rescue mission of salt lalke new life program

With the IRC, I have been able to build my career in social justice working for the human rights and equality for New Americans. I have been with the IRC in Salt Lake City since moving to Utah in 2010, after having worked in direct service for vulnerable populations and nonprofit administration. It’s an honor to assume this leadership position from Patrick Poulin, who is now IRC’s Pacific-West Regional Director for US Programs. It is a great pleasure to share with you that last month I officially became the IRC in Salt Lake City’s Executive Director. Here is a brief message from Natalie as she embarks on her new leadership role and the IRC in Salt Lake City faces new challenges in the coming year: Most recently, She was recognized as one of Utah’s Top 30 Women to Watch by Utah Business Magazine in 2017 and awarded Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s Deedee Corradini Women’s Leadership Award for Creating Opportunity in 2018. Natalie is the co-founder of Spice Kitchen Incubator, a food entrepreneurship program for New Americans, and New Roots in Salt Lake City, a refugee agriculture and gardening program.

As the daughter of immigrant parents, the mission of the IRC and the belief that everyone deserves equal economic, social & political rights and opportunities are deeply personal to her. Natalie, who joined the IRC in 2010, brings with her over 15 years of nonprofit administration experience, including fundraising, grants management, volunteer management and developing programs to serve vulnerable populations. In his place, our former deputy director of development & strategic initiatives, Natalie El-Deiry, has accepted the executive director role.

We are grateful for his continued efforts to ensure our programming and services focus on the humanity, dignity, and long-term success of those fleeing persecution and violence to find homes in our communities. He will continue to provide regional leadership to more than ten IRC offices, from Tucson, AZ to Seattle, WA. In April 2019, former executive director, Patrick Poulin, accepted the IRC’s Regional Director, Pacific West role. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Salt Lake City is excited to officially announce recent changes in our leadership.

Rescue mission of salt lalke new life program