Originally from Grand Rapids, MI, Naomi started working in the CIE-SJRC July of 2019 and has found it to be a place where people don’t have to hide who they are. She hopes that, every day, more community members feel they can show up authentically as they are so that we can continue moving toward collective liberation together. She believes the CIE-SJRC is a place where all people, herself included, can seek wholeness through liberatory learning.
Naomi comes from a background in humanitarian aid and international development. She previously worked in the Middle East, managing psychosocial projects in the north of Jordan, which focused on identity and relational development with refugee populations. Naomi holds a Bachelor of Arts from Taylor University in International Studies (Middle East Studies) and a Master of Science from SOAS, University of London, in Violence, Conflict and Development.
