IDEAS THAT WORK.
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Strategy for Humanity LLC is a woman-, minority-, and person with disabilities- owned small business and an equal opportunity employer, making a difference since 2009.
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Our award winning leadership team is recognized for building collaboration across the political divide, bridging disparate communities, and bringing together distinct sectors to coalesce on a common goal. Whether working on a big or small strategy or developing a bold and new initiative, our approach is rooted in creative problem-solving, finding opportunities, and always being mindful of the interface of organizational culture, mission, strategy and impact.
Partners
Maria Alexandra Arriaga
Founder & Partner [email protected] Alex Arriaga has served in executive leadership positions at The White House, the U.S. Congress, and both non-profit and for profit organizations. She has successfully advanced international human rights issues, created large-scale public education campaigns, and achieved legislative victories. She is a proven leader and strategist with a track record of success in local, national and global arenas. Alex's specialties include international human rights, humanitarian assistance, gender and gender-based violence, rights of persons with disabilities, rights of children, and policy development and implementation. She also serves in leadership roles on Boards relating to education, disabilities, and refugees. Read More |
Charles J. Brown
Partner [email protected] Charles J. Brown, prior to joining Strategy for Humanity, served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Undersecretary for Policy in the U.S. Department of Defense, where he was responsible for implementing the DoD components of the President's initiative to integrate atrocity prevention and response into U.S. policy. In recent years, Charlie has also served as Chair of the Experts Committee on Preventing Mass Violence, a bipartisan group of sixteen former government officials, academics, think tank experts, and NGO representatives. Charlie's specialties include atrocity prevention, international justice, human rights, democracy, international humanitarian law, crisis response, foreign policy, diplomacy, social media, NGOs and non-profit management. Read More |
Directors
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Ben Batros
Director [email protected] Ben Batros, a Director at Strategy for Humanity, is a respected litigator who has excelled at using law as a tool for accountability and social change. He has led litigation strategies for civil society, at international tribunals, and in government. Ben specializes in human rights, international criminal law, climate change, international tax governance, and identifying the optimal use of legal mechanisms in broader strategies. Ben previously was at the Justice Initiative of the Open Society Foundation, focusing on strategic litigation, managing a portfolio of sixty cases, and directing a summer school on human rights litigation. He also served as Appeals Counsel for the International Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor; and he advised the Australian Government on its ratification and implementation of the ICC Statute and on regional strategies to address trafficking in persons. Read More |
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Kelly Case
Director [email protected] Kelly Case is a Director at Strategy for Humanity. She is an expert in non-profit management with specialization in women-inclusive peace and security processes, trauma awareness, gender equality, resilience, prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence, and conflict mitigation. She has developed robust curriculum, led trainings in multicultural settings, and designed and implemented qualitative evaluations. She has worked with policymakers in countries impacted by conflict and facilitated greater empowerment for civil society to be agents of change. Kelly held leadership roles at Inclusive Security where she managed large grants and collaborated with women leaders in peace processes and post-conflict initiatives in Sudan, South Sudan, and other parts of Africa. She also worked with the American Red Cross to manage humanitarian services in the United States. Read More |
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Sapna Chhatpar Considine
Director [email protected] Sapna Chhatpar Considine is a Director at Strategy for Humanity. She heads our New York operations and is a key lead on the multilateral portfolio. Her areas of expertise include United Nations processes and structures, atrocity prevention, responsibility to protect, civilians in conflict, human rights and humanitarian crises, and peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Sapna began her career working at the grassroots level to mobilize students, policy makers and the general public in support of democratic freedoms in Myanmar. Prior to joining Strategy for Humanity, Sapna was the co-founder of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP), a global coalition of civil society organizations working to prevent genocide and mass atrocities. Read More |
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Will Ferroggiaro
Director [email protected] Will Ferroggiaro is a Director at Strategy for Humanity where he specializes in freedom of expression, conflict prevention, and citizen participation. He has written extensively on the topic of hate speech, especially in the context of armed conflicts, electoral politics, and rising nationalism. Prior to joining Strategy for Humanity, Will was an expert consultant to the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He also led research projects and managed policy teams for Internews, the Fund for Peace, and the National Security Archive. He has contributed to training and other initiatives at the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute, the United States Agency for International Development, the World Bank Group, and other public and private institutions. Read More |
2020 Strategy for Humanity Research Fellows
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Liv Gwilliam is a 2020 Research Fellow at Strategy for Humanity. She is a rising fourth year student (senior) at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Service at the University of Virginia where she is pursuing a double major in Global Studies, Environment and Sustainability and in Public Policy and Leadership. Liv’s specialization is in environmental protection and climate justice and she hopes to pursue a career in environmental policy and law. As a Research Fellow at Strategy for Humanity, Liv is focusing on environmental protection and climate justice. For this project, Liv is providing research analysis and summary briefs examining international deforestation and conservation law in Brazil.
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Adib Milani is a 2020 Research Fellow at Strategy for Humanity. He received his Master of Arts in International Affairs with a Specialization in Islam and the Middle East from Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies in May 2020 and wrote his thesis on the Jihadist Recidivism Threat in the United States. Adib hopes to pursue a career on national security and potential online and offline threats. As a Research Fellow at Strategy for Humanity, Adib is focusing on international justice, exploring how governments can influence or contest investigations launched by the International Criminal Court and examining options within and outside the Rome Statute framework. For this project, Adib is focused on developments in Israel, the United Kingdom, and Russia.
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Administrative Staff
Ann Marie Brockhouse Special Assistant [email protected] Ann Marie Brockhouse brings more than two decades of expertise in organizational development, personnel support, operations, and administration. Her management experience centers on customer service, organizational functions, financial growth, travel planning, and process improvement. |
Cecilia Doy Accountant [email protected] Cecilia Doy provides expert accounting service, including management of day-to-day account records, payroll systems, and more. For over 20 years, she was the managing partner of a small security business located in Maryland. For the past several years, Cecilia has provided a range of accounting services for small businesses, working with the team at CSO Business Services, LLC. |
Jenny Kelley Executive Coordinator Jenny@StrategyforHumanity.org Jenny Kelley provides a broad range of administrative support for the Strategy for Humanity team. She has more than 20 years of administrative and management experience in a wide range of industries that include government, financial, information technology, legal, medical, education, and non-profits. Jenny also has extensive public relations and corporate event management experience. |
