A conversation with the International Instituteâs outgoing president and CEO, Anna Crosslin
In 1978, she took the helm of a collective with nine staffers and an annual budget of $120,000.
Photography by Kevin A. Roberts
Anna Crosslinâs friends were always curious: How could she spend more than four decades working at the same place, in the same role, as president and CEO of the International Institute of St. Louis? The truth, Crosslin would say, is that it wasnât the same job. Thereâs a need for continual reinvention in resettlement work, and the prospect of reshaping programs and solving new problems for the immigrant and refugee populations of the St. Louis region kept her energized. In 1978, she took the helm of a collective with nine staffers and an annual budget of $120,000; over the next four decades, she helped it grow into an acclaimed organization with more than 80 team members and a budget of more than $7 million. Next, Crosslin looks to retire this m
A conversation with Arrey Obenson, the new president of the International Institute America is at a crossroads, and the work that we do in St. Louis can actually be transformational.
Arrey Obenson
February marked the beginning of a new era for the International Institute as Arrey Obenson began his tenure as its president and chief executive officer. Prior to that, Anna Crosslin had led the organization since 1978.Â
Obenson comes to the position after serving as co-founder and CEO of Transformunity. Before that, he was the secretary general of Junior Chamber International (JCI). It was his work at JCI that brought him to St. Louis from Cameroon in 2002. He spoke with
Originally published on January 21, 2021 10:22 am
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden has already begun to undo the Trump administration’s most strident anti-immigrant executive orders and policies.
In the first of many executive actions, Biden signed an executive order to end the Trump administration’s so-called Muslim ban. The travel ban put restrictions on people from Muslim-majority and African countries entering the U.S.
“All Muslims are happy to see the end of this travel ban,” said Marwan Hameed, the associate executive director of CAIR-Missouri. “They’re very hopeful to see their loved ones very soon in the United States, either to visit them or to reunite as a family.”
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