Patricia Lorenz
Acting Director
Patricia Lorenz is a native of Colombia and a specialist in Human Resources. Before coming to the United States, she directed HR departments with as many as 450 employees and taught classes at the National University of Colombia. Her association with Welcoming the Stranger began in 2016 as a student seeking greater fluency in English. Within a year, she was a volunteer in administrative tasks for the office. In February 2018, she accepted the newly designated staff position of WTS administrator. As administrator, Ms. Lorenz designed WTS’s first attendance system and its first set of student guidelines, created Spanish language marketing materials, and assisted in fundraising. In March 2020, upon the planned departure of Executive Director Meg Eubank, she was asked to assume the additional role of Acting Director. As of this writing, she is managing both jobs, as the Board redesigns the future structure of the organization.
Mary Keeler
Administrative Assistant
Mary has been a volunteer with Welcoming the Stranger since its inception in 1999. She started as a volunteer at the Citizenship classes in Bensalem. Due to work commitments she had to give up her teaching work with WTS, but continued to help out at its Annual International Dinners. She holds a BS in Accounting from Cedar Crest College in Allentown. She was part of the steering committee of WTS when we were still under the umbrella of Lower Bucks Center for Church and Community (LBCCC). Being an immigrant herself, she shares the joys and hardships of those coming to a new country with no one to reach out to. Welcoming the Stranger is the perfect family to those in need; as such she holds WTS and all it stands for close and dear to her heart.
Kathy cable
Volunteer Coordinator
Kathy has just joined the Welcoming the Stranger family (April 2020) and is honored and excited to work with staff, volunteers and students to advance the WTS mission! A newcomer to Bucks County, Kathy’s life has been enriched by extensive travel throughout the U.S. and abroad. Kathy began her career as a teacher of high school and adult learners; from there she moved into various roles in the non-profit sector, including head of human resources and training for a major health care provider and chief fundraising officer for an international exchange program. As the child of first generation Americans, Kathy was raised to respect the dignity of every person, to cherish the opportunity to learn from people of diverse backgrounds, and to recognize the gifts brought to this country by immigrants and refugees.