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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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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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Kacey Mordecai
Kacey Mordecai joined Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights after five years as a staff attorney at the Juvenile Law Center, a Philadelphia public interest law firm for children, where she worked to improve national policy and practice for children in the foster care and justice systems. Kacey earned her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center…
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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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Kerry Kasper
A senior writer for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Kerry Kasper has more than a decade of experience as a journalist and author. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Associated Press, Irish News, on NPR and many other outlets. She’s been described as one of the Best State Capitol Reporters in…
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Belén Bonilla
Belén Bonilla is a Program Associate at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, where she provides operational and programmatic support to the Advocacy and Litigation team. She previously served as a William Randolph Hearst Fellow at the Aspen Institute, advancing nonprofit research and organizing event logistics for the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation. Belén has…
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Rachel Finn
Rachel Finn is the Dale and James J. Pinto Legal Fellow on the International Advocacy and Litigation team. She received a J.D. with a Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a Public Interest Fellow, Managing Editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law, and the recipient of…
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Sarah Decker
Sarah Decker is a U.S. 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 school,…
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Monica Smith
After more than a decade practicing criminal law, Monica Smith joined Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights as a policy attorney. She works on nationwide criminal justice reform efforts focused on ending pre-trial detention and mass incarceration. In her previous role as Director of the Miller Center for Special Mitigation at Friends of Island Academy, Monica…
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