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2016Annual ReportImmersion • Investment • Inclusion

Japanese drummers delight the audience at the annual Festival of Nations. Photo by Roger Popwell/International Institute

© International Institute of Metropolitan St.Louis, July 2017

2016 Year in Review

The Institute had many andvaried activities in three pillarsof service: Immersion,

Investment and Inclusion. In all, our93 staff provided services to 8,149clients. 1,218 volunteers assisted byproviding nearly 22,500 hours ofvolunteer service.

Due to a White House initiative toincrease refugee sponsorships,refugee arrivals surged by more than40% for the year to 1,158. Clientsrequired more support than staffcould provide. So, we recruited andtrained more than 100 CommunityEngagement volunteers. Theyprovided more than 2,750 hours ofwelcoming services to clients andprogram support. Forty-six medicalvolunteers provided immunizations, health screenings, and more.

Due in part to the presidential election cycle, anti-immigrant,anti-refugee rhetoric was widespread, especially on the state andnational levels. We redoubled our efforts to help St. Louisansbetter understand and appreciate refugees and immigration. Inall, we offered more than 300 presentations and trainings to10,000 St. Louisans, including Leadership STL and CORO classes, aswell as local health facilities, businesses, schools, and governmentoffices. We provided 80 tours of our campus; posted almost 400stories and information pieces on our Facebook page, reaching4,300 Friends; and grew our email subscriptions to more than7,000 with an “open rate” of more than 22% for our news briefs.

During the year, several organizations recognized the work of theInstitute. In February, the Institute received the Arcus Award forAchievement in Inclusion & Talent Attraction. In May, our Citizenship Program was recognized with a “What’s Right withthe Region” Award by FOCUS STL. In December, I was honored to receive the St. Louis Award, presented by DavidKemper. Local philanthropist David P. Wohl established the award in 1931.

We focused much of our efforts during the year on producing the Institute’s 2016-2018 Strategic Plan. The final plan setsforth key strategic metrics and dashboards with leading indicators, which now form the core of our messaging,programs, and employee performance goals.

By year’s end, it was clear that the unexpected results of the November Presidential election would negatively impactmany federal programs including refugee resettlement.

Anna CrosslinPresident & CEO

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Anna Crosslin receives the St. Louis Award. (From left) Mayor Francis Slay; Crosslin; St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger; and Commerce Bank CEO David Kemper.

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Refugee Resettlement

English Classes for Adults

Citizenship Preparation

Services to Vulnerable Populations

Immigration Assistance

Job Training & Placement

International Institute Center for Career Advancement

Our resettlement program continued to help refugeesbuild new lives in St. Louis. In the first hectic months afterarrival, we addressed basic needs for sponsored refugees,including food, housing, clothing, transportation,interpretation, medical access and orientation to the USand St. Louis. New arrivals joined programs with thousandsof other clients to learn English, become more self-sufficient, and to eventually take their places as fullyparticipating St. Louisans of immigrant heritage.

This year, we rapidly and substantially expanded ourservices to address a 40% increase in refugee resettlementsponsorships. Approximately 50% of the 325 cases arrivedin the final four months of the fiscal year. Additionalvolunteers attracted through the newly formed CommunityEngagement Program helped ease staffing pressures.However, the need for more client housing, especially forlarge families, and classroom space was acute. As a result,we had no choice but to house more families longerdistances from the Institute than usual.

To keep English language learning as accessible as possible,we added off-site English classes at St. Louis Association ofCommunity Organizations. SLACO is located in the vicinityof several housing complexes where a substantial numberof new arrivals lived. Arts projects for refugee childrenand a concert by Arda of the St. Louis Symphony were alsoheld at the SLACO offices. A generous donation in thememory of Ellen Post enabled us to reintroduce our Bridge-to-College English preparation classes.

A few short months after their arrival, we helpedimmigrants and refugees get jobs. Prior to firstplacement, many new arrivals enrolled in our state-certified training programs: Alterations and IndustrialSewing or Hotel Housekeeping. We have additionaltraining in Certified Nursing Assistant.

In all, we made 594 job placements during the year at an average starting wage of $9.40. More than 80% were full time jobs; 67% included employer-providedhealth insurance.

In 2016, we launched the International Institute Center forCareer Advancement (IICCA). IICCA includes our CareerAdvancement for Immigrant Professionals (CAIP), offeredfor foreign-born professionals with university degrees fromabroad. Other features include Career Pathways services,mentoring programs, and special learning opportunities. Inspring 2016, the IICCA hosted World Education Service(WES) and IMPRINT, re-credentialing and training expertsfrom New York, for a two-day learning session withInstitute collaborators including St. Louis CommunityCollege.

Refugees and immigrants also prepared for their USCitizenship application and test. We offered beginning,intermediate- and advanced-level classes along with atelephone-based tutorial program. In May, our CitizenshipProgram received a “What’s Right with the Region” Awardfrom FOCUS STL.

Computer training, Michigan test services, and HigherEducation counseling were also provided. Ourcollaboration with the TRIO Educational OpportunityCenter continued.

A host of services to vulnerable populations in social work,counseling, elderly, and human trafficking were offered.Social work provided a range of services, including medical

Pillar I: ImmersionTop-Notch, First-Touch Services for Newcomers

Refugee student learns measurement and sewing techniques from instructorLois Lafferty-Gude at the Institute.

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Left: Youngster clings to mom, who has just received her US Citizenship at the Institute.Photo by Wayne Crosslin/International Institute

* 123 Refugees resettled in Springfield

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care access, health literacy, and family conflict. We referred clientsfor substance abuse and persistent mental illness. Counselingfocused on forced migration trauma which affects all areas of well-being. Elderly Services conducted quarterly events for refugees age60+ on a range of topics, including Medicare, weatherization,disaster preparedness and utility assistance.

We continued oversight of two Rescue and Restore Coalitions whichraise awareness about human trafficking and help link possiblevictims to service providers. Our region includes all of EasternMissouri plus a program in Southeast Missouri.

Our two Immigration Specialists continued to assist clients toprepare immigration applications. Our focus is on helping clientswith paperwork associated with Lawful Permanent Residence, USCitizenship, refugee family reunification, and travel documents.

We also continued to resettle refugees through IISTL’s branch officein Springfield, Missouri, since a number of refugees with overseasrelatives were now living in Southwest Missouri. In all, 123 refugeeswere settled during the fiscal year. Also, through spring, weprovided cultural competency and health literacy education tohealth providers in rural McDonald County through partnerships withMcDonald County Health Dept. and University of Missouri-Extension.

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2016 Accomplishments

In May, the Institute’s US Citizenship Program received a “What’s Right with theRegion” Award from FOCUS St. Louis. (from left) Institute staffers Anita Barkerand Sarah Barnard display the award.

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Photo by Anna Crosslin/International Institute

2016 Lead Underwriting

Bank of America Foundation

Adult Education &Literacy Program

594 Job Placements


Pillar 2: InvestmentEconomic Security for Immigrants and All St. Louisans

II Community Development Corporation

Small Business Center

• Business Loans up to $35,000

• Financial Literacy and Business Development

Asset Development

• Matched Savings

• Credit Counseling

Volunteer Income Tax Assistants (VITA) Tax Services

II Global Farm

The International Institute Community DevelopmentCorporation (IICDC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of theInternational Institute. IICDC is a certified CommunityDevelopment Financial Institution (CDFI) created with twooverarching goals:

• Increase the number of immigrant entrepreneurs in the region, and

• Help our clients become bankable.

Immigrants and refugees are at high risk of being under-banked, although they are 60% more likely to be entrepreneurs in St. Louis. While our clients do not qualify formainstream lending, they have the skills and experience tobecome successful entrepreneurs.

Workers at Cham Bakery bag bread for local groceries. Al Alderie, owner,and operator, is a client of the Institute’s economic development program.

We use a combination of public and private fundsto help immigrants realize their American Dream.With the capital and business developmentassistance provided by IICDC, our clients’businesses help stabilize families, create jobs, andstrengthen the St. Louis economy.

IICDC offers micro-loans of up to $15,000 torefugee entrepreneurs, utilizing funding from theOffice of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), DHHS. Asecond fund, capitalized with financing provided byfour local banks allows us to offer microloans of upto $35,000 to immigrants. This fund also enables usto leverage refugee loans.

Our culturally sensitive underwriting process includessubstantial hands-on technical assistance to help ourclients develop business plans, build and repaircredit, and prepare financial projections.

In 2016 we managed more than 100 loans,including 50 new loans totaling more than$300,000. Clients used these funds to start orstrengthen business, including used car sales, taxisand Uber, restaurants and bakeries. The table onpage six, prepared by the St. Louis RegionalChamber utilizing IMPLAN data analysis modeling,demonstrates the financial contribution of IICDC-assisted businesses in our community.

We also operated the Women’s Entrepreneur Loan Fund (WE Fund). The fund provides buddingfemale entrepreneurs with access to low interestloans up to $1,000 for up to 18 months. To date, 33women-owned businesses have been supported bythe WE Fund.

An example is Jacqueline. She saw other womenentrepreneurs in the African community increasetheir income by selling traditional clothing. Wehelped her prepare her first business plan,connected her to a successful WE fund graduatefor mentorship, and provided her with start-upseed money.

We also offer matched savings accounts in theIndividual Development Account (IDA) Program.Clients can leverage their savings to obtain a dollar-for-dollar match toward acquiring assets, includinghomes, reliable cars, post-secondary educationtuition, and a new or expanded small business.

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In 2016, 21 IDA accounts were opened for a total of 120 matchedaccounts. These savers made monthly deposits toward anaggregate savings goal of $342,000.

We also coordinated submission of 603 state and federal incometax returns in our VITA sponsored Earned Income Tax Credit(EITC) filing service. This free service helped St. Louisans, ofwhom 69% were foreign-born, obtain accurate information andfile their returns. On average, beneficiaries received almost$1,260 in tax refunds. In total $665,000 in federal and $176,000in state refunds were filed.

The International Institute Global Farm (IIGF) program teachesrefugees how to raise healthy and family-friendly produce forpersonal use in Missouri’s climate and how to sell excess producefor supplemental income. This year we expanded our SeasonExtension training for participating farmers. In the trainingfarmers learned how to protect their crops from fall frost toprolong the growing season.

With grants from St. Louis Philanthropic and Missouri Departmentof Agriculture, we added greenhouse growing to the training. Thisallowed our farmers to get an earlier start on the growing season,increasing yields and training them for jobs in area greenhouses.

During the 2016 growing season, 42 families maintained plots atIIGF farm locations. They also received training and materials togrow at home. Due to limited space, most families grew healthyfood for personal consumption rather than for resale. Two IIGFfarmers fed their families and still had nearly one ton of produceto sell.


Volunteers from US Bank clear the land to provide for an expansion of theII Global Farms Program.



Support of Local Institutions

Community Development Corporation

IMPLAN 2016Employment and Output Impact Estimates: New Jobs

LaborJobs Income Output

Direct 18 $478,300 $1,300,200

Indirect 8 $421,500 $1,274,300

Total 26 $899,800 $2,574,500

Employment and Output Impact Estimates: Retained Jobs


Direct 35 $954,600 $2,526,300

Indirect 16 $790,500 $2,388,600

Total 51 $1,745,100 $4,914,900

Total Employment and Output Impact Estimates:


Total 77 $2,644,900 $7,489,400


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The International Institute Community Development Corporation(IICDC) was founded in 2006 to increase micro-lending to St. Louis’immigrant entrepreneurs, who are underserved by traditionalfinancial institutions. The IICDC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of theInstitute with separate 501(C)(3) tax exempt status.

IICDC is recognized as a certified Community Development FinancialInstitution (CDFI), by the US Dept. of the Treasury. As such, it makesloans to under- and un-banked individuals in economically-distressed target markets. By using pooled loan funds provided byour partner banks, we meet community needs. Banks receiveCommunity Reinvestment Act (CRA) credit for their participation.

The Institute’s Economic Development employees serve as loanofficers for the IICDC pooled loan fund. The Institute’s Senior VP forPrograms has served as President of the IICDC.

The IICDC pooled loan fund enables us to make loans up to $35,000to immigrants, including refugees. Our banking partners (Carrollton,Midwest, PNC, and Bussey) have helped us carefully build ourportfolio by contributing to our pooled loan fund, providingvolunteer time, and serving on our Loan Review Committee.

In 2016, the IICDC processed more than 100 micro-loans of which 50were new. Repayments totaled $234,788 in principal and interest.The outstanding balance in our loan fund as of December 31 was$362,030. Since the inception of our micro-lending program, wehave disbursed $2.11 million in the form of 294 loans.

We are grateful to Bank of America, MasterCard, Citi and TIAA-CREF,all of which contributed funds that allowed us to provide in-depthtechnical assistance to our clients in business accounting and alsohelped us conduct a satisfaction survey of our clients.

IICDC Board of DirectorsJay Staley — ChairJavad Khazaeli — Vice ChairNicholas Garzia— SecretaryAndrew Armstrong — Treasurer

International Institute Community Development Corporation

Anh Pham-NguyenNarcisa P. SymankLaura TabatJohn Wade

Dipanker BandyopadhyaySam CharringtonAlberto del PilarAl LiLaurie Morgan

IICDC Statement ofFinancial PositionYear Ending December 31,2016 (audited)*

ASSETS 2016Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents $367,743Accounts receivable $3,400Current portion of notes receivable $150,978Prepaid Expenses $24,570

Total current assets $546,691

Notes receivable $190,366Total assets $737,057

Liabilities and Net AssetsCurrent liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $5,501Deferred Revenue $35,027

Total current liabilities $40,528

Notes Payables to Banks $270,266

Total Liabilities $310,794

Net assetsUndesignated, available for operations $367,633Temporarily restricted $58,630

Total net assets $426,263

Total liabilities and net assets $737,057

* 2016 audited statement is a portion of theInternational Institute’s consolidated audit.Please direct any questions to the Institute’saccounting office (314) 773-9090 ext. 126.

2016 IICDC banking partners

Suzanne LeLaurin — President

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Festival of Nations

Community Connections & Welcoming Services

II Business Solutions Center

• Interpretation & Translation

• Speakers & Consulting

• Workforce Diversity Training

Culture Links: STL Directory of Ethnic & International Organizations

As new Americans become integrated in the broader community, theywant to share their arts and culture with all St. Louisans. Among themost popular venues is our annual Festival of Nations – the largest,most diverse multi-ethnic educational opportunity in our region.

This year, Festival of Nations was held on August 27 and 28 in TowerGrove Park. More than 140,000 visitors attended. Saturday was ourlargest single-day turnout ever.

We welcomed back Wells Fargo Advisors as Festival of Nation’sPresenting Sponsor. WFA presented a $50,000 check to IISTL onSaturday on the Wells Fargo Forest Stage. Wells Fargo Advisors andseveral of their employee affinity groups support the festival and theInstitute’s volunteer program. The company also provided dozens ofvolunteers at the festival and at other Institute activities throughoutthe year.

We continued to work to educate St. Louisans and people all aroundthe nation about refugees and the complexities of the USimmigration system.

During the year, we provided 218 speeches, trainings and tours to10,068 community members in social service, faith, business, health,and other settings. Fourteen group trainings were conducted inSt. Louis and around the nation to help businesses become moreculturally competent.

Anna Crosslin continued to play a leadership role in the STL MosaicProject, a city-county initiative with a rapidly growing nationalpresence. Data released by the American Community Surveyreflected that the St. Louis region’s foreign-born population grewby 8.9% between 2014 and 2015, making the region the fastestgrowing of the 20 largest metros. While the annual pace of thegrowth of the foreign-born population can fluctuate widely fromyear-to-year, the 2015 figures demonstrated that the region washeading in a positive direction.

Pillar 3: InclusionConnecting and Celebrating all St. Louisans


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Chinese dancers delight the audience at the annual Festival of Nations.Photo by Ron Anderson/International Institute

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The Emerson Hall of Nations welcomeddozens of large meetings and eventsincluding two US Citizenship ceremonies,training and outreach by World EducationServices (WES), Leadership STL’s annualimmigration day, and a visit from officialsof Global Detroit.

Anna Crosslin also served as localcoordinator for the WelcomingCommunities Transatlantic Exchange(WCTE), which explored refugeeresettlement strategies in the US andGermany. A German delegation visitedSt. Louis in April, and Executives of FOCUSSTL, the Missouri History Museum, the STLMosaic Project, and the IISTL traveled toGermany in September for the exchange.

After the Presidential elections, staff stepped up theircommunity outreach in the face of more overt anti-refugeeand anti-Muslim hostility. We hosted press conferences toupdate the media. We also made frequent communitypresentations. The International Institute’s web sitecontinued to serve as the most visited St. Louis location for

current and accurate information about the continuingSyrian refugee crisis and refugee resettlement issues.

Our staff and student interns posted 385 stories onFacebook, Twitter and other social media sites. Storieswere reposted and retweeted thousands of times.

The Institute was featured or mentioned 77 times inregional, national, and international media.

In February, the International Institute received the prestigious Arcus Award for Achievement Inclusion & Talent Attraction from the St. LouisRegional Chamber. (From left) Diego Abente of IISTL; Steve Leidholdt, CEO of STL Communications and award sponsor; Anna Crosslin, PaulCostigan and Blake Hamilton all of IISTL.

Photo courtesy of St. Louis Regional Chamber

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Brd. of AldermenCivil Rights Enforc. Fire Dept.Health Dept.Mayor’s & Other OfficesPolice Dept.

College Bound STLCommerce Bank –Main & S CityCorp. for Nat’l & Comm. Serv.Council of Churches of

the Ozarks - SpringfieldCredit Builders AllianceDaughters of Charity Found. STL Dot FoodsDiversity Awareness Prtshp.Earth Day STLEnterprise Holdings

EmployeesFoundation

Ethical Society of STLExpress ScriptsFederal Res. Bank STLFOCUS STL

CORO FellowsCORO Women in Lead.Leadership STL

Garden District Comm.Gateway EITC Comm. Coaltn.Health Literacy MissouriHealthy Kids ExpressHisp. Chamb. of Comm. STLHisp. Leaders Grp. STLHouse of GoodImmig. Service Prov. Netwk.IMPRINTInspired Life & WorkInst. for Family Med.Interfaith Partnership STLIslamic Foundation of STLJewish Comm. Rel. Council

Jordan Valley Comm. Health Cent.– Springfield

JVS – Kansas CityKingdom HouseLegal Services E. MOLewis & Clark Com. Coll.

Student GroupLiteracy Roundtbl. Metro STLLiving Word United

Methodist ChurchLulu’s Local EateryLutheran Development GroupLutheran Foundation STLMaria Sanchez Ley Law OfficeMasterCard WorldwideMcDonald Count Health Dept.Mercy – Human ResourcesMcCarthy Building CompaniesMICA ProjectMidwest BankCentreMinority Action CouncilMIRAMiTek IndustriesMission Center STLMO Arts CouncilMO Assoc. for Social WelfareMO Botanical GardenMO Career CentersMO Citizens for ArtsMO Comm. Serv. Comm.MO Dept. Health & Sr. Serv.MO Dept. Higher Educ.MO Family Support Div.MO Found. for HealthMoney Smart STL WeekNew City FellowshipNew Destiny Apostolic ChurchNiagara FoundationNine Network-KETCOasis Int’lOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak &

Stewart, PCRIS - Jeff. CityOld Newsboy DayOzarks Technical College – Spgfld

Paradigm ArchitectsPlaces for People/Comm. Alt.PLAN STLPNC BankPrincipia CollegeProsperity ConnectionsRAC STLRISERooster – S GrandS Grand CIDSAGE Metro STLSchool Sisters of Notre DameShaare EmethShakespeare Fest. STLSLACOSLEHCRASLU High SchoolSpgfld.-Greene County

Health Dept.Springfield Public SchoolsStarbuck’s – Local leadershipSTL Children’s Hosp. – CABSTL Chinese Am. NewsSTL Community CollegeSTL Conv. & Visitors BureauSTL County

Div. of Workforce Dev.Police Dept.World Trade Center STL

STL Economic Dev. PartnershipSTL Mental Health Board

CANA NetworkSTL Modern Chinese SchoolSTL Mosaic ProjectSTL Public Schools

AEL ProgramK – 12 Bilingual/ESL Prog.Nahed Chapman Academy

STL Regional ChamberSTL Regional Health Comm.STL Rescue & Restore Coaltn.STL Symphony OrchestraSt. Louis University

Boeing Inst. of Int’l Bus.School of Nutrit. & Dietetics

Stone Soup GroupTemple IsraelTGE Neigh. Assoc.TG Hgts. Neigh. Assoc.TG South Neigh. Assoc.Tick Tock TavernTower Grove ParkTNT Graphics TRIO – Educ, Opp. CentersTzu Chi BuddhistsUMB Bank UMOSUniv. of MO-STL

Int’l Affairs Adv. CouncilSchl. of Educ.Schl. of Social Work

United Way STLMulticult. Giv. Init.Wmn’s. Leadshp. Giv. Initiative

Univ. MO-ExtensionUrban Chestnut Brewing Co.US Attorney’s Office – E MO

Anti-Human Traff. TFHate Crimes TF

US BankUS Bankruptcy Court E MOUSCIS - STL Field Off.US Dept. Treas. - CDFI US Social Security Admin.Vatterott CollegeWalgreens Boots AllianceWashington U.

GWB Soc. Work SchoolLibrariesSchool of Architecture

WE Global NetworkWebster U.Welcoming AmericaWells Fargo Advisors

Empl. Affinity GroupsFoundation

World Affairs Council STLYWCA

Members of Arda string ensemble of the St. Louis Symphony shared their music with refugee residents livingin the apartment complexes near Hodiamont Ave.


Supporters, Collaborators and Partners


ChairAmit ShahVice ChairAnh Pham-NguyenSecretaryFred BergerTreasurerPhillip KlevornImmediate Past ChairMary HegerPresident & CEOAnna E. Crosslin

Board MembersCharles AllenGlobal Asset Optimization

DirectorBungeAnthony Gonzalez-AngelFounderTOTA InvestmentsDipankar BandyopadhyayHR – Global R&DMonsanto CompanyFred BergerPresidentRiezman Berger, PCGalen BinghamSr. Manager, Sales

CapabilityCoca Cola

Refreshments, Inc.Samira BoudiabVP, Chief of Staff to CIOMasterCardJanice CernyPrincipal Cons. & OwnerLeadership Journeys, LLCArvan ChanVP, OperationsCenteneMarc FairmanSr. Human Resources Mgr.Panera LLCMary HegerCIO & VP of Information

Technology & Ameren Service Center

AmerenArindam KarPartner, AntitrustBryan Cave LLPPhillip KlevornSVP, Private Wealth

Regional ManagerUMB BankTeri LehmanRegional Business Solutions

Mgr., Business AnalyticsNestle S.A.

Marcel NaddafRegional Healthcare Dir.Walgreens, member of Walgreens Boots AllianceAnh Pham-NguyenManaging Dir., Program

Management OfficeWells Fargo AdvisorsKathleen ReevesAVP, Corporate Comm. Rel.Enterprise HoldingsJennifer SchwesigPartner, International

Practice Group LeaderArmstrong Teasdale LLPEd SeucInternational Sales Mgr.Convenience ProductsAmit ShahVP & Assist. Gen. CounselMiTek Industries, Inc.Alice TharenosVP of Financial StrategiesPeabody EnergySandy TsaiCEOBaily International Inc.Erin WilliamsShareholder, Empl. LawOgletree, Deakins, Nash,

Smoak & Steward, PC

Advisory CouncilRobin CarnahanSr. DirectorAlbright Stonebridge GroupLinda Morice, Ph.D.Chair, Associate Professor

Dept. of Edu. LeadershipSIU-EGeorge NewmanPartnerStinson Leonard Street

Kiku ObataPresidentKiku Obata & Company

William WillertPresidentWillert Home Products

2016 StaffAs of December 31

AdministrationAnna Crosslin - President & CEOSuzanne LeLaurin - Sr. VP Programs & IICDCPresidentCesar Figari - VP & Director of Fin. & OperationsGary Broome - Dir. of Communications & MarketingMarisa Echevarria - Sr. Accounting Serv. Mgr.Christina Juelfs - Sr. Administrative Services Mgr.Kelly Moore - External Relations Mgr.

Jacquelyn BallardHenry BerryEmsada BilkanNejra BilkanZlata BilkanCarrie BrickeyKate BrooksNancy FrillmanSaad HusseinTeresa NguyenRosa PuertoRodney Gonzalez

RodriguezEesaa Sahib

Economic DevelopmentDiego Abente –VP & Director

Nadya KanimNha NguyenKatrina Parkinson

EducationAnita Barker - VP & DirectorHope Thompson - Educ. Office/Data Sup.Ada Williams - Education Prog. Mgr.

Charmaine BurrusAnna ChottRobert CoffeyFanya EpshteynAngela FolkesHyrije HoxhaMirsada KaradzicEric KramerMarlene KruseSevil KyazimovaLois Lafferty-GudeLubabalo MntangaLeslie MyersMary OwensAmy PushkasRichard RashRichard SingerWilla SimmetBrandi SquireMike SullivanAllen Wilson

Client ServicesP. Ariel Burgess - VP & DirectorSereme Desu - Housing Mgr.Lara Fallon - Social Work Mgr.Kathy Tucker -Resettlement Mgr.

Hayder AlfatiShatha AlshatiAlaa AlQaisiAbubakar BertinCourtney CantwellMarilou Connoyer

Caitlyn DrozdaIndran FernandoAwa GueyeGanga GurungAbdulahi HajiWhitney HowlandAbdirahman JamaZach KassmanJesse KoonsEmily Williston LaCourRosie LangLany van L. MaasMoses MasiboGedlu MetaferiaAmanda MohlMohibullah MohmandHilary MontgomeryKawuma NasserRebecca NiednerSeema RaniBhakti RizalShekhar RizalShamal SalihBrittany SarhageDebra SmithYonas TesfamariamJedidah ThiganiRebekah Thomas

II Language ServicesAndrea Wren - SupervisorSarah Barekzai

Program Development &Quality AssurancePaul Costigan - VP & DirectorAhmad BarekzaiSpogmai HashmiSaba ImranChampika KafleyJane KnirrRanga NepalKam Sing


Photo by Wayne Crosslin/International Institute2016 Board of Directors

As of December 31

Mayor Francis Slay received the International Institute Award at our Annual Report tothe Community. In recognition for his decades of support of refugees and diversity,the Institute has named the All Faiths Meditation Room in honor of Mr. Slay. (From left) Slay and Amit Shah, Chair of the Institute’s Board of Directors.


WorkforceSolutions ProgramBlake Hamilton–VP &DirectorMahmood AbosaraAbdalla Al-JuboriChelsea HandVarasteh KhazaeliRene KreiselRachel MappSarah MasoudEmma RichardsonSarah RubbelkeSuk SapkotaYashika SharmaIfleoma Lilly TottyJoel WalkerKelsey Wiskirchen

AmeriCorps/VISTAAbdullah AliEmily AntrobusJeremy BoalBenjamin BrissonMichael (Keegan)

BrownCourtney CantwellAustin CarnahanMadeline FoyDavid GalickSummer JensenRachel KentFungai MapurisaPatrick McCueMichael MedwinTaylor MenkeKayci MerritteCharis MortensenTariro NussinovObie O’BrienAnna PalermoMariah ParrillElaine SchrammAdila Zafer

Volunteers Bill Abkemeier Huda AlabedMary AlbertAdmira AlicAshley AlojipanMariam AlshatiCharlotte AmiceMargaret AndersenElizabeth AndersonVaughn AndersonKelly AvantCathy BaileyJulie BalzerGennafer BarajasGemma BargasStephanie BarkerLauren Barylske-ZaidiSue BauerCate Bauer-ShowersAlicia BawaMallory BeirneNancy BellDiane BenderSam BennetRachele BerettaAireal BishopElvira BlackledgeClint BlandfordSue Blandford

Jennifer BlomstromKathleen BlosserSister Susan BorgelRachel BraverSarah BridgesWilliam BrinkmannShawna BrinsonSarah BrooksStacy BrownAngela BuchananMegan BuckleyJanice BugettNancy BurgessDavid CallonAustin CarnahanCathy CarneyEric CasperChaminade College

Preparatory SchoolJill ChatmanSaiteja ChavaElina CheresonCity Lights Patricia ClementsRebecca CoalsonLinda CobetRobert CoffeyAnne CohenKate CondicBeatrice ConnaghanStuart CookseyEric CooperCor Jesu AcademyStar CravenCrossroads CollegePreparatory SchoolLarry DavisAllie DawsonTraci DeBeirDave DennerDenise DennerJaelen DetersAnupam DevkotaCarol DexterRajesh DhimalBrian DunnJosefina DuqueNancy DurbinKate DurkinStephanie EdneyRebecca EiseleNidaa EkramOmar ElzoobiVera EmmonsKim EwingTeresa FeyKenneth FisherJan FishmanTonie FitzgibbonsAmanda FitzpatrickShaney FloresJim FolsomMelissa ForeroLee FosterBrandon FranckYvonne FranklinAmanda FranklynSusie FredmanJames GallwayIver GandyGloria GaridelRandolph GearyMargaret GenderCarolyn Gioia Jeanette GlaenzerLorraine GneccoSue GoldGabriel GollubDiana K GoodwinAruna Gopinath

Anthony GrahamGail GuelkerCathleen HaarZeaid HasanLisa HeithausLaurie HellmuthTed HellmuthAlicia HernandezJaphnee HibartJerry HigginbothamLeslie HoldegraverJared HoltmeyerLinda HolyokeAudrey HonertGayle S. HookermanJane HouseOphelia HughesIan HurfordAlaa HussainSaba ImranPraisy IsaacPhyllis JacobsonPoorva JainZoe JenningsSnigdha JilakaraLisa JohnstonAlexandra JonesYiyjia JuBob Juergens Nan A. KernLori KeslerSavera KhanKristen KimbleSamantha KolarGregory KoppeDebbie KorenblatMaggie LalorJune LaneLaura LaniganRandall LeRuth LeeShelley LewellenPatrici A. LewisDale LintzonichMengchin LiuPierre LouisCasey LoyetLinda LuksMary LutzAbby MacDonaldMehnaz MadraswallaChristina MahlKim MaloneKate ManningMike Marks Ramona MarshallScott MarshallEmily MartinJames MartinMichael MartinGretchen McCarthyMarilyn McCarthyConnie McDermottChloe McNealTaylor MenkeYolanda MitchellLary MohlMelissa MorganAmy MorrosKaty MurdzaCorrene MurphyDenise MussmanLenu F. NaabienAndrew NadeauDoug NashSandy NashChloe NealLuimil M. Negron-PerezJudy Nelson

New City Fellowship Diaconses

Aimee NguyenPhuoc NguyenShelley NibberichAnnie NiehoffNizeyimana BrigitteMikael NoblesWill NuhmanJerry O’GuinJennifer ObenlardMadeline ObermanDan O’ConnorCarol OliverAhmed OmarStella OparajiTammy OrahoodAlejandro Rodriguez

OrozcoLisa OverholserDeborah OwenJoan ParkBill PattersonPeabody EnergyGerry PerryPatrick PlochKathleen PottsTannia PourdavaraniMaria PrzadaJen QuinnTerry QuinnGary RatkinKerry RayfordCarla ReedBetty ReinschJo RemmertJane RhodaRickae RichardsonAlex RoachPriya RobinsonKevin Rossiter

Lynne RossiterDebhuti RoyTilottama Roy-WhiteAnn RugerGeri RyanFatima SaidiRichard SandlerAshley SantanaBaldev SaraiToni SaundersRihab SawaJoan SchachtJill SchatzMarilyn ScheibelRebecca SchloemannTimothy SchmalzErica SchmidtGuy SchmitzPatrick SchrauthJohn SchuhDonna ScottNancy SeibelAmina ShakerAndi ShankerStan ShankerKate ShawGary ShermanAntaniece SillsBarbara SimonMiriam SingerMichael SolomonAndrea SpiesmanCarly SpurlockEdmund StaudeBob SteinGail StephensDanielle StevensRichard StimacJessica StonichDotty StorerBill Stowers

Marina SzymanshaffCalvin TalleyNancy TaxmanRobert TaxmanShawn ThomasUnited Way of Greater

St. LouisUniversity of Missouri

St. LouisRhythm UpretiRajiv VakhariaChristopher Van HareJulia Van HornNatalie VegaKent Velten Debbi von NidaCaitlin WahleWashington University

CultivatingConnectionsLarry WaughEileen WebberWebster UniversityAnnicka WebsterBarbara WedlerDavid WelchAmanda WelkerWells Fargo AdvisorsRich Weinstock Kathy WeyhrichMary WheelinstonLinda WhiteCurt WilliamsFaith WilliamsMerryl WinsteinTyler WorlundAlison WuenschKim WylieJudy YorkAfifa YusofYingying Zeng

Our 97th Anniversary Celebration

On Nov. 13, IISTL staff and volunteers hosted an OpenHouse to celebrate our anniversary with a variety ofimmersive experiences for children and adults. Starting inthe gym, we invited guests to visit a refugee camp tent,sized to fit a family of four. Guests had to choose whichitems to take with them when they fled their homes andhow to use the gallon of water allocated to each familyweekly at the refugee camp. The event also included alanguage lesson and even a mock US Citizenship test.


Young visitor tries her hand at learning Arabic in a quick lesson.Young visitor tries her hand at learning Arabic in a quick lesson.

$60,000+Wells Fargo Advisors & Foundation

$20,000 - $30,000William T. Kemper FoundationMasterCard Worldwide

$10,000 - $19,999Enterprise Holdings & Foundation

Havas ImpactNerinx Hall “Shout Week”US BankWebster University

$5,000 - $9,999Bank of America Charitable Foundation

The Boeing CompanyCommerce Bank & FoundationEllen Eisendrath Post Charitable Foundation

Edward D. O’ConnorElizabeth A. RadtkeSSM Health

$2,500 - $4,999Charles AllenAmeren UEAnthony A. Gonzalez-Angel & Tad H. Mathews

Armstrong Teasdale LLPBath FitterWalt & Anna Beck FoundationColdwell BankerChris FinneyHarmonies for HealingTed & Laurie HellmuthHoly Redeemer ChurchLeafFilter North, Inc.Metro PCSMidwest BankCentreBeth A. Fisher & Amit B. ShahSilicon Valley Community Foundation

Sports Strategies, Inc.

Sprint Corp.Alice & Tony TharenosJeff WarnerWebster Groves Presbyterian Church

$1,000 - $2,499Adorers of the Blood of ChristSuniti AminAnonymousMalvika Jhangiani & Dipankar Bandyopadhyay

Mary BardAnita M. & Tim BarkerDiane BenderKathleen S. BergDean BerryMonique & Galen D. BinghamThomas BloomSamira BoudiabThe Burke W. Stout Grandchildren’s Trust

Paul & Kristin ByrneEdwin CallisonLisa & Brett Campbell*Stanley CarterArvan ChanSandy & Ashok Chawla*Circle Seven, LLCElizabeth H. & Bruce Cohen, M.D.

Costco WholesaleJohn DaltonNancy W. DayEnglish Language and Literacy Center

Marc FairmanSuzanne FischerFlorence Heiman Charitable Trust

Francis Howell Central High School

Elise & Anthony FrisellaBerto GarciaHarriet GoodmanKathleen Heffern

Susan HeiderJanice HindujaMartha & Mike HoganJustin HonoldShanna & Arindam KarCarol & Ward KleinTeri LehmanGrace LeungLauren LoomisAnna P. Manubay Giving FundSarah Bryan MillerMiTek Industries, Inc.James & Linda Morice*Marcel NaddafGayla & Randal Narike*Pecha Family FoundationAnh Pham-Nguyen & Hoang Nguyen

Simon PursifullKathleen & Tom ReevesJane M. & Bruce P. Robert Foundation*

Luz M. Robles-Razzaq & Asim Razzaq

The RoyaleTheodore SanditzJennifer SchwesigSecond Street Sandwiches, Inc.Robin & J. Eduardo SeucEllen Shapiro & Gerald AxelbaumPhyllis B. SiegelSLBS Limited PartnershipSt. Mary’s Institute of O’FallonDr. & Mrs. David TaoSteven L. TeitelbaumRobert R. Townsend & Elizabeth Hilliker

TremendousnesUMB BankUrsuline Sisters of the MO Cluster Community

Navid VazireYourCause

$500 - $999Anne BannisterAnn BauerElaine Berger Rev. Lvg TrustLinda & Frederick Berger

Peter BernhardKathleen Bibbins & John McArthur

Bridges Community Support Services

Janice A. & Tim CernyKhalilah & Sam B. Charrington*Christ Episcopal ChurchCommerce Bancshares Foundation

Adrienne CostelloCarol DexterDeryck DietzKathleen EconomouMelanie EmbickEmerson Unitarian Universalist Chapel

Joseph ErnstRick E. EssenLuisa FigliolaColleen FitzpatrickNancy E. FoxKatherine E. Cochrane & Joel Glassman

Good Shepherd Lutheran ChurchJane GradyJoseph GrimaudAnne Grossmann & Brandon Blakey

Theresa & Clay GrumkeCathleen & Robert HaarDavid & Kate HatfieldMary P. & Bob HegerCarrie HerrickAnne HetlageJubilee Community ChurchSteve KelleyAlan KintischNancy & A. Michael KleinDenise & Phillip KlevornBernadette LarimerThe Lawrence GroupJennifer LohmanJudith G. McLachlinThomas & Cynthia MitchellMargaret MooreLorraine MoscaSusan Newman

Jennifer NitchmanKiku Obata*Matthew G. & Dolores K. Perlow*Thomas RobichauKatherine RowlykNoaman SiddiqiSt. Louis Community Chamber Singers

St. Louis Community CollegeJim StoreyAmanda TaylorSandy & George TsaiJohn WadeWalgreensAnne WarfieldLuis WegerErin Elizabeth Williams

$250 - $499Andrew ArmstrongAT&T Employee Giving CampaignCarol AucampBio DataJane & Daniel BornsteinCarrie BrazierCaravus, LLCCathy & Bob CarneyCharles Cobaugh*Congregation Shaare EmethAnn M. CorriganDennis & Liz DelfertJoseph B. DenceRebecca DiekemperDouglas DirksCarolyn Dodson-ChingChristine EdwardsEvangelical United Church of Christ

Judith W. & Wayne L. Failoni*Brian FaussFirst Congregational ChurchSherri & Gregory FisherLeland P. FosterDon & Deborah FrankMaripat GatterPam GempelGirl Scouts of E. MO Troop 1337James C. GuyolVaughn Hartung

2016 Honor Roll Donors


(From left) Joeana Middleton, Office of Sen. Claire McCaskill; Ed Seuc, 2016 Festival Chair; Chana Morton, Office of Comptroller DarleneGreen; Sean Mahoney, Wells Fargo Advisors; Guillermo Rodriquez; Dorothy Walker, Wells Fargo Advisors; Jaime Torres; Anna Crosslin, FestivalDirector; and Mayor Francis Slay.


Anjum HassanGregory HempenJoseph HessAlan W. HopeflJapanese-American Silver CircleMr. & Mrs. Jay KentMegan KesselringPatricia KingKen & Tracey KlothAmparo Kollman-Moore* & Ron Moore

Samantha KorenfeldMegan KruppStephen LamitolaNeil & Pam Lazaroff Family Foundation

Sara LeeHarvey LehrerStephen LeLaurinLaura LeonardLisa LyleDavid MachicaoMallinckrodt AcademySusan S. MarcusJoseph MazzolaThomas MerlanElizabeth Meyland-SmithSteven MillerCynthia MitchellParkway School District Board of Education; Craig Elementary School

Parkway United Church of ChristLynn & Evan ReidJoel & Meghan RohlfSamanda RossiDaniel RyanJill SchatzSchnucks - Script CardKelly E. SchoemehlSchool Sisters of Notre Dame, House 3476

Seltzer & Seltzer LCLoretta SeltzerJoel & Jean ShankerLori SharpAaron Paul ShermanApril SilvermanAngela SmartEdgar Smart*Ethical Society of St.LouisMr. & Mrs. David StockmanMartha StohrHelen Lee & Peter Tao*C. Eliot Cori-Tao & Richard Tao*Elisa TomichLynn & Eugene ToombsAngela TorblaaGeorge Van HareJohn VarbergJaime VeneziaHannah Verity*Preston WalkerJeanne WeberRonni Zagora

$100 - $249Patricia AdamsKristin AhlstromLarry AlbrightRochelle AlbrightOliver AmicePamela F AndersAllison Andrelchik & Nathan Kwarta

Emily AndrewsJonathan & Amanda AndrusAnonymousTom AuffenbergAdam BadawiCarolyn BanhamDerek BarisasCarole E. BarricklowChristen BassCarolyn Bauer

Lorraine T. BemisLara BennettM. Deborah BenoitJeff BergDeborah BloomL. Celeste H BlumerAlicia BogueElizabeth BohnVicki BolgerNicole BoltonBombay Food JunkiesRoss & Lindsay BrandMelissa BrickeyMatt BrinkmannMelissa BrooksDavid BrownSusan BrukerKatherine BuckhamHelen S. CadoretGreg CampbellChip CasteelCDS Group FinancialRobert CejkaChaminade College Preparatory School

Rebecca ChernockMartin ChorkeyRosemary ChristieRobert CoffeyGregory CohenScott CohenLisa & Ken ConnorWhitney CooneyJane CosbyJudie CourtneyNancy R. & Rex A. CoutureMatthew CrawfordElaine CulhaneJulia CupmanJulia CurranWilliam H. Danforth, M.D.Laura DankelCory DavenportRyan DayTina L. DeeljoreNgoc DoanBill & Judy DohertyJean & Joe DuganAimee DunneNancy Durbin & Robert Swearingen

Kate DurkinBrian DwyerAnn ElwellLauren ElwellEpiphany UCCDaphne & Marcel EsubiJerome FarmBrian & Kristin FaussPaul FeltmanDavid FliesherJulie FlorySteven FluhrTamme FordBernestine FrazierKaren FreemanNorah FrielJenny FungMelissa GarciaAlaric GeimerBecky GillJane GillespieAndrea & Brett GoldsteinKaren GoodmanLori GoodmanJames GriffithHarriet HallChelsea HandSusan HarrisonThe Heavy AnchorSueLin HilbertWilliam HildebrandtTimothy HillScott Hippisley

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro St. Louis

Trevor HollandMargaret HornDave & Rose Anne HuckKatherine HunterKathryn HykenAnna IngenthronInternational Tap HouseJohn Volpi & Company, IncAaron JohnsonThomas JostleinEmma KafalenosShelli KastinKaren KaulAngela KellyRachel KentRobert B. KernAnne KilleenPhyllis Leung KimMike KimzeyLaura KingLigaya & David L. Kirkland*Christy Kisor-LeongNorma Vavra KleinMary Anne KoinesKatherine KornfeldJennifer KubeRobert & Sinie LaCourLadue Chapel Women’s Association

John & Bobbie LakerAmy E. LampeMary LampeAdelaide LancasterMargaret LangaThomas LauherMatthew LawderRuth LeeKristie LeinFrances LevineJaimy LewisSharon LewisJeffrey LindgrenLiving Word United Methodist Church

Jay LockhartSarah LoveSteven R LowyEdward MaciasPatricia & Chris MaguireThe Malik Family FoundationPamela ManningJanice MantovaniMarquette High School

Andrea MartinJennifer MaxfieldMarilyn McCarthyMatthew McCauleyKeith McDonnellMarilyn McDougallJane McInnisKathleen McInnisMaureen McInnisMichael McKinnisKent & Jane McNeilEmily McNewCarol MedwinRonald E. Mertz & Pam De VoeDavid MeyerDixie MeyerMelanie MicirSusan MielkeRichard MitchellSusan MoelleringDavid R. MondayDinsy MooreSarah MooreStephen MooreKathleen MoranJames C. MuellerDenise MussmanLeslie MyersLaura NewmanMichael NienkemperDavid NischwitzMarvin NodiffMorgan NoelButhaina NomanGrace NordmannDayna O’BrienMichael Liam OttenOur Lord’s Lutheran ChurchBlake & Sarah PadbergElizabeth PaineJennifer PattersonBarbara PaulusGarie PerryAlison PetriCatherine PickardDiana PierronMichael PolMelissa PostenNino PrzuljBrooke RayVeronika RedmannLara ReedRenaissance Charitable Foundation

Rebecca Rice

Kathy RizzoSarah RizzoNicholas RogersZoe RosenbergRukus STLGeri RyanElizabeth SalihVijayakumary SamikannuMary B SandmanDeloris SchatzTamara & Stephen SchenkenbergDaniel ScheschLeanne A. & Harvey G. SchneiderJill SchuppNancy SellersLily SeymourTerry SheinfieldRenee SilversteinBarbara SimonMargaret SinnSisters of the Most Precious Blood

Austin SmithEsma SofticAmanda SpalterRosanna SpellerVictoria SprajcarMary StevensJeffrey StevensonDeborah StilesSusan StolzeBrittney StoneCarol & Charles Stout*Mary Jo StrayerNancy SymeonoglouTricia TaylorJulia ThayerAriana TobinDennis J. TuchlerLeslie UljeeGene UnverfehtBryan UsepVietnamese Community of Greater St. Louis

Jamie VollmerAlberto VushajChristopher WagnerJane A. WalkerMichael E WambleDon & Gloria WandlessSusan WarshawJessica WatsonSara WesselsKaren WinklerNatalie Wolfe


“The International,” the IISTL annual golf outing benefited from great weather and thebeautiful grounds of Glen Echo County Club.

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World Trade Center STLSharon WymanMark WynKeith YeldhamNancy YuilleNicole Zavradinos

$50 - $99AAA Translation, Inc.Marilyn S. AbbottLarysssa AldrichKristal Alton & Tim MossinghoffAruna AstutoGenevieve BalesBenjamin BeinfeldRenee BenageJustin BennettLise BernsteinSapna BhaktaEunice BlainMary BomgrenForrest BostonSusan BoxermanLouise BradshawMelissa BrickeyGary BroomeCraig & Mary Bruening

Maria Grazia CappielloMike CarlieKen CarlinGeorge Astudillo ChaconClean Sweep Chimney ServicesDeborah CleerDavid CoxLaura DeClueElizabeth DeeJohn & Robyn DeMottHelene DenlowJoanna DinsmoreSally DischingerKeith DuddingClare DuffyStephanie EdneyDaniel FagnaniRobert & Jane FeibelEvelyn FinneyFirst Bankers Banc SecuritiesJan FishmanFelicia FolandFort Zumwalt High SchoolRonnie FredmanSue FreyMary Friel

Evelyn GarrenWilliam GilbertLubomir Ivanov GounevPatricia GregoryMichelle GrottsKati GuerraLee HamiltonMaureen HarrisNancy HaselhorstNathan HolbertPaul HolwayGayle HookermanWendy HussKaren Isbell*David JanesChristina JuelfsBarbara KahnJohn KalishmanDiane Keaggy, MOSusan KellerAgnes KellyMargie KesslerSamantha KlotzJeff KnightSusan KottlerJanet L. Kourik

Karen & Alan KretchmarGloria & Daniel KweskinRobin LampeAbigail LawlorLance LeCombSusan LeeSuzanne LeLaurinBarbara LewingtonGary LewmanAngela LiljequistSusan LogsdonPaul M. LowensteinGeralyn MadiganAnnabelle & Scott MarshallCindy MarstonLisa MasonThomas MaysDoris Hanson McCarterVictoria MortonMolly & Nathan MunieAnne MurphyMichael NaccaratoHelen NellingJudy NelsonMaurice NoellschVita M O’HareBetty J. OkenfussMary A. OlssonCora OpsahlAkua Owusu-DommeyRita & Gary PadbergAlexander PagnaniDimple PatelSonya Patterson & Alaa AltmimiElizabeth PickardWilliam R. PiperSusan PlankSteven Player

Caitlin PleinPlowsharing CraftsChristine PolkMaura PusateriEdgar RamirezTodd RichardsonKaty RobertsonMilton RossSharon RothmelLouis C. Rotter, Jr.Ann RugerPeter RugerLynn SablemanJohn Paul SchottGloria ShaikunEmma Sikora PaulusMiriam SingerScott SisulJohn & Audrey SmithDavid SpitzTodd St VrainSt. Margaret Mary Parish School of Religion

Jesse SuttonMary & Austin TaoSarah ThomasTex TouraisUnited Way of Greater AtlantaSoledad Van EmdenNeville & JoAnn VatchaClaire VogtAmanda WagonerKathy WeirConstance WinterAffton M. WoodYouthBridgeLingli Zhang

*President’s Council

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Businesses Support Refugee ResettlementWe are grateful to a number of St. Louis businesses, which raisedfunds to help support the Institute’s refugee resettlement program.Of special note are fundraisers by Rooster and Lulu’s Local Eatery,both popular S Grand restaurants, as well as by The Royale onKingshighway and Tick Tock Tavern in Tower Grove East. Many schools,including Nerinx Hall Shout Week proceeds, and other businesses alsomade donations. It was heartwarming to receive such valuableessential contributions.

(From left) David and Kara Bailey present a donation check to benefit refugeeresettlement to Anna Crosslin. The proceeds are from a December fundraiser, held at Rooster on S Grand.


$15,000+PNC Foundation

$1,000 - $1,500Berto GarciaAnh Pham-Nguyen & Hoang Nguyen

Up to $999JoAnne WagnerAndrew Armstrong

Charles StaleyJavad KhazaeliMichael ZahraMohsen PashaNicholas GarziaNino PrzuljRichard StimacVikas SunkariLaura MorganSuzanne LeLaurin

IICDC Donors

Thanks to 158 more donors who made smaller gifts.

$95,000+Jerry & Judy Kent

$50,000William T. Kemper FoundationDavid & Laurel Walters

$10,000 Maryl Walters

$5,000 - $7,500Midwest BankCentreNorth America Taiwanese Women's Association

Page One IncBeth Radtke

$1,000 - $2,500Ariel Premium SupplyCarrollton BankJohn McDonnellMarcel NaddafLii Mei Beverly TsaiHelen G. Turner*

Up to $999IISTL Junior BoardTeri LehmanRebecca NiednerPhiladelphia InsuranceKristen Rosen

*President’s Council

New Beginnings CapitalCampaign (2016 only)

(Right) Refugee child poses with her favorite toy.Photo by Wayne Crosslin/International Institute

International Institute 2016 Annual Report


On December 25, volunteers from the Jewish & MuslimDay of Community Service hosted activities for newly

arrived Muslim refugee families at the Institute.Photo by Wayne Crosslin/International Institute

In 2016, the Institute received more than $65,000 of in-kind donations.

Donations of new and gently used items from local communitymembers are valuable. We were able to more adequately supplyfamilies with items they needed to get settled into their newhomes. Furniture, personal care items, clothing, and householdsupplies were essential in providing a warm welcome to our NewAmericans when they first arrived in St. Louis.

Our Adopt-A-Family (AAF) program received tremendous supportfrom families, schools, businesses, and religious and civicorganizations. The Institute is able to supply families with onlyminimal necessities when they first arrive. The AAF program offersextra assistance at a time when the burden of heating bills andwinter clothing requirements can be high. The program also servesas a way for the community to learn about a refugee family andwelcome them to our city.

In total, 62 newly arrived refugee families received more than$46,000 in AAF support. It came in the form of rent and utilityassistance, clothing, household items, school supplies, furniture,bicycles, toys, and more.

More than a dozen faith-based groups and businesses participatedin our popular Community Lunch series. Held quarterly in 2016,four or five groups banded together for each event. They provideda welcoming lunch for students and clients at the InternationalInstitute. It was a chance for our newcomers to relax and chat withtheir hosts before heading back to afternoon classes.

In addition, 1,218 volunteers provided nearly 22,500 hours ofvolunteer service in 2016. Clients required more support than staffcould provide. So we recruited and trained more than 100Community Engagement volunteers. They provided more than 2,750hours of welcoming services to clients, including home visits, aswell as program support. Forty-six medical volunteers providedimmunizations, health screenings, and more.

Volunteers tutored English students, conducted mock citizenshipinterviews, toiled in our two urban gardens, showed clients how touse public transportation, prepared taxes, and helped variousdepartments reorganized in the midst of rapid resettlementexpansion. More than 400 of the volunteers came out in the August

Community Support: Thanks a Million!

IISTL launched community-hosted lunches to welcome newlyarrived refugees. A young student, right, from Marian MiddleSchool chats with Institute clients.


heat to ensure 140,000 St. Louisans enjoyed ethnic food,music, and dance at our annual Festival of Nations.

Some of our most dedicated volunteers were part of thenationwide AmeriCorps and VISTA programs. In 2016, 18AmeriCorps and VISTA served full-time for 11 monthsalongside staff in our EconomicDevelopment, Education, WorkforceSolutions and Client Servicesdepartments. They arranged clientmedical appointments, provided lifeskills training, prepared apartmentsfor newly arrived refugees,welcomed arrivals at the airport, enrolled children inschool, recruited and trained farmers, prepared resumesand training curricula, arranged immunization clinics andmuch more!

Thank you, in every language, to all our many volunteers!


Current FundRevenues in Excess of Expenses $351,055

Unrestricted Net Assets on 12/31/15 $ 4,996,037

Unrestricted Net Assets on 12/31/16 $ 5,347,092

* Audited Statement

Address questions to:Anna Crosslin, President(314) 773-9090, ext 119.

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Junior Board Increases Impact

The Junior Board of the International Institute works to raiseawareness of the agency and the importance of immigrants in ourregion. They support Institute clients and programs throughfundraising and events. These events include Happy Hour fundraisersand our annual Trivia Night, which yielded more than $11,500 forInstitute programs. The Junior Board also provides essential volunteersupport for other Institute-sponsored events, including Festival ofNations and our annual Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration.

This year, the Junior Board expanded the Holiday Craft Bazaar, adding apreview on Friday evening with live music providing the perfectambiance for shopping. Held in the Institute’s gym at the beginning ofthe holiday season, the event featured local vendors selling unique craftsfrom countries around the world, kids’ crafts, hot drinks, and foodtrucks. Join us for our 2017 event on December 1 - 3!

Junior Board of DirectorsMaggie Dankert – PresidentDebhuti Roy – SecretaryAlyssa Weeks – TreasurerCarly Timm – Communications ChairBlake Hamilton -Staff LiaisonCaitlyn Drozda –Staff LiaisonTeresa Nguyen –Staff Liaison

Young Friends Members Make a DifferenceThe Junior Board serves as the leadership for the Young Friends of the International Institute. Young Friends promotes the value of theInstitute’s mission and services to build communication bridges between all St. Louisans of diverse cultures.

Young Friends and other volunteers hosted the second annual Holiday Crafts Bazaarin the Institute gym. Here volunteers assist with arts and crafts projects for visitorsof all ages.


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