A sixteen-year veteran of Catholic Charities of Ft. Worth, Jari has worked as a Case Worker, Supervisor, Program Director and for the last eight years as VP of Programs and COO. Prior experiences included roles as a Vice Principal, a Translator, Program Manager, and Job Developer, both here domestically and abroad.
Jari holds a B.A. in Education & French from the University of Tirana, a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Texas Christian University.
Jari has served as the Board Chair of Tarrant County Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) and is currently the Committee Chair of Catholic Charities USA Management & Administration Committee. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the EFSP for Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties, EFSP Board Member for Ellis County, as well as LVTRise Inc. Jari serves on the Advisory Board of Early Head Start for SER Jobs for Progress National, Inc. and is a member of Dallas County Behavior Health Housing Work Group.
