Amanda Donnell

Amanda is one of the Program Coordinators for the Family Case Management Program. In this role, Amanda provides case management services, individual and family therapeutic counseling sessions, facilitates bi-weekly support groups, provides medical escorts and interpretations and conducts intakes of new clients,.

Prior to working with ASC, Amanda served in the Peace Corps as an HIV/AIDS prevention volunteer in Togo, West Africa. She received her BA in Anthropology and Psychology from Eckerd College and her Master’s in Public Health from New York University's. After receiving her MPH Amanda worked in Haiti as a Global Health Fellow with a grass roots Human Rights and HIV prevention Organization.  She speaks English, French and conversation Haitian Creole. 

Kate Webster

Kate Webster is the Supervising Attorney overseeing African Services' legal services programs, which advocate for the legal rights of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, including people living with HIV. Kate supervises African Services’ civil legal practice, Superstorm Sandy project, and the Nominal Fee Immigration Clinic. She also provides direct representation in immigration proceedings, family court and administrative hearings to survivors of gender-based violence and individuals living with HIV. Kate joined African Services in 2010, serving as a Skadden Fellow and founding a program to provide immigration remedies and access to support services to victims of human trafficking. From September 2011 through September 2012, Kate served as a law clerk to the Hon. Deborah A. Batts of the Southern District of New York.

Kate completed her undergraduate degree in Political Science at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She also holds a graduate degree in International Relations from the University of Oxford, and obtained her law degree from Columbia Law School in New York City. In law school, Kate interned for the International Center for Transitional Justice, the AIRE Center (a human rights NGO in London, UK), and the ACLU’s Human Rights Program. Prior to law school, she interned with at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown. Kate is originally from Toronto, Canada, and speaks French.

Melissa Ip

Melissa Ip is the Community Nutrition Educator responsible for the development and delivery of African Services' nutrition health education services for clients living with HIV. Prior to joining African Services, Melissa was a nutrition and health educator serving largely immigrant communities in New York City and Philadelphia. She has also supported HIV education programs in Malawi and the Dominican Republic. Melissa has a Masters degree in Health Education and is a registered dietitian and certified health education specialist.

Youma Nafo

Youma Nafo is a receptionist at African Services Committee. Born in France to Malian parents, Youma was raised in the Parisian suburb of Asnières and moved to New York in 2004. She went on to receive her degree in medical administration, with honors, from the Bronx's Monroe College in 2009. After working at Isabella's Geriatric Center and Gotham Per Diem as a certified nurse's assistant over the past few years, Youma is excited to embark on her new role at African Services. In addition to English, Youma is fluent in French and Bambara.