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Aashka Merchant
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, an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is a senior attorney with the Indian Law Resource Center…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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