Noel Henry

Noel Henry

Operations Director and Citizenship Program Manager

nhenry@afirechicago.org

Noel (they/he) began their relationship with AFIRE in the summer of 2018 before joining the staff full-time in the summer of 2023 as AFIRE’s Citizenship Program Manager. Prior to joining staff, Noel became a Core Leader in 2019, where they subsequently worked with AFIRE to produce and facilitate The Alon Project from 2019–21.

For about a decade, Noel worked professionally in the arts and entertainment industry. They produced commercial industrials for 5 years in the early 2010s and most recently worked as a talent agent for Broadway, Chicago, and Regional Theatre for nearly 5 years.

Kuya Noel leads AFIRE’s efforts to support those interested in or actively seeking citizenship status and oversees its operations work.