Staff Members

Audri Lu is the Youth Program Coordinator at Monsoon. She was born and raised in Des Moines, IA and comes from the Lao and Tai … Read More

Belen Herce-Hagiwara is a peer-to-peer campus advocate and outreach worker at Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa who works to facilitate conversation about sex/sexuality, domestic … Read More

Delphi is a multilingual advocate at Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Asian and … Read More

Hanna Hoang is the program assistant intern at Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in … Read More

Hieu Pham is the assistant director based in Des Moines at Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and … Read More

Kahmun Yap is a multilingual campus advocate at Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and human … Read More

Lata D’Mello is the assistant director of Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Asian … Read More

Leah grew up in Beirut, Lebanon and currently resides in Iowa City. She has a BA in Psychology from the American University of Beirut and … Read More

Lena Sylalom is a multilingual advocate at Monsoon. Lena comes from the Lao community. She has served as a Monsoon board member in the past … Read More

Manali Jama is a youth intern and peer to peer advocate here at Monsoon United Asians and Pacific Islanders. Manali is a high school student … Read More

Maria Boemeh was born and raised in a Karenni refugee camp in Thailand. Originally from Burma and from the Karenni ethnic group.  She graduated from Norfolk Senior High school … Read More

Mira Yusef is the executive director of Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Asian … Read More

Rose Annie Gay is the program assistant at Monsoons.  She was born and raised in the Philippines, moved to Des Moines, Iowa in May of … Read More

Rosy Htu is a multilingual advocate at Monsoon.  Rosy has been working with the Bhutanese and Burmese communities since 2016. She speaks Manipuri, English, Burmese, … Read More

Soe Moe is a multilingual advocate at Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Asian … Read More

Usicha Marchant is the financial manager at Monsoon United Asian Women of Iowa, an organization serving victims/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Asian … Read More