The Community Impact Award for Service to the Community
Presented to an attorney or organization whose work extends beyond the office — serving underrepresented populations, supporting pro bono efforts, or strengthening the broader immigrant community. This award honors those who show up for people, not just cases.
Shaina is consistently an advocate for the attorneys she works with and the programs her J-1 organization administers!
Nominated by Anonymous
Through her work, Shaina has ensured that attorneys, clients, and foreign nationals receive steady guidance and support. Beyond her deep expertise in J-1 immigration, she is actively launching new cultural exchange programs and partnerships that advance cross-border collaboration, learning, and innovation. She is also an incredibly kind and caring person as evidenced by her volunteering her time providing career mentorship to recently resettled asylees. Shaina demonstrates an unwavering commitment to both compliance and client experience, as well as to fostering thriving immigrant and non-immigrant communities.
Nominated by Cheryl McGowan
Miss Shaina recently helped bring Kurdish graduate students to Washington DC to improve long term Kurd-American relations. These students learn about diplomacy, american institutions and politics, and consular activity. The experience was life changing for students. Getting them from Iraq to US was hard but all advising, programs and immigration a success thanks to Miss Shaina 's care and guidance.
Nominated by Anonymous