Staff
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Sarah Morsheimer
Sarah Morsheimer is the Dale and James J. Pinto Legal Fellow with the International Advocacy and Litigation Team. She received her J.D. from Georgetown Law with a certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies. During law school, Sarah worked with multiple human rights organizations including Human Rights Now, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, and…
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Erika Nguyen
Erika Nguyen (she/her) is the Associate Director of Inclusive Economies at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Her work focuses on advancing inclusion and human rights in the economy, including through private sector engagement and advocacy around the rights and dignity of workers. Prior to joining Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Erika worked at Human Rights…
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Lesley Li
Lesley Li is the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Compass Investors Fellow, supporting the investor engagement and fundraising efforts of the Compass team. Lesley is currently pursuing an MPA degree at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service, where she was selected to attend on a merit scholarship as a Public Service Scholar. Lesley has…
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Delia Addo-Yobo
Delia Addo-Yobo is a Staff Attorney on the U.S. Advocacy and Litigation team. She received her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was awarded the Constance Baker Motley Scholarship for her dedication and service. She graduated with honors from Stanford University, majoring in African & African American Studies and minoring in History. Prior to…
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Amanda Klein
Amanda Klein is the Dale and James J. Pinto Fellow on the U.S. Advocacy and Litigation Team. She earned her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a Managing Editor of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy. During law school, Amanda spent a semester in The Hague as part of…
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Sarah Gillman
Sarah has extensive experience defending detained noncitizens in proceedings before the Executive Office of Immigration Review and in the federal courts, beginning in 2007 as a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit. In 2019, she co-founded the Rapid Defense Network, a legal nonprofit created to use strategic litigation to defend individuals…
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Nina Moraitou-Politzi
Nina Moraitou-Politzi is the Dale and James J. Pinto Legal Fellow with the International Advocacy and Litigation Team. Nina received her J.D. magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center with a certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies, graduating as a Public Interest Fellow and member of the Order of the Coif. She was also…
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Hailey Corkery
Hailey Corkery (she/her) is the Masiyiwa-Bernstein Fellow with the International Advocacy and Litigation Team at RFK Human Rights. She holds a J.D. from NYU School of Law. During law school, she worked with National Foundation for India and EarthRights International as a legal intern, with the NYU-Yale American Indian Sovereignty Project as a student researcher,…
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Kavya Chaturvedi
Kavya Chaturvedi is the Weil Legal Innovator on the Compass Investors Team. Prior to RFK Human Rights, Kavya worked at Goldman Sachs as a Legal Analyst at the intersection of law and financial markets. Kavya graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor’s degree in Public and International Affairs. As an undergraduate student, Kavya explored her…
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Kristina Varganova
Kristina Varganova (she/her) is the Social Media Manager at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. As a member of the communications team, she manages organizational presence on all social media platforms, addressing challenges posed by misinformation and disinformation in today’s social media landscape. Kristina develops and curates content that emphasizes factual accuracy, leveraging platforms to disseminate…
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Martina Cavard Blanco
Martina Cavard Blanco is the Events Associate at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Martina works to coordinate logistical elements of a diverse range of events throughout the year, including: film screenings, receptions, domestic and international conferences, retreats, the NYC Marathon and Half Marathon, the annual Golf Tournament, Compass Investors Conferences, and the Ripple of Hope Gala. …
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Camila Pelsinger
Camila Pelsinger is a Program Manager at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, where she leads investor engagement strategy on human and civil rights issues, including work on decarceration, campaigns to end prison financing, and ethics in emerging technologies. Prior to joining Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Camila earned a Master’s Degree with distinction in Criminology…
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