Barry Stoll is our Executive Director and Lori Stoll is our Refugee Care Coordinator. They officially have 9 children but unofficially have hundreds more. They spend more of their waking moments with refugee families in our community helping them find housing, jobs and anything else they need. You can reach Barry at 573-289-1869 or at
barry@cityofrefugecolumbia.org or Lori at 573-999-1686 or at cityofrefuge.lori@gmail.com.
Jennifer Wampler is the General Manager of Safi Sana. Jennifer is a stay-at-home mom that takes care of the needs of her family while trying to help change our city for the better. If you want more information about Safi Sana or would like to schedule a cleaning, give her a call at 573-529-6378 or email her at
safisana.jennifer@gmail.com.
Pati Pelaccio is the manager of the Buttonwood Business Center by day and our financial manager by night. She oversees payroll, taxes, insurance and manages our Quickbooks and bank accounts. We are so thankful for her skills.
Board of Directors
1. Jen Wheeler, Board President
2. Keith Anderson, Vice President and owner of Columbia Flooring & More
3. Matt Ford of Weichert Realty, Handy Matt LLC and Property Protectors LLC
4. Landon Cummins, QuesTec
5. Nathan Jones, Nathan Jones Law
6. Marla Welker, Bank of Missouri
7. Chris Sanders, Providence Bank
8. Miha Britt, Britt Immigration Law
9. Elias Abadi, CoMo Premium Exteriors
10. Angelique Hunter, Photography by Angelique
11. Max Prokell, Venta Marketing
Honorary Board Members
Esther King helped start Safi Sana and was one of its first employees. She is studying law at Northwestern but still takes the time to help us.
And these are just a few of us. We are friends who love the refugees and immigrants in town and want to help them become thriving members of our city. If you are interested in becoming a Board Member or would like more information on getting involved, fill out our Contact Us form here
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