Who We Are
Creshendo helps migrants move from being managed by systems to helping shape them.
We co-create integration workshops, leadership programs, and storytelling initiatives with migrants, refugees, diaspora members, and grassroots partners. Our work focuses on helping displaced communities build connection, confidence, visibility, and pathways to long-term belonging.
We are not a traditional top-down nonprofit. We do not assume communities need saving. We believe the people closest to displacement should help shape the tools, stories, and systems that affect their futures.
Powered by a global volunteer team across 12+ countries, Creshendo is building a practical, community-led approach to migration work designed to grow without losing its center.
Mission
Creshendo equips migrants to lead their own integration by launching businesses, reclaiming their stories, & influencing the systems that shape their lives. Through entrepreneurship, storytelling, & advocacy, we create pathways to income, leadership, and belonging.
Global Impact Team
Parisa Pirooz
Founder & Executive Director
Creshendo equips migrants to lead their own integration by launching businesses, reclaiming their stories, & influencing the systems that shape their lives. Through entrepreneurship, storytelling, & advocacy, we create pathways to income, leadership, and belonging.
Leadership
Paula Sanz
Director | Integration
Paula Sanz
Director | Integration
Natalie Hench
Director | Operations
Natalie Hench
Director | Operations
Klara Tomazic
Director | Human Resources
Klara Tomazic
Director | Human Resources
Susan Ferugio
Director | Marketing & Comms
Susan Ferugio
Director | Marketing & Comms
Board of Directors
Navneet Bhullar, MD, MSc
Board Advisor
Hossein Hamed, PhD
Board Member
Abubaka Said
Board Member
Nicholas Sones
Board Volunteer
Join Us
Creshendo is powered by a global team of volunteers across five continents. They are PhD students, educators, legal advocates, and storytellers who bring lived experience and deep expertise to build a more just future for displaced people. This is not a temporary team. This is a movement.
If you’re interested in joining this global movement and using your skills to make a difference, apply to our volunteer roles today.
