Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
Katie Crosby has a diverse work experience in the field of refugee and immigrant services. Katie started their career as a Program Teacher at AmeriCorps from August 2018 to May 2019. In 2021, they interned at RefugeeOne as a Refugee Case Management Intern from June to August, and then joined the International Rescue Committee as an Immigration Legal Services Intern from September to November. During the same year, they co-founded and co-directed Sanctuary Now!, a organization focused on refugee support. Currently, Katie is working at Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, where they started in September 2022 as an Unaccompanied Refugee Minor (URM) Youth Specialist, and later became the URM Program Manager in March 2023.
Katie Crosby's education history begins with their completion of a Master of Science (MS) degree in Refugee & Forced Migration Studies at DePaul University from 2020 to 2022. Prior to this, they earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences degree in Real Estate & International Studies from the University of North Texas between 2016 and 2019. Katie had earlier obtained an Associate of Applied Science degree in Real Estate from Collin College, a course they pursued from 2014 to 2018.
Additionally, Katie Crosby has acquired certifications in CPR/AED/First Aid from the Health & Safety Institute (HSI) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from The TEFL Org, a market-leading provider of courses to teach English as a foreign language. However, specific dates of certification were not provided.
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains is a faith based, non-profit human service agency providing adoption, foster care, older adult caregiver, prevention, and refugee services since 1948. We help children and families during their most challenging times regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or age. We believe that all people, from the newborn to the most elderly, are valued members of our community. Every day we provide help and support to children and families, because everyone deserves hope during the most challenging times of their lives. With offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley, Fort Morgan and Albuquerque, we partner with communities to meet the unmet needs affecting their most vulnerable populations. LFS strives to recognize areas in need and to find ways to serve those who have seemingly become invisible. Every day, hundreds of people turn to LFS for refuge, help and hope.