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Governance Committee

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The Governance Committee is responsible for ongoing review and recommendations to enhance the quality of the Board of Directors.

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Aashka Merchant
Executive Operations Specialist – Executive Office – Department Head

Aashka, in her capacity as Executive Operations Specialist, works with the Executive Director, the Board of Directors and the Executive…

New York

Christopher T. Foley

Christopher T. Foley
Deputy Secretary

Christopher T. Foley, an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is a senior attorney with the Indian Law Resource Center…

Ira Lefton
Chief Legal and Policy Officer – (he, him, his)

Ira Lefton is the Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Amnesty International USA. He joined the organization in 2019 after…

Leonard Torrealba

Leonard Torrealba
Board Member

Leonard Torrealba is a Judge for the Los Angeles County Superior Court . He was appointed to the position by…

Penelope Halkiadakis

Penelope Halkiadakis
Board Vice Chair

Penelope Halkiadakis (she/her) is a dual degree MD/MPH candidate, studying medicine and public health, at Case Western Reserve University School…

Phyllis Pautrat, LCSW

Phyl Pautrat
Board Member

Phyllis Pautrat is a licensed clinical social worker who worked over twenty five years as a psychotherapist and outpatient director…

Rasha Abdel Latif
Board Member

Rasha is a catalyst for change and is driven by making a difference through advocating for human rights issues and…

Rick Halperin

Rick Halperin
Board Member

Dr. Rick Halperin started teaching in 1985 in the William P. Clements Department of History at SMU, and began teaching…

Robyn Linde

Robyn Linde
Board Member

Robyn is a professor of political science and the director of the International Nongovernmental Organizations Studies program at Rhode Island…

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