The New York Committee raises awareness of local and global human rights issues, generates support, and mobilizes the public and governments worldwide to recognize basic freedoms for all. We are part of a global network of 17 committees comprised of 600 informed and engaged opinion leaders from a variety of backgrounds. Together, we play a key role in the defense of human rights.
New York Committee
Kristen Durkin, Co-Chair
Amy Towers, Co-Chair
Kathleen Begala
Dana Conroy
Susan Kath
Krishen Mehta
Stephanie Phillips
Ricki Roer
Karen Ackman
Stewart L. Adelson
Allen R. Adler
Lishan Aklog
Salam Al-Rawi
James Alsup
Philip Bentley
Blair Borthwick
John Borthwick
Lisa Cohen
Douglas Curtis
Sanjan Dhody
Patrick J. Durkin
Alyce Faye Eichelberger-Cleese
Yasmine Ergas
Richard W. Fields
Laura Fisch
Kate Gellert
Marie-Line Grinda
Christa M. Hinckley
David S. Hirsch
Drew Hodges
Don Huber
Sanae Ishikawa
EJ Jacobs
Robert G. James
Farah M. Kathwari
Andrew Kaufman
Wendy Keys
Michael Kluger
Monique Lodi
Hal Luftig
Adla Massoud
Terence Meehan
Sandra Navidi
Takashi Oyagi
John Pierce
Noelle Pierce
Bruce Rabb
Gloria V. Reiss
Jim Rosenfield
Steven Schindler
Jan-Hendrik Schlottmann
Pascaline Servan-Schreiber
Brett Smith
Melissa Stern
Daniel Sternberg
John J. Studzinski
Win Thin
Paula Wardynski
Reid Williams
Richard M. Zuckerman
Michael G. Fisch, Chair Emeritus
Kevin P. Ryan, Chair Emeritus
Angela Cressy Deane, Director
Alysha Glenn, Development Officer
Cynthia Bernstein, Development Associate











