Staff
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Brendan Nguyen
Brendan Nguyen is the Associate Director of Operations at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Based in the New York office, he oversees operations, technology, and human resources for the organization and also leads partnerships with both corporate and non-profit organizations such as Global Citizen, Tumblr, and White Castle. Born and raised in Southern California, Brendan…
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Babette Perez
Babette Perez is the Human Resources Manager at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, located in the New York office. She manages all areas within human resources such as: hiring and recruitment, benefits administration, employee relations, workplace culture, compensation, and performance. Babette was born in the Bronx, raised in New Jersey, and is a first generation…
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Ricarda Velez
Ricarda Velez, best known as Ricky, serves as the Office Manager at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ New York office. Ricky attended Katherine Gibbs Business School in Manhattan. She studied Business Administration, Stenography and Speed Writing to develop key office operations skills. She then served as Travel Coordinator for seven years for the Lutheran Immigration…
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Nisa Patel
As Chief Governance Officer at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Nisa Patel supports stakeholder engagement across RFK’s breadth of leadership platforms and programs, along with event and project management. Most recently, Nisa provided oversight for GBCHealth’s communications and external events, coordinated the organization’s engagement in maternal, newborn and child health space and played a key…
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Angelita Baeyens
As the VP of International Advocacy and Litigation, Angelita Baeyens is the lead attorney in several human rights cases before the UN and regional human rights mechanisms, including on freedom of expression, freedom of association and assembly, and violence against women.
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Remy Linback
Remy Linback serves as the Senior Marketing Communications Manager at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Previously, she worked as the co-editor-in-chief of the Sarah Lawrence College Political review, a student-run publication committed to enhancing the political dialogue on campus. Remy obtained her B.A. in Political Science from Sarah Lawrence College.
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Amy Zelvin Reid
Amy Zelvin Reid is the Executive Vice President of Marketing Communications at RFK Human Rights, where she leads efforts to build brand awareness, deepen donor and partner engagement, attract new audiences, and amplify the organization’s global human rights work through effective, mission-driven communication strategies.
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Sarah Decker
Sarah Decker is a U.S. Senior Staff Attorney at RFK Human Rights where she works on human rights issues at the intersection of criminal justice and immigration law. She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in May 2020, where she was recognized for outstanding achievement and advocacy as a clinic student-attorney. During law…
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Ikechukwu Uzoma
Ikechukwu Uzoma is an international human rights lawyer with extensive experience in civic space issues arising in Africa. Prior to joining RFK Human Rights, Ikechukwu worked in the advocacy and civic space teams of Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) where he facilitated initiatives aimed at resisting rising authoritarian tendencies around the world, supported efforts to…
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Sierra Ewert
Sierra Ewert is the Sr. Director of Community Engagement & Mobilization at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, overseeing people-powered advocacy campaigns and mobilization efforts across the organization. During her time at RFK Human Rights, Sierra has helped launch its youth engagement and U.S. Advocacy programs, coordinate efforts to free people unjustly incarcerated on unaffordable money…
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Karen Robinson
Karen Robinson has over 30 years of experience in human rights education, community and youth development, and community organizing. Karen started her career in the field of community engagement and youth development at American University where she helped start what was then the Center for Volunteerism and Community Service. While at American University, Robinson initiated…
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