Brandi Kilmer

Brandi Kilmer began volunteering as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher and family mentor in 2016 while living in Southern California. Since moving to Northern Virginia in 2018, she continues to teach ESL and mentor newcomers while acting as the Director of Community Programs for Their Story is Our Story (TSOS). In her role with TSOS, she manages remote story development and production with community programs teams in 12 United States and eight international locations to foster community involvement in successful refugee integration. Her work in the Washington D.C. area includes advisory roles with the Georgetown University School of Medicine, NoVa Coalition for Refugee Wellness, and the Virginia Community Capacity Initiative. Brandi has also represented TSOS at the 2022 and 2023 Idaho Conference on Refugees, presenting to audiences about integration solutions. She has a BA in English from Brigham Young University, is the mother of five children, and enjoys the great outdoors.