Human Rights Watch Staff

  • Executive Staff
  • Advocacy
  • Communications
  • Development & Outreach
  • International Film Festival
  • General Counsel
  • Legal & Policy
  • Operations
  • Program
  • Board of Directors
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    Kenneth Roth, Executive Director
    Carroll Bogert, Associate Director
    Michele Alexander, Development & Outreach Director
    Walid Ayoub, Information Technology Director
    Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Advisor
    Emma Daly, Communications Director
    Alan Feldstein, Associate General Counsel
    Barbara Guglielmo, Acting Director of Operations
    Peggy Hicks, Global Advocacy Director
    Iain Levine, Program Director
    Andrew Mawson, Deputy Program Director
    Maria Pignataro Nielsen, Human Resources Director
    Dinah PoKempner, General Counsel
    Aisling Reidy, Senior Legal Advisor
    James Ross, Legal & Policy Director
    Joe Saunders, Deputy Program Director

    Kiran D'Amico, Senior Assistant to the Executive Director
    Jessica Ognian, Associate

    Program Directors

    Brad Adams, Asia
    Holly Cartner, Europe & Central Asia
    Georgette Gagnon, Africa
    José Miguel Vivanco, Americas
    Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East & North Africa
    David C. Fathi, United States
    Joseph Amon, Health and Human Rights
    Peter Bouckaert, Emergencies
    John Biaggi, International Film Festival
    Richard Dicker, International Justice
    Bill Frelick, Refugee Policy
    Arvind Ganesan, Business & Human Rights
    Steve Goose, Arms
    Liesl Gerntholtz, Women's Rights
    Scott Long, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Rights
    Joanne Mariner, Terrorism & Counterterrorism
    Lois Whitman, Children's Rights

    Advocacy

    Peggy Hicks, Director
    Steve Crawshaw, United Nations Advocacy Director
    Philippe Dam, Human Rights Council Advocate
    Juliette De Rivero, Geneva Advocacy Director
    Jean-Marie Fardeau, Paris Office Director
    Marianne Heuwagen, Berlin Director
    Claire Ivers, EU Associate Advocate
    Lotte Leicht, European Union Advocacy Director
    Tom Malinowski, Washington Advocacy Director
    Tom Porteous, London Director

    Wolfgang Buettner, Administrative Assistant
    Judit Costa, Associate
    Thibaud Deweert, Associate
    Eleanor Hevey, Coordinator
    Adrianne Lapar, Associate
    Valerie Kirkpatrick, Associate

    Communications

    Emma Daly, Communications Director
    Minky Worden, Media Director
    Amy Braunschweiger, Web Communications Manager
    Reed Brody, European Press Director/Counsel
    Jean-Marie Fardeau, Paris Office Director
    Jessie Graham, Senior Multimedia Producer
    Marianne Heuwagen, Berlin Director
    Peter Huvos, French Web Editor
    Ella Moran, Video and Photography Manager
    Jim Murphy, Web Editor
    Enrique Piraces, Senior Online Strategist
    Tom Porteous, London Director
    Kathleen Rose, Editor
    Urmi Shah, Press & Information Officer
    Stacy Sullivan, US Media Director

    Eleanor Hevey, Coordinator
    Drake Lucas, Associate
    Julien Marillier, Assistant
    Kathryn Semogas, Associate
    Maya Taal, Associate

    Development & Outreach

    Michele Alexander, Director
    Leeam Azulay-Yagev,Grantwriter
    Matthew Collins-Gibson, Director, Leadership Gifts and Planned Giving
    Sabine Eckle, Senior Writer
    Susan Fulwiler, Director, New York Committee
    Tara Golden, Manager, NY Committee
    Yael Gottlieb, Associate Director, South Asia Outreach
    Matthew Kennis, Associate Director, Public Advocacy and Outreach
    Alexandra Kenny South, Grantwriter
    Carolyn Kindelan, Grantwriter
    Michelle Leisure, Director, International Special Events
    Anna Lopriore, Creative Manager & Photo Editor
    Miriam Mahlow, Director, Strategic Partnerships
    Veronica Matushaj, Director of Photography & Senior Creative Director
    Stephanie Neider, Grants Administrator
    Shira Roman, Associate Director, San Diego/Houston
    Brigitte Schmid, Zurich Committee Director 
    Elizabeth Seuling, Director, Foundation Relations
    Cecile Shrestha, Board and Council Liaison
    Rachel Strader, Events Manager
    Elena Testi, Tour Manager and Visual Communications Specialist
    Heston Williams, Senior Database Manager

    Molly Chanoff, Senior Associate
    Lesley Gholston, Coordinator
    Brittany Mitchell, Associate
    Adam Sanders, Coordinator
      Berlin

      Lynn Schweisfurth, Director, Germany Committee
      Wolfgang Buettner, Administrative Assistant
      Kerstin Ischen, Coordinator

      Chicago

      Jobi Petersen Cates, Director, Chicago & Midwest Region
      Stephen Steim, Manager

      Geneva

      Laurence Lorenzini, Director, Geneva Committee
      Julia Lambert, Associate

      London

      Laura Boardman, Deputy Director, Development & Outreach, Europe
      Rebecca Schiller, Associate Director
      Harriet Ryan, Events Manager
      Simona Santojanni, Coordinator

      Los Angeles

      Emma Cherniavsky, Deputy Director, HRW Council
      Hava Manasse, Associate Director, California Committee South
      Amber Savage, Event Planner
      Tiffany Siart, Director, California Committee South
      Caitlin McAdam, Office Administrator
      Paris

      Valerie Lombard, Director, Development & Outreach
      Anna Chaplin-Fischer, Paris Office Manager

      San Francisco

      Glen Galaich, Deputy Director, Development & Outreach, North America
      Elizabeth Marsh, Deputy Director, Foundation Relations
      Leah Albert, Manager, California Committee North
      Kristen Reynolds, Events Planner
      Toronto

      Jasmine Herlt, Canada Director
      Samantha Ash, Coordinator
      Helen Bao, Office Administrator

      International Film Festival

      John Biaggi, Director
      Andrea Holley, Deputy Director
      Jennifer Nedbalsky, Program Manager

    General Counsel

    Dinah PoKempner, General Counsel
    Alan Feldstein, Associate General Counsel

    Sarah Pinho, Coordinator
    Blevin Shelnutt, Associate

    Legal & Policy

    James Ross, Director
    Clive Baldwin, Senior Legal Advisor
    Aisling Reidy, Senior Legal Advisor

    Sarah Pinho, Coordinator
      International Justice Program

      Richard Dicker, Director
      Sara Darehshori, Senior Counsel
      Elizabeth Evenson, Counsel
      Elise Keppler, Senior Counsel
      Geraldine Mattioli, Advocacy Director
      Param-Preet Singh, Counsel

      Linda Louie, Associate

    Operations

    Barbara Guglielmo, Acting Director of Operations
    Alan Feldstein, Associate General Counsel
    Akila Lingham, Deputy Director of European Operations

    Wolfgang Buettner, Administrative Assistant
    Anna Chaplin-Fischer, Office Administrator
    Jane Crair, Coordinator
    Thibaud Deweert, Associate
    Julia Lambert, Office Administrator
    Benn Muir, Office Manager


    Finance & Administration

    Jay Schwartz, Deputy Director, Finance
    David Bragg, Associate Director, Administration
    Marcia Allina, Consultant
    Gilbert Colon, Facilities Manager
    Suzanna Davidson, Controller
    Jane Debenham, DC Office Manager
    Karalyn Evans, Project Manager
    Fitzroy Hepkins, Mail Manager
    Abdou Seye, Finance Manager
    Mei Yuen Tang, Senior Accountant

    Stephanie Jean, Coordinator
    Jose Martinez, Production Coordinator
    Sonia Pastor, Associate

    Human Resources

    Maria Pignataro Nielsen, Director
    Eric Rebbert, Deputy Director
    Rachel Chapman, Manager, Global Employment
    Russ Passig, Manager, Benefits and Operations
    Ernest Ulrich, Consultant

    Michael Davidson, Coordinator

    Information Technology

    Walid Ayoub, Director
    Amin Khair, Network Administrator
    Bruce Robinson, Network Administrator
    Selwan Salman, Helpdesk/IT Administrator

    Program

    Iain Levine, Director
    Andrew Mawson, Deputy Director
    Joe Saunders, Deputy Director
    Ian Gorvin, Senior Program Officer
    Grace Choi, Publications Director

    Dahlia El Zein, Coordinator
      Africa

      Georgette Gagnon, Director
      Aloys Habimana, Deputy Director
      Rona Peligal, Deputy Director
      Jon Elliott, Advocacy Director
      Siphokazi Mthathi, South Africa Director
      Chris Albin-Lackey, Senior Researcher
      Maria Burnett, Researcher
      Corinne Dufka, Senior Researcher
      Neela Ghoshal, Researcher
      Eric Guttschuss, Researcher
      Leslie Haskell, Researcher
      Tiseke Kasambala, Senior Researcher
      Leslie Lefkow, Senior Researcher
      Ben Rawlence, Researcher
      Lisa Rimli, Researcher
      Jemera Rone, Counsel
      Ida Sawyer, Researcher
      Anneke Van Woudenberg, Senior Researcher

      Thomas Gilchrist, Senior Associate
      Charlene Harry, South Africa Office Administrator
      Rachel Nicholson, Associate
      McKenzie Price, Associate
      Jeffrey Severson, Associate

      Americas

      José Miguel Vivanco, Director
      Daniel Wilkinson, Deputy Director
      Maria McFarland, Senior Researcher
      Nik Steinberg, Researcher

      Eva Fortes, Associate
      Kavita Shah, Associate

      Arms

      Steve Goose, Director
      Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher
      Mark Hiznay, Senior Researcher

      Kerri West, Associate

      Asia

      Brad Adams, Director
      Elaine Pearson, Deputy Director
      Sophie Richardson, Advocacy Director
      Kanae Doi, Tokyo Director
      Christen Broecker, Arthur Helton Fellow
      Nicholas Bequelin, Senior Researcher
      Sara Colm, Senior Researcher
      Meenakshi Ganguly, Senior Researcher
      Ali Dayan Hasan, Senior Researcher
      Phelim Kine, Researcher
      David Mathieson, Researcher
      Sunai Phasuk, Senior Researcher
      Rachel Reid, Researcher
      Kay Seok, Researcher
      Mickey Spiegel, Senior Researcher

      Pema Abrahams, Associate
      Andrea Cottom, Senior Associate
      Diana Parker, Associate
      Riyo Yoshioka, Associate

      Business and Human Rights

      Arvind Ganesan, Director
      Lisa Misol, Senior Researcher
      Alex Vines, Senior Researcher

      Kristina DeMain, Coordinator

      Children’s Rights

      Lois Whitman, Director
      Zama Coursen-Neff, Deputy Director
      Jo Becker, Advocacy Director
      Elizabeth Calvin, Senior Advocate
      Juliane Kippenberg, Senior Researcher
      Bede Sheppard, Researcher
      Simone Troller, Researcher

      Kyle Knight, Associate
      Cassandra Mikicic, Associate

      Emergencies

      Peter Bouckaert, Director
      Fred Abrahams, Senior Researcher
      Olivier Bercault, Counsel (on leave)
      Marc Garlasco, Senior Military Analyst
      Anna Neistat, Senior Researcher

      Kavita Shah, Associate

      Europe and Central Asia

      Holly Cartner, Director
      Rachel Denber, Deputy Director
      Benjamin Ward, Associate Director
      Andrea Berg, Researcher
      Jane Buchanan, Senior Researcher
      Giorgi Gogia, Researcher
      Allison Gill, Director, Moscow Office
      Tanya Lokshina, Researcher
      Amanda McRae, Alan R. and Barbara D. Finberg Fellow
      Emma Sinclair-Webb, Researcher
      Judith Sunderland, Senior Researcher
      Veronika Szente Goldston, Advocacy Director
      Wanda Troszczynska Van Genderen, Researcher

      Viktoriya Kim, Associate
      Kathryn Koonce, Coordinator
      Iwona Zielinska, Senior Associate

      Health and Human Rights

      Joseph Amon, Director
      Rebecca Schleifer, Advocacy Director
      Diederik de Savornin Lohman, Senior Researcher
      Megan McLemore, Researcher
      Rebecca Schaeffer, Kroll Family Human Rights Fellow

      Mignon Lamia, Associate

      Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Rights

      Scott Long, Director
      Juliana Cano Nieto, Researcher
      Boris Dittrich, Advocacy Director
      Dipika Nath, Researcher

      Jessica Ognian, Associate

      Middle East and North Africa

      Sarah Leah Whitson, Director
      Ricky Goldstein, Deputy Director
      Joe Stork, Deputy Director
      Nadim Houry, Senior Researcher and Beirut Director
      Heba Morayef, Researcher
      Priyanka Motaparthy, Leonard H. Sandler Fellow
      Rasha Moumneh, Researcher
      Samer Muscati, Researcher
      Bill Van Esveld, Researcher
      Christoph Wilcke, Senior Researcher

      Nadia Barhoum, Associate
      Brent Giannotta, Associate

      Refugee Policy

      Bill Frelick, Director
      Gerry Simpson, Researcher and Advocate

      Valerie Kirkpatrick, Associate

      Terrorism/Counterterrorism

      Joanne Mariner, Director
      Andrea Prasow, Senior Counsel
      Letta Tayler, Researcher

      Katharine Wies, Associate

      United States

      David C. Fathi, Director
      Alison Parker, Deputy Director
      Jamie Fellner, Senior Counsel
      Sarah Mehta, Aryeh Neier Fellow
      Sarah Tofte, Researcher

      Abigail Marshak, Associate

      Women’s Rights

      Liesl Gerntholtz, Director
      Janet Walsh, Deputy Director
      Marianne Mollmann, Advocacy Director
      Aruna Kashyap, Researcher
      Nadya Khalife, Researcher
      Priyanka Motaparthy, Leonard H. Sandler Fellow
      Agnes Odhiambo, Researcher
      Meghan Rhoad, Researcher
      Gauri Van Gulik, Researcher and Advocate
      Nisha Varia,Senior Researcher

      Chloe Fussell, Associate
      Daniela Ramirez, Associate