Center Leadership & Staff
Board of Directors
Officers
Rebecca J. Cook,
Chair
Hope Winthrop,
Vice Chair
Laurie G. Campbell,
Treasurer
Nancy Northup,
President and CEO
Roberta Schneiderman,
Secretary
Barkley Stuart,
Assistant Secretary
Board Members
Honorary Trustees
Betsy K. Karel,
Board Chair, Trellis Fund
Marcie J. Musser,
Vice President and Treasurer of the Board, General Service Foundation
Julie Taymor,
Theatre, Film and Opera Director
Founding Board Members
Janet Benshoof,
Founder and President Emerita
Francis Hatch,
(deceased)
Dr. Sheldon Segal,
(deceased)
Management Team
Nancy Northup,
President and CEO
Laura McQuade,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Luisa Cabal,
Vice President of Programs
Michelle DeFossett,
Chief Financial Officer
Bebe Anderson,
Director of U.S. Legal Program
Chris Iseli,
Director of Communications
Anne Matsui,
Director of Development
Lilian Sepúlveda,
Director of the Global Legal Program
Julianna Gonen,
Director of Government Relations
Center Staff
Office of the President
Nancy Northup,
President and CEO
Laura McQuade,
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Luisa Cabal,
Vice President of Programs
Aimee Pelletier,
Manager of Planning and Evaluation
Briony MacPhee,
Program Manager of Planning & Evaluation
Jennifer Ryan,
Senior Executive Assistant
Communications
Chris Iseli,
Director of Communications
Dionne Scott,
Director of Communications Operations
Kate Bernyk,
Senior Press Officer
Natalia Garzon,
International Press Officer
Patrick Egan,
Senior Writer & Editor
Carveth Martin,
Senior Creative & Designer
Maxine Mitchell,
Communications Associate
Jennifer Gurevich,
Online Communications Assistant
Development
Anne Matsui,
Director of Development
Jill Aragones,
Director of Foundations Relations
Oona Farrell,
Manager of Donor & Data Analysis
Patrick Canavan,
Manager of Donor Research and Trends
Megan Moore,
Development Associate for Foundation Relations
Stephanie Davis,
Development Associate
Finance & Administration
Michelle DeFossett,
Chief Financial Officer
Erin Davies,
Director of Administration
Marc Faletti,
Director of Information Technology
Su H. Lim,
Director of Budgeting and Reporting
Manuel Malixi,
Controller
Ralford Goulbourne,
Staff Accountant
Wanda Edwards,
Human Resources Manager
Heather Sumba,
International Operations Manager
Paul Rudy,
Network Administrator
Luis Castillo,
Office Manager
Linnette Veloso,
Administrative Assistant for Finance and Administration
Walter Zielkowski,
Budget Assistant
Global Legal Program
Lilian Sepúlveda,
Director of the Global Legal Program
Melissa Upreti,
Regional Director for Asia
Mónica Arango Olaya,
Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
Johanna Westeson,
Regional Director for Europe
Judith Okal,
Acting Regional Director for Africa
Rebecca Brown,
Director of Global Advocacy
Sonali Regmi,
Regional Manager for Asia
Stuart Halford,
Advocacy Adviser
Onyema Afulukwe,
Legal Adviser for Africa
Alejandra Cárdenas,
Legal Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean
Adriana Lamačková,
Legal Adviser for Europe
Payal Shah,
Legal Adviser for Asia
Purna Shrestha,
Legal Adviser for Asia
Amanda McRae,
Advocacy Adviser
Alisha Bjerregaard,
Legal Adviser for Africa
Johanna B. Fine,
Legal Adviser and Manager for Projects and Operations
Sofia Khan,
Legal Fellow for Asia, Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean
Katherine Mayall,
Legal Fellow for Latin America and the Caribbean
Rupali Sharma,
Legal Fellow for Europe
Drew Aiken,
Legal Fellow for Africa
Bojana Stoparic,
Global Grant Writer and International Outreach Coordinator
Morgan Stoffregen,
Regional Office Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean
Victoria Ojoo,
Regional Office Manager for Africa
Mahendra Panta,
Regional Office Manager for Asia
Meghan Clark-Kevan,
Legal Assistant
Kate Meyer,
Legal Assistant
Kate Segal,
Legal Assistant
Government Relations
Julianna Gonen,
Director of Government Relations
Aram Schvey,
Policy Counsel for Foreign Policy and Human Rights
Megan Donovan,
Policy Manager
Jessica Moldovan,
Government Relations Assistant
US Legal Program
Bebe Anderson,
Director of U.S. Legal Program
Julie Rikelman,
Litigation Director
Diana Hortsch,
Senior Director of the Law School Initiative
Angela Hooton,
State Policy and Advocacy Director
Janet Crepps,
Senior Counsel
Bonnie Scott Jones,
Special Counsel
Stephanie Toti,
Senior Staff Attorney
Katrina Anderson,
Human Rights Counsel
Autumn Katz,
Staff Attorney
Michelle Pallak Movahed,
Staff Attorney
Lara Rabiee,
Staff Attorney
Jordan Goldberg,
State Advocacy Counsel
David Brown,
Legal Fellow
Kyle Marie Stock,
Legislative Fellow
Jennifer Sokoler,
Legal Fellow
Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan,
Legal Fellow
Erez Aloni,
CRR-Columbia Law School Fellow
Margaux Hall,
CRR-Columbia Law School Fellow
Nicole Tuszynski,
Manager, Law School Initiative
Julie Bero,
Program Associate
Claire Cooper,
Legislative Associate
Jamie Dakin,
Legal Assistant
Catherine Humphreville,
Legal Assistant
Seth Weintraub,
Legal Assistant
