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| Meet the Staff |
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 Anne
Crotty, Immigration Attorney
IH gives me the wonderful opportunity to welcome newcomers to the US by providing
immigration assistance and helping them move toward citizenship.
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| Languages Spoken: English, some Spanish
Places Visited and/or Lived: Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Mexico, Peru
Hobbies: Time with family, piano, walking my dog, reading about global
issues & cultures.
Favorite Food: Homemade bread, local fruit in season
Favorite Music: Classical music and choral music from south
Africa
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird and Cry the Beloved
Country
Favorite Movie: Dave, Mindwalk, & The Colorof Paradise
Contact Anne: acrotty@ihclt.org
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William "Bill" Garcia, Executive Director
I am personally excited to be
here in the center of all the international activity!
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| Languages Spoken: English,
Some Spanish.
Places Visited and/or Lived: Argentina, Brazil, Amsterdam,
England, France, Canada, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
Hobbies: Enjoying nature, reading, walking my beagle,
Sudoku, visiting family, all racquet sports.
Favorite Food: Most food dishes from Latin America.
Favorite Music: Jazz (especially Latin Jazz), Salsa,
Merengue.
Favorite Book: A Civil Action; Discovering The Leader
In You; A Child Called "It"
Favorite Movie: A Few Good Men, On the Waterfront
Contact Bill: bgarcia@ihclt.org
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Beverly Grant, Director of
Development
IH allows me to help make
Charlotte a better place for the International community and thereby
our community as a whole.
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| Languages Spoken: English
Places Visited and/or Lived: Greece, Italy, France, Great
Brittan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico,
Canada, Egypt, Switzerland, the Bahamas and Cayman Islands,
United States.
Hobbies: Traveling and making jewelry.
Favorite Food: Italian Lasagna
Favorite Music: 70's Rock
Favorite Movie: Field of Dreams
Contact Beverly:bgrant@ihclt.org
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Jelena Giric-Held , Operations Manager / Immigration Paralegal
IH gives me the privilege to work
with different cultures and learn more about them as the days go
by.
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| Languages Spoken: Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, English, some Arabic, and some Turkish.
Places Visited and/or Lived: Serbia, all countries of former Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Bolgaria, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Great Brittan, China, Tunisia, Switzerland, United States.
Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, and Cooking.
Favorite Food: Sushi, Middle Eastern Food, and food from my home country of Serbia.
Favorite Music: 70's Rock
Favorite Book: The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
Favorite Movie: Love Actually
Contact Jelena: jheld@ihclt.org
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 Raluca Iosif , Communications Specialist
Interacting
with people from all over the world every day makes me feel like
I am in Paris!
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Languages Spoken: Italian, French, English,
Spanish, German, and Romanian
Places Visited and/or Lived:
Italy, France,
Greece, Czech Republic, Holland,
United States, Mexico, Egypt, Dubai, St. Martin, Jamaica, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Belgium.
Hobbies: traveling, Movies
Favorite food: Asian Fusion
Favorite Music: Brittish Pop, Classical
Favorite Book: French Classic Literature
Favorite Movie: Star Wars & James Bond
Contact Raluca: riosif@ihclt.org
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 Lara
Printz, Senior Program Manager
I
am proud to be part of a team that truly represents and aspires
to spread that of friendship and understanding.
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| Languages Spoken: English, French,
Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese
Places Visited and/or Lived: France, Italy, Spain, Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, England, Belgium, Canada,
Mexico, Israel, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador,
Dominican Republic, Bahamas, The Caribbean, Hawaii.
Hobbies: Singing, playing guitar, learning languages, travel,
being physically active
Favorite Food: Pad Thai, Turkey Sandwiches
Favorite Music: Acoustic guitar songs, folk and international
music
Favorite Book: Psychology books
Favorite Movie: Dirty Dancing
Contact Lara: Lprintz@ihclt.org
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 Laura Young--Programs Associate, Citizen Diplomacy Program, Paralegal, Immigrant Advocacy Program
I enjoy helping the community and being exposed to and having interaction with different cultures.
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| Languages Spoken:Spanish, English, a little Italian
Places visited and/or lived: Austria, Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Denmark, England, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Montenegro, the Netherlands
Hobbies: Biking, traveling, music, pottery
Favorite food: Indian, Thai, ice cream
Favorite music: 70’s, anything with talent
Favorite book: “Me Talk Pretty Someday” David Sedaris
Favorite Movie: Never Ending Story
Contact Laura: lyoung@ihclt.org
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