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Paul Costigan
State Refugee Coordinator
Paul Costigan, the Senior Vice President of Operations at the International Institute of St. Louis (IISTL), is the State Refugee Coordinator (SRC) for the State of Missouri. Paul has been with IISTL for twenty-four (24) years. His role at MO-ORA is to ensure adherence to contractual obligations as well as establish methods to measure and report on goals and indicators. He worked closely with past Missouri SRCs going back to the early 2000s.
Linda Haus, MSW
Assistant State Refugee Coordinator
Linda Haus is the Assistant State Refugee Coordinator (ASRC) of MO-ORA. She previously had the same title and similar responsibilities for approximately seven (7) years (until retirement in January 2017) under Missouri’s Department of Social Services (DSS). Linda supervises staff providing Refugee Cash Assistance services and Quality Assurance for multiple programs, provides oversight of the statewide database, and is the point person for relationships with state government agencies.
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Marisa Tesoro
Communications and Outreach Manager
tesorom@iistl.org
314-655-0898