Helen Pursel
Assistant Director for Refugee Pre-Arrival Services at Global Refuge
- Role
- Assistant Director for Refugee Resettlement at Global Refuge
- Location
- Baltimore, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Helen Pursel
Helen Pursel began her career in refugee resettlement in 2001. As the Assistant Director for Pre-Arrival Services with Global Refuge, Helen’s leads a team of 6 staff. Her portfolio includes overseeing the movement of approximately refugees + per year. Her purview includes vetting of family reunification applications, choosing / placing / travel arrangements for refugee cases across the Global Refuge network of 55+ offices as well as creating content and conducting training for the affiliate network. Prior to joining GR, Helen worked for World Relief in the refugee resettlement unit. Helen’s past jobs include senior sales manager and room service manager with Renaissance and Hyatt hotels. She was also a systems installer and software support technician for a point of sale inventory system for mini bars. Helen graduated from Widener University. Her Top 5 Strengths from the Strengths Finder 2.0: Responsibility - People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty. Relator - People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal. Strategic - People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues. Ideation - People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena. Analytical - People who are especially talented in the Analytical theme search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all the factors that might affect a situation.
Experience
Assistant Director for Refugee Resettlement
Aug 2009 — Present
Education
Weidener University Brandywine Campus
Associate Degree of Science
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