June Southside Council Luncheon

63 East Main Street,Chattanooga TN 37408

09 June, 2022

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Sponsor: Up/Down Coffee Bar Speaker: Marina Peshterianu Associate Director for @Bridge Refugee Services, Inc June 20 is World Refugee Day. Marina will give an overview of the current refugee situation in Chattanooga and what that means for our community. She will provide ways for businesses can get involved with their mission. Marina Peshterianu joined Bridge Refugee Services Chattanooga in 1999 transitioning from a career in education. Before joining Bridge, she taught in an inner-city magnet school focusing on environmental and global issues. During her time at Bridge, Marina participated in the resettlement of refugees from Vietnam, Bosnia, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Liberia, Sudan, Burundi, Tanzania, Congo, Chad, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Cuba, and Colombia and performed a variety of job responsibilities such as case-manager, job developer, Early Employment (MG) program coordinator, sub-office coordinator, and became Associate Director in 2014. “I am honored to have an opportunity to help refugees from all over the world to make a transition into their new life in our community and reclaim their freedom and independence. Their achievements are an everyday affirmation of human capacity to survive, rise and step forward” Special guest: **Friends of the Library (Ashley Paul) - $800 donation in gift certs to McKays for our Little Free Library campaign.