Human Rights Watch Staff

Executive Staff

Advocacy

Communications

Development & Outreach

International Film Festival

General Counsel

Legal & Policy

Operations

Program

Board of Directors

       

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