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Headshot of Erica Carley HarrisErica Carley Harris, Acting Director

Erica Carley Harris is the Acting Director of Maine's Office of New Americans (ONA), where she leads statewide efforts to strengthen Maine's workforce by supporting the long-term civic and economic integration of immigrants. In this role, she collaborates across government, education, and industry to address workforce needs and expand opportunities for new Mainers and support employers.

Erica previously co-led the development the strategic plan to establish Maine's ONA, managing an extensive public engagement process that included input from more than 800 Mainers across all 16 counties. She continued to shape the office through the passage of enabling legislation, long-term planning, and foundational research to guide the office's future focus.

Erica joined the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) in 2021 as a Workforce Policy Analyst. In that role, she helped launch more than 35 workforce programs funded by Governor Mills' Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, coordinating with state agencies and partner organizations to ensure timely and effective program rollout. She also designed and hosted a paid policy internship for high school students through the Governor's flagship Maine Career Exploration Program, an initiative to expand opportunity and raise aspirations among Maine youth.

Erica previously led advocacy and government affairs for CIEE, an international education nonprofit, where she managed policy strategy and coordinated the industry's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Erica holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Barnard College and an M.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of Colorado Boulder, with concentrations in French, Spanish, and Arabic.

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Ekhlas Ahmed, Falanqeeyaha Siyaasadda

Isagoo ah Falanqeeyaha Siyaasadda ONA, Ekhlas Ahmed wuxuu la shaqeeyaa Agaasimaha ONA iyo daneeyayaasha gudaha iyo dibaddaba si loo horumariyo is dhexgalka dhaqaale iyo bulsho ee soo galootiga muddada fog ee shaqaalaha iyo bulshada Gobolka. Waxay taageertaa barnaamijyada iyo hawlaha xafiiska, oo ay ku jiraan cilmi-baarista, falanqaynta siyaasadda, iyo qorsheynta.

Ahmed waxay ku biirtay Xafiiska Ameerikaanka Cusub (ONA) ayadoo leh khibrad toban sano ah oo ah hogaamiye aan faa'iido doon ahayn, macalin, iyo u doodaha qaxootiga. Dhawaanahan, waxay aasaastay urur aan faa'iido doon ahayn oo u heellan inay kor u qaadaan codka qaxoontiga soogalootiga ah iyo magangelyo doonka ee gobolkayaga, iyadoo siisa maalgelinta ardayda dugsiga sare si ay ugu sii wataan waxbarashada sare gudaha Maine. Ahmed waxa ay sidoo kale ka soo shaqeysay macalinka luqadda Ingiriisiga ee dugsiyada dadweynaha iyo Iskuduwaha Cultural Alliance of Maine (Isbahaysiga Dhaqanka ee Maine), halkaas oo ay ugu doodday muujinta fanka oo ay u heshay maalgelin si loo kobciyo muuqaalka dhaqanka Maine.

Qaxooti ahaan, Ahmed waxay ka soo qaxday dagaalka sokeeye ee Suudaan 2005 iyada iyo qoyskeeda, oo ay ku jiraan waalidkeed iyo saddex walaalo ah oo ka yar. Ayadoo dib u degtay Portland, waxay Shahaadada koowaad ee Jaamacadda ee Xiriirka caalamiga ah iyo shahaadada Mastarka ee Waxbarashada ka qaadatay Jaamacadda Southern Maine.

Gudiga Talo Bixinta

Ujeedada Gudiga Talo Bixintu waa inay kala taliyaan Xafiiska Ameerikaanka Cusub ee Maine arimaha saamaynaaya isdhexgalka mudada fog ee dhaqaalaha iyo bulshada ee dadka soo galootiga ah ee Gobalka. Ayagoo ka kooban 24 xubnood oo ay magacaabeen Gudoomiyaha gobalku, Afhayeenka Baarlamaanka, Gudoomiyaha Aqalka Sare, gudiga waxaa ku jira shaqsiyaad kasoo kala jeeda asallo kaladuwan, ayna ku jiraan hogaamiyaasha bulshooyinka soo galootiga ah, bixiyaha caawimaada sharciga, ururka dib u dejinta qaxootiga, iyo dawlada gobalka iyo deegaanka. Ka ogoow xog dheeraad ah oo ku saabsan Gudiga Tallo Bixinta halkaan.

Xubnaha Golaha

Governor’s Appointments

  • Julia Trujillo Luengo, Co-chair, Maine Community College System
  • Claude Rwaganje, Prosperity Maine
  • Marwa Hassanien, Northern Light Health and Bangor School Board
  • Nawar Alobaidi, Engineers Auto Service
  • Rotha Chan, TD Bank
  • Juana Rodriguez-Vazquez, Mano en Mano/Hand in Hand
  • Olesya Shkut, Bluetriton/Poland Spring
  • Kerem Durdag, GWI
  • Orlina Boteva, University of Maine
  • Jonathan Baty, MaineHealth
  • Dana Totman, Genesis Fund
  • Ben Conniff, Luke’s Lobster

Senate President’s Appointments

  • Georges Budagu Makoko, Co-chair, Amjambo Africa and Serenity Residential Care
  • Mufalo Chitam, Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition
  • Heremenegildo Paulo, South Portland School Department
  • Barbara Stoddard, New Mainer Resource Center/Portland Adult Education
  • Rick Bennett, Senate District 18
  • Margaret Rotundo, Senate District 21

House Speaker’s Appointments

  • Fatuma Hussein, Immigrant Resource Center of Maine
  • Liam LaFountain, City of Biddeford
  • Lisa Parisio, ILAP Maine
  • Inza Ouattara, Catholic Charities
  • Flavia DeBrito, House District 64
  • Amy Arata, House District 104

Hoggaamiyeyaasha Ganacsiga

Madasha Hogaamiyayaasha Ganacsiga waa koox ka kooban loo shaqeeyayaasha iyo milkiilayaasha ganacsiga kuwaas oo la wadaaga khibradahooda ONA iyo dhexdoodaba. Laga soo bilaabo soo dhawaynta hibada caalamiga ah, ilaa shaqaaleysiinta iyo qorista Dadka Reer Maine ee wadanka ku cusub, ilaa bilaabista iyo socodsiinta ganacsiyada ay leeyihiin dadka soogalootiga ah, aragtidooda ku wajahan arrimaha dhaqaalaha iyo shaqaalaha waxay xog siiyaan shaqada ONA waxayna kobciyaan xalal iskaashi ku dhisan.

Jadwalka

Hoos waxaa ku qoran yoolalka aasaasiga ah ee abuurista xafiiska ONA ee Maine:

Agoosto 2023: Gudoomiye Janet Mills ayaa saxiixay Amar Fulineed oo ku amraaya Xafiiska Gudoomiyaha ee Hal Abuurka Xeerka iyo Mustaqbalka (GOPIF) inuu abuuro qorshe lagu aasaasaayo Xafiiska Ameerikaanka Cusub ee Maine.

Agoosto 2023 - Janaayo 2024: GOPIF ayaa abuuray qorshe asagoo kaashanaaya fikradaha laga uruuriyay 800 oo saamileey ah, ayna ku jiraan wakaaladaha gobalka, maamullada magaalooyinka, dugsiyada, xarumaha tacliinta sare, shirkadaha loo shaqeeyo, ururada bulshada, iyo xubnaha bulshooyinka soo galootiga, qaxootiga, iyo magangalyo doonka.

Janaayo 2024: GOPIF ayaa u geeyay qorshaha ONA Gudoomiye Mills.