Ghadah Als

Ghadah Als is a Caseworker with the Global Screenings and Casework team at IRAP. In this role, Ghadah screens and responds to requests for assistance from individuals seeking refugee resettlement, family reunification, and other immigration queries.

Prior to joining IRAP, Ghadah worked as a caseworker providing direct services for recently resettled refugees in the U.S. with Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley and Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area. Before coming to the U.S. in 2015, she worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, providing development services in her native Iraq.

Ghadah holds an M.A. in International Studies from the University of San Francisco, a Masters in Engineering Management, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering. She speaks Arabic.