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Leadership

Michael Breen
President and CEO
Kareem Shora
Executive Vice President, Programs and Policy
Licha Nyiendo
Chief Legal Officer
Jim Bernfield
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Vinincia Dorsey
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Office Operations
Jennifer Mellen
Senior Vice President, Development

Experts

Eleanor Acer
Senior Director, Refugee Protection
Robyn Barnard
Senior Advocacy Counsel, Refugee Protection
Will Byrne
Senior Director, Innovation Lab
Farida Chehata
Managing Attorney (LA)
Brian Dooley
Senior Advisor
Ira Forman
Senior Advisor for Combating Antisemitism
Shala Gafary
Managing Attorney, Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA)
Rebecca Gendelman
Pennoyer Fellow/Associate Attorney, Refugee Protection
Reema Ghabra
Black Immigrant and Refugee Equity (BIRE) Project Fellow
Jenna Gilbert
Director, Refugee Representation
Ana Guzina
Senior Advisor
Scott Johnston
Staff Attorney for Human Rights Accountability
Vladimir Kara-Murza
Senior Advisor, Human Rights Accountability
Adam Keith
Director for Accountability
Kennji Kizuka
Associate Director, Research & Analysis, Refugee Protection
Julia Neusner
Associate Attorney, Refugee Protection
Licha Nyiendo
Chief Legal Officer
Ana Ortega Villegas
Advocacy Strategist, Refugee Protection
Chris Purdy
Director, Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach
Jennifer Quigley
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Kareem Shora
Executive Vice President, Programs and Policy
Amanda Strayer
Associate Attorney for Human Rights Accountability/Joffe Fellow
Alysha Welsh
Managing Attorney (DC)

Advocacy and Policy

Eleanor Acer
Senior Director, Refugee Protection
Robyn Barnard
Senior Advocacy Counsel, Refugee Protection
Cole Blum
Advocacy Associate
Will Byrne
Senior Director, Innovation Lab
Emilee Cutright
Program Analyst, Veterans for American Ideals
Rebecca Gendelman
Pennoyer Fellow/Associate Attorney, Refugee Protection
Reema Ghabra
Black Immigrant and Refugee Equity (BIRE) Project Fellow
Gita Howard
Miami Law Human Rights Program Accountability Fellow
Scott Johnston
Staff Attorney for Human Rights Accountability
Adam Keith
Director for Accountability
Kennji Kizuka
Associate Director, Research & Analysis, Refugee Protection
Julia Neusner
Associate Attorney, Refugee Protection
Ana Ortega Villegas
Advocacy Strategist, Refugee Protection
Allison Perlin
Associate Attorney
Chris Purdy
Director, Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach
Jennifer Quigley
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Kareem Shora
Executive Vice President, Programs and Policy
Amanda Strayer
Associate Attorney for Human Rights Accountability/Joffe Fellow

Communications

Jim Bernfield
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Development

Luis Arias
Director, Institutional Giving
Grace Ewing
Development Coordinator
Katie Langford
Grants Associate
Jennifer Mellen
Senior Vice President, Development
Laura Senkevitch
Director of Donor Relations

Operations

Diyerly “DJ” Duque
Human Resources Generalist
Brenda Balcarcel
Human Resources Assistant/Office Coordinator
Peter Chan
Director of Information Technology
Vlad Davydovych
Finance Accountant
Vinincia Dorsey
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Office Operations
Quentin Hines
Chief of Staff
Carla Medina
Office Coordinator/Receptionist
Kurt Pacquette
Senior Vice President, Finance
Dennis Rosensteel
Systems Security Analyst

Refugee Representation

Martha Arreola
Legal Services Coordinator
Farida Chehata
Managing Attorney (LA)
Philip Chwee
Staff Attorney
Katie Czapanskiy
Staff Attorney
Milena Diaz
Legal Services Coordinator
Diana Diaz
Social Worker
Maya El Cheikh
Legal Services Coordinator/DOJ Fully-Accredited Representative
Shala Gafary
Managing Attorney, Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA)
Reema Ghabra
Black Immigrant and Refugee Equity (BIRE) Project Fellow
Jenna Gilbert
Director, Refugee Representation
Ana Guzina
Senior Advisor
Anwen Hughes
Director of Legal Strategy, Refugee Programs
Piibe Jogi
Managing Attorney (NY)
Kaitlin Locascio
Staff Attorney
Ioana Răducu
Associate Attorney
Lamisse Abdel Rahman
Legal Services Coordinator/DOJ-Accredited Representative
Annie Roebuck
Program Associate
Fatima Safi
Legal Services Coordinator, Special Projects
Jenine Saleh
Staff Attorney
Sophie Salmore
Program Associate, Special Projects
Rebecca Soroka
Staff Attorney
Rebecca Taylor
Associate Attorney
Selam Tesfai
Legal Services Coordinator
Guadalupe Trejo
Legal Services Coordinator
Alysha Welsh
Managing Attorney (DC)
Cora Wright
Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection & Representation

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