IARP Staff
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KATHY MCKAY, Executive Director. Kathy is a co-founder of the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project. A resident of St. Louis Park, Kathy has been involved in management in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds for 35 years. She has primarily been involved in the health care arena providing direct service as a psychologist and as principal in two start-ups. |
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SAMI RASOULI, Executive Director of the Muslim Peacemaker Teams. Sami was born in Najaf, Iraq in 1951 and is Executive Director of the Muslim Peacemaker Teams (MPT) in Iraq. Since 2003, he has been a tireless advocate for the people of Iraq and for peace, reconciliation, and nonviolence. Since he founded MPT and the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP) in 2004, they have operated under his leadership to counter the corrosive effects of war and rebuild relationships and lives in the two countries. |
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LUKE WILCOX, Development and Communications Director. Luke has also worked with The Advocates for Human Rights, the Muslim-Christian Dialogue Center, and Washington Office of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Luke was a Katherine Davis Fellow for Peace in 2010 and graduated from Boston University with an M.A. in International Relations and speaks Arabic. He is a native of Sioux Falls, SD. |
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TRICIA KHUTORETSKY, Curator, Iraqi Art Project. Tricia holds an M.A. in Arts and Cultural Management from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Her undergraduate degree is from Macalester College in English and Communications. She has worked extensively in the Twin Cities in editorial, art direction and curatorial positions. Previously she was the editor-in-chief of a local, underground arts magazine called Industry Minne-zine and was the Assistant Curator of the Ordway’s International Flint Hills Children’s Festival ArtWalk. Tricia grew up in the Middle East. |
| VOLUNTEERS Mustafa Hamza Al-Ebadi, Team Leader, Baghdad Ali Salim Abood, Team Leader, Baghdad |
