Hand In Hand's Staff

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

Love and Compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

~Dalai Lama~

We are an accredited site to help Legal Permeant Resident in their Citizenship journey. Four Hispanic bilingual women with compassion and passion in helping our community. Bringing immigration services to those in need. With years of Experience in the nonprofit world and customer services. We all bring a spark to the table to make this work fulfilling, fun and to provide the best service to our community members.

Meet The Team

Norma Gallegos

Program Director

DOJ/BIA Accredited Representative

Formally launched by World Relief Spokane, in June 2015 became accredited Federally by the Department of Justice through the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Has a passion and love for serving immigrants from all countries and backgrounds on the North Central Washington area. Believes that we all have equal participation in learning from each other valuing multiple cultures. With many years of education and experience with the DOJ, Norma brings a well rounded community service to our valley and families.

Johanna Hernandez-Ruelas

Operations Manager

Has been with Hand in Hand for over a year, bringing a new prospective to our small office. Johanna is ready to serve the community, staff and students. She actively participates in Outreach, Naturalization Preparedness Class and Community Engagement. Along with helping HIH with the day to day operational tasks.

Alejandra Rodriguez

Legal Assistant

Started as a volunteer with Hand in Hand, and in the last five years she has grown in our organization into the Legal Assistant. She is the bridge between Norma and our clients as they prepare to meet with Norma in their citizenship journey.

Carla Sarabia

Program Receptionist

Our new receptionist is a friendly, caring staff member ready to great you in person or via phone. A Leavenworth community member with experience in helping clients in day to day questions. Carla has worked with Sage and with her father at their family business.