoting the inclusion of immigrants and refugees' voices through advocacy and community work. She enjoys spending time with her family, including her dog, Chocolate, and her cat, Felipe.
Tony Archer
Office Manager
Tony is a native of Colorado. He has always had a passion for music. His second passion is mentoring young adults. IRC has become a second home where he welcomes everybody.
Abby Keeler
Lead Instructor
Abby grew up in rural Colorado. She is excited to have the opportunity to learn alongside and guide adults in their educational journey. Abby enjoys all things outdoors, language acquisition, gardening, painting, sketching and sewing!
Shakur Munaf
Lead Navigator
Shukur is originally from Myanmar but he was born in Malaysia. As a multi-language navigator, he enjoys reading and writing.He enjoys playing soccer, lifting weights and boxing.
Instructors
Leona Brown
ESL Instructor
Leona is from Nebraska. She speaks English and Spanish. She loves to connect with our clients who are attending remote classes. She makes sure students and teachers are communicating successfully to support our clients. She is an aspiring writer who loves teaching, baking bread and getting new tattoos.
Patricia Du Toit
ESL Instructor
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Mariah Foster
ESL Instructor
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David Isley
ESL Instructor
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Kathy Langford
ESL Instructor
Kathy teaches English. She lived in Texas before moving to Colorado in 2007. When Kathy is not teaching she enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Aimee Minard
ESL Instructor
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Sean Mellot
Citizenship Instructor
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Mary Orange
ESL Instructor
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Rachel Turney
ESL Instructor
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Roy Van Anda
ESL Instructor
Roy is from Sebastopol, CA. He has lived in Colorado for ten years. He came to IRC as a volunteer first and now is one of our teachers. Roy plays guitar and piano. He loves swimming, hiking, and traveling.
Susan Wang
ESL Instructor
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Suellen Winstead
ESL Instructor
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Madilyn Roberts
Little Learners Staff
Madilyn Roberts (Madi) lives in Greeley, CO., with her husband and two cats. She and her husband are very excited to welcome their first child in just a few short months. Madilyn has spent the last ten years working overseas doing missions work, working with special needs individuals, and working with kids. She loves spending time with people, being outside, going on adventures, and doing projects at home.
Anchira Pierot
Little Learners Instructor
Anchira Pierot has lived in Greeley, CO, for over two years. She and her husband have a mixed family with 6 children in total! Anchira volunteers in a group called "The Rockabilly Vixens," where she helps local causes. She is also active in the theater, modeling, and acting in commercials in the Denver-Metro area. She is VERY EXCITED and humbled to join the IRC staff and family!
Kim Arnett
ESL Instructor
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Tim Cavanaugh
ESL Instructor
Tim lives in Greeley with his wife, Julie. He has taught English as a second language to students from all over the world and loves experiencing different cultures.
Tawni Wingstrom
ESL Instructor
Tawni is a native-born Coloradoan. She has been married to her husband for thirty-seven years, and Taylor, her daughter, is twenty-six years old. She also has a son who is twenty-nine years old and married to his beautiful bride, Zanna. Tawni is a passionate ESL teacher, and she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Navigators
Karim Munaf
Navigator
Karim is from Terengganu, Malaysia. He speaks. Rohingya, Malay and English. He does his work with love, care and professionalism because for him it is a way to pay back the help he received from others when he arrived in the USA. He enjoys learning about new cultures, new traditional foods, clothes, camping, and soccer. He is a new dad.
Yodit Abraha
Workforce Navigator
Yodit is from Eritrea. She speaks Tigrinya and Amharic and English. She loves to help her community. She strives to achieve her goals and her journey has taught her the value of hard work. She enjoys spending time with my family and watching Tigrinya dramas on television.
Manuela Cibrian
Community Navigator
Manuela is from Texas. She speaks English and Spanish. She enjoys providing direct services to clients. She welcomes challenges and values team effort. She is very friendly, an outgoing person. And, she loves to spend time with her family and enjoys singing and dancing.
Rodrigue Joanes
Navigator
Rodrigue is from Haiti. He speaks English, Creole and French. He enjoys bringing the community together. He is always ready to support. He is a professional photographer & Boy Scout. He enjoys cooking, reading books , listening to music and writing poems.
Kelly Cordova
Navigator
Kelly is from Guayaquil, Ecuador. She is working hard to finish her education as a counselor. She has a passion to support her community who needs the most help to overcome challenges.She enjoys hiking, drawing/painting, and reading psychological thrillers. I love spending time with my three cats and traveling with my partner.
Su Meh
Navigator
Su Meh is from Karenni state, Burma. She speaks Karenni, Burmese & English. She is very quiet and sweet when she works with clients and staff. She is always available to help whoever needs it. She enjoys cooking, exploring nature, and loves to play volleyball.
Yomaira Aguilera Dominguez
Navigator
Yomaria is from Zacatecas, Mexico. She speaks English and Spanish. Her passion is to support her community. She understands how a small task can be difficult when there is a language barrier. She likes to empower others through information on community services. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, dancing and going to the mountains.
Georgia Coats
Navigator
Georgia grew up in a Greek immigrant family and also resided in a Middle Eastern community for 17 years.She values language learning as a pathway to empowerment. As community navigator her goal is to help remove barriers and advocate for others so they can thrive together in a multicultural environment.
Ardo Daher
Navigator
Ardo is from Djibouti, a small country in East Africa. She speaks Somali, French and English. Ardo's linguistic capacity and educational background have helped her build strong interpersonal relationships both personally and professionally.She enjoys learning new things every day, and loves to spend time with my family. She also likes to travel and visit around the world.
Habiz Ahmed
Navigator
Habiz is from Maungdaw Rakhine State, Burma. He speaks Rohingya, Hindi, Urdu and Malay. He loves working in a multicultural environment and learning different languages. He is a gardener and likes hunting and sports. He is a new dad.
Coordinators
Wil Smith
Coordinator
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Candace Gardner
Data Specialist/
Bookkeeper
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Karen Jamshidi
Volunteer Coordinator
Karen Jamshidi is from Kentucky. She speaks English, farsi and basic German. She loves to support our staff and volunteers organizing what are the needs and looking for the resources for all to be able to do their jobs. She loves dancing, hiking, painting, playing pickleball, and socializing with friends and family.
Maddie Barker
Coordinator
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Kim Herrera Cervantes
Workforce Navigator
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