Khairi Shammo is a human rights advocate and public service professional with 15 years of experience empowering vulnerable populations. As a Case Manager for Fairfax County, Virginia, he connects underemployed individuals with critical training and career opportunities. His career has spanned transitional housing management for homeless families and guiding refugees through the U.S. resettlement process, with a focus on refugees from the Middle East. Driven by his background as a religious minority member, Shammo actively advocates for the rights of minority communities, engaging with the US Government, Congress, and American and international stakeholders on policy for persecuted minorities in Syria, Iraq, and beyond. Shammo is fluent in Kurdish, Arabic, and English, and holds a degree in banking and finance from the University of Aleppo and a degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution from George Mason University.