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Ryeora Choe, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of United Voices for Newcomer Rights (UVNR). She first joined UVNR as Research Director and later transitioned into executive leadership as the organization expanded its programs and community impact.

Ryeora came to the United States as an international student and began her long-standing involvement with the Refugee and Immigrant Well-being Project (RIWP) at the University of New Mexico in 2016. Her academic and community-based work focuses on newcomer mental health, integration, and the social and structural conditions that shape the well-being of immigrant and refugee families.

At UVNR, Ryeora leads organizational strategy, programs, research and evaluation, community partnerships, and grant development. Her work connects research, direct services, community engagement, and systems-level advocacy to strengthen resources and opportunities for newcomer communities.