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Leadership

Michael Breen
President and CEO
Welton Chang
Chief Technology 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
Welton Chang
Chief Technology Officer
Farida Chehata
Managing Attorney (LA)
Brian Dooley
Senior Advisor
Ira Forman
Senior Advisor for Combating Antisemitism
Rebecca Gendelman
Pennoyer Fellow/Associate Attorney, Refugee Protection
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
Kennji Kizuka
Associate Director, Research & Analysis, Refugee Protection
Julia Neusner
Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection
Ana Ortega Villegas
Advocacy Strategist, Refugee Protection
Chris Purdy
Director, Veterans for American Ideals and Outreach
Jennifer Quigley
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Amanda Strayer
Associate Attorney for Human Rights Accountability/Joffe Fellow
Alysha Welsh
Managing Attorney (DC)

Advocacy and Policy

Eleanor Acer
Senior Director, Refugee Protection
Anika Ades
Masiyiwa-Bernstein Fellow, Refugee Protection
Robyn Barnard
Senior Advocacy Counsel, Refugee Protection
Cole Blum
Advocacy Associate
Iman Boukadoum
Director, Extremism and Human Rights
Will Byrne
Senior Director, Innovation Lab
Welton Chang
Chief Technology Officer
Emilee Cutright
Program Analyst, Veterans for American Ideals
Rebecca Gendelman
Pennoyer Fellow/Associate Attorney, Refugee Protection
Gita Howard
Miami Law Human Rights Program Accountability Fellow
Scott Johnston
Staff Attorney for Human Rights Accountability
Kennji Kizuka
Associate Director, Research & Analysis, Refugee Protection
Julia Neusner
Legal Fellow, 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
Amanda Strayer
Associate Attorney for Human Rights Accountability/Joffe Fellow

Communications

Jim Bernfield
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Alexandra Ronco
Communications Strategist
Alex Yellin
Communications Strategist

Development

Emily Finkelstein
Individual Giving Associate
Katie Langford
Grants Associate
Jennifer Mellen
Senior Vice President, Development
Laura Senkevitch
Major Gifts Officer

Operations

Diyerly “DJ” Duque
Human Resources Generalist
Brenda Balcarcel
Human Resources Assistant/Office Coordinator
Cynthia Burns
Vice President, Operations
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
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
Lamisse Abdel Rahman
Legal Services Coordinator/DOJ-Accredited Representative
Annie Roebuck
Program Associate
Fatima Safi
Legal Services Coordinator, Special Projects
Sophia 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)

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