Lutheran Services Carolinas, a nonprofit health and human services organization, has announced that Nixmarie Ruiz is the new executive director of its entire two-state New Americans Program.
LSC offers the New Americans Program in seven offices across North and South Carolina, and Ruiz will oversee each of the offices. The North Carolina offices are located in Salisbury, Raleigh and Asheville, and South Carolina locations are Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Myrtle Beach.
On a local level, Grace Knight serves as the resettlement director of the Salisbury office, which is located at 1416 Martin Luther King Jr., Ave. S., Salisbury.
“Nixmarie is a passionate advocate for refugees and immigrants, and a proven, collaborative leader,” LSC President and CEO Ted Goins said. “Her commitment to LSC’s vision and mission will translate into abundant living for thousands escaping death and persecution and those searching for freedom and a better life.”
As noted in a release, Ruiz has more than eight years of experience in the human services field. She holds a bachelor’s degree in forensic psychology from the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Anderson University in Anderson, S.C.