The San Francisco Committee of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is a network of local advocates dedicated to advancing human rights both in the Bay Area and around the world. Our community members are key partners in supporting and sharing our work and are part of a global network of supporters who make up the HRW Council.

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SAN FRANCISCO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Aaron Mitchell Finegold, Chair
Tracy Ferron
Mark Grace
Caitlin Heising
Marty Krasney
Loy Sheflott
Andrea Dew Steele
Trish Tierney

Joy Lian Alferness, Chair Emerita
Ipek Burnett, Chair Emerita
David Keller, Chair Emeritus
Lore McGovern, Chair Emerita
Nancy J. Parrish, Chair Emerita
Amy Rao, Chair Emerita
Herb Sandler, Honorary Chair, in memoriam  
Orville Schell, Chair Emeritus
Darian Swig, Chair Emerita
 

MEMBERS

Leslie Berriman 
Travis Bias
Alden Blair
Margaret Blair
Tina Bou-Saba
James Brosnahan
Mark Buell
Susie Tompkins Buell
Shashi Buluswar
Nora Diab
Connor Diemand-Yauman
Rebecca Draper
Carla Emil
Glen Galaich
Nonie Greene
Jane Gruber
Linda Gruber
Wyatt Gruber
Syed Hoda
The Honorable James C. Hormel
Salima Jacobson
Steve Jensen
Miranda Jones
Renita Kaushal
Ed Kavounas
Margaret Kavounas
Kim Keller
Adnan Khan
Denis Lemeshchenko
Alexandra Mallick
Stephen Mansfield
Nion McEvoy
Linda McKenzie
Christopher Mesnooh
Whitney Miller
Belinda Muñoz
JaMel Perkins
Tom Perkins
Ashley Ramirez
Stuart Russell
Gretchen Sandler
Shardul Shah
Maya Shemtov
Stephen Silberstein
Eric Stover
Mindy Uhrlaub
Kathryn Vizas
Alexis Wagener
Lucinda Watson 
Marsha Garces Williams
Kelle Young

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San Francisco City Director, Maggie Swanson
Associate Director, Tara Holmes
Senior Associate, Melissa He