PACO MISSION STATEMENT
Pan-African Community Organization provides culturally and linguistically accessible education, support, and referral services to facilitate the health and wellness of African immigrants and their families in Minnesota.

WHO WE ARE:
Pan-African Community Organization (PACO) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established in 2004 by African immigrants living in Minnesota.

STAFF:
Dukassa Lemu
Executive Director
Email: dukassa.lemu@paco-mn-us.org
Phone: 612-338-1778

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

• Crispin Semakula, M.D - Board Chairman
  Endocrinologist, Hennepin County Medical Center
  
• Dukassa Lemu - Executive Director
• Paulie Salazar - Vice-Chair
  Project Director, Alliance of Early Childhood Professionals
• Hambissa Homa - Treasurer
  Certified Pharmacy Technician, Fairview Medical Center
• Nemera Weyessa, M.D - Secretary
  Family Physician, Regions Hospital
• Abdullahi Sheik
  Program Service Specialist, Minneapolis Urban League, Minneapolis
• Emiru Hika
  Employment Facilitator
• John Mutyaba
  Information System Audit Manager, Minnesota Department of Commerce
• Tadesse Negassa
  Teacher, Light House Academy of Nations
  (Studying for Medical Board Exam for Medical Specialty)
• Zecharias Hailu, LLM
  Human Services Judge, Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Sarah Johnson