Office Manager: Kathy Welch

Office manager Kathy Welch brings extensive experience to the Hawthorne Area Community Council. A long-time resident and community activist, Welch has provided extensive support throughout the community assisting residents, businesses and non-profit organizations in establishing effective dialogues to promote key changes that empower the residents to meet the physical, cultural, social and economic needs of the community.

Communications Director: Bryan Thao Worra

Writer and community activist Bryan Thao Worra brings nearly a decade of experience working with historically underserved communities, including refugees, immigrants and migrants to assist diverse communities in achieving social, economic and political self-sufficiency, education and civic engagement.

He has worked with Hmong National Development, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, The National Youth Leadership Council, Asian Media Access and other non-profit organizations across the country.

Housing Director: Jeff Skrenes

Jeff Skrenes is working with the Hawthorne Area Community Council to address what's happening in our neighborhood to put an end to predatory lending and foreclosures in order to keep our community strong and growing. Jeff most recently worked with the non-profit housing advocates of ACORN as an organizer against predatory lending. He also has experience as a loan counselor for ACORN and prior to that has he was a mortgage originator for six years and knows the field well.

Hawthorne Profiles

At the Hawthorne Area Community Council, there are many staff, board members and volunteers who work to make our neighborhood a better place. In the following years ahead we will include short profiles of these great people who want to help you build a better community!