Sofia is the Senior Staff Attorney for civic space. Sofia has devoted much of her career to international human rights mechanisms. She served as legal advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom expression while also lecturing and co-supervising the International Justice Clinic at the University of California, Irvine. There, she coordinated the litigation efforts…
Allison Gilmore is a community leader and impactor with experience in nonprofit, government, and education. Hailing from St. Louis Missouri, Allison attended North Carolina A&T State University where she received her bachelors degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. While in college she served as the Student Body President and section editor for her university’s newspaper.…
The Help Us Grow, Foundation, Inc. (H.U.G) strives to promote social equality and education for all students allowing them to achieve grade level reading by completion of third grade. H.U.G. incorporates character development and confidence building components to help struggling readers become confident grade level readers, thus improving their life’s trajectory.
Jeff Arnold is co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place. Sharecare’s comprehensive platform enables people to go from assessment to action, and connect to the personalized information, evidence-based programs, benefits, community resources and health services they need to live their…
Elizabeth K. Hinton is Associate Professor in the Department of History and the Department of African American Studies at Yale University, with a secondary appointment as Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Considered one of the nation’s leading experts on criminalization and policing, Hinton’s research focuses on the persistence of poverty, racial inequality, and…
Gabrielle Battle hails from Oakland, California and majored in public policy at Duke University. She graduated with distinction for her honors thesis, “Setting the Standard: Meeting the Needs of Sex Trafficked Black Girls in the State of California.” Gabrielle is passionate about utilizing law as an instrument to advance the rights of marginalized communities both…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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