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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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Catalina Carbonell
Catalina (she/her) is the Donald M. and Susan N. Wilson Fellow with the International Litigation and Advocacy at RFK Human Rights. She holds a JD from Northeastern University School of Law. Prior to joining RFK Human Rights, Catalina was a staff attorney at the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights, where she advocated for the…
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Ballina Prishtina
As a Board Relations Associate, Ballina is responsible to assist the CGO in drafting materials and agendas, support Senior Management with board and donor stewardship programs, collate and maintain CRM databases, organize scheduling needs within the board, and support event planning. Ballina grew up in Prishtina, Kosovo, and is currently based in New York. She…
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Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy
Ethel Kennedy founded Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights in the months following her husband’s 1968 death. Her integral role in the organization’s growth and development over more than half a century is perhaps the most vivid example of her dedication to carrying out the couple’s shared commitment to service and social justice while raising their…
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Frank Baker
Frank Baker is a co-founder and managing partner of Siris Capital Group LLC, a middle market private equity firm focused on deep value, control equity investments around special situations in the telecom, technology and technology-enabled business service sectors. Prior to forming Siris, Baker was a managing director at Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a global private equity…
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José E. Feliciano
José E. Feliciano is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., a private investment firm founded in 2006. In addition to his investing responsibilities, Mr. Feliciano is responsible for the day-to day management of the firm. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with world-class management teams by providing patient, long-term…
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Terry Mazany
Terry Mazany, Vice Chair of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ Board of Directors, is the chief collaboration officer at Collaborator, formerly known as the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. Prior to this post, he served as president and chief executive officer for The Chicago Community Trust. Formerly the Trust’s chief operating officer, director and senior program…
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Anthony Williams
Anthony Williams, Treasurer of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, is a partner of Dentons’ Corporate practice in its New York office. He focuses on commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and financings for U.S. and non-U.S. clients. He also counsels domestic and multinational corporations on securities law topics and corporate finance. The…
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Elisa Massimino
Elisa Massimino, Secretary of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Board of Directors, is the Visiting Professor of Law and Executive Director, Human Rights Institute, Georgetown University; Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. She recently served as a senior fellow with the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and…
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Peter Barbey
Peter Barbey followed in his family’s long tradition in the publishing world that dates back to 1796. He served as the president and chief executive officer of the Reading Eagle Company, which owned the Reading Eagle and South Schuylkill News newspapers, WEEU AM radio, Pretzel City Productions and REP printing. Barbey was also the publisher of…
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Kylar Broadus
Kylar W. Broadus is a Black trans man who has been a pioneer in the movement as an attorney, long-time activist, public speaker, author and professor. Broadus is known worldwide for his work in the LGBT and Trans movements. He is founder and director of the Trans People of Color Coalition, the only national organization…
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