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UHHR Staff and Board

Heidi Justice, MPS

Executive Director
Dr. Mara Rabin

Medical Director & Co-Founder
Brent Pace, LCSW

Clinical Director
Dani Folks, MPS

Program Director
Cherie Mockli, LCSW

Therapist
Paige Whipps, CSW

Therapist
Kate Harline, CSW

Therapist
Ambrose Alor

Case Manager & Interpreter
Amal Muftin

Case Manager & Interpreter
Youssouf Dusengimana

Case Manager & Interpreter
Nilofar Ghaderi

Assistant Case Manager & Interpreter
David Robles

Volunteer Coordinator
Madeleine Homer

AmeriCorps VISTA

Board of Directors

Chair: Rachele McCarthey, MD – Physician, University of Utah Department of Psychiatry

Secretary: Amy Edwards, ACMHC – Counselor, Jewish Family Service of Utah

Treasurer: Jason Tucker – Vice President, Compliance, Wells Fargo & Company

Alaa Ameen, MS – CBT Eligibility Specialist, Department of Workforce Services

Juliana Briscoe, MHA/MPH – Business Operations, University Neuropsychiatric Institute

Ellie Goldberg, LCSW – Music & Memory Coordinator and Counselor, Jewish Family Service

Jill Jeppesen, LMT – Massage Therapist

John Wunderli, JD – Three quarters re-retired Attorney

UHHR staff and volunteers have created such a warm, inclusive space for refugees who have survived horrific things to feel safe and welcomed. No one enters our space without being greeted by a welcoming face and someone sincerely asking how they are doing. As a staff member, it brings me great joy to see such a diverse community of individuals working to become their very best selves every day. I am proud to be a member of the refugee services community in Utah.
— Dani Folks, UHHR Program Director