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Administration

Robin Phillips

Executive Director

 (612) 746-4679

rphillips@advrights.org

Jennifer Prestholdt

Deputy Director

(612) 746-4681

jprestholdt@advrights.org

Kay Kautio

Administrative Director

(612) 746-4671

kkautio@advrights.org

Tim Tennant-Jayne

Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

(612) 746-4670

ttennant-jayne@advrights.org

Mary Scott

Administrative and Development Assistant

 (612) 746-4680

mscott@advrights.org

 

Development & Communications

Ellen Van Iwaarden

Director of Development & Communications

(612) 746-4677  

evaniwaarden@advrights.org

Luke Wilcox

Program Associate

(612) 746-4684

lwilcox@advrights.org

 

Research, Education & Advocacy

Rosalyn Park

Director of Research

(612) 746-4676

rpark@advrights.org

Sarah Herder

Director of Education

(612) 746-4691

sherder@advrights.org

Michele Garnett McKenzie

Director of Advocacy

(612) 746-4685

mmckenzie@advrights.org

Emily Good

Staff Attorney

(612) 746-4688

egood@advrights.org

Emily Farell

Program Associate

(612) 746-4690

efarell@advrights.org

Madeline Lohman

Program Associate

(612) 746-4696

mlohman@advrights.org

Chanida Phaengdara Potter

Program Assistant

(612) 746-4692

cphaengdara@advrights.org

 

International Justice Program

Jennifer Prestholdt

Director of International Justice

(612) 746-4681

jprestholdt@advrights.org

Amy Bergquist

Staff Attorney

(612) 746-4694

abergquist@advrights.org

Ahmed Sirleaf

Program Associate

(612) 746-4695

asirleaf@advrights.org

 

Refugee & Immigrant Program (Legal Services)

Deepinder Singh Mayell

Director of Refugee & Immigrant Program

(612) 746-4673

dmayell@advrights.org

Kelsey Johnston

Program Assistant

(612) 746-4686

kjohnston@advrights.org

 

Women's Human Rights Program

Cheryl Thomas

Director of Women's Human Rights

(612) 746-4672

cthomas@advrights.org

Mary Ellingen

Staff Attorney

(612) 746-4693

mellingen@advrights.org

Beatríz R. Menanteau

Staff Attorney

(612) 746-4683

bmenanteau@advrights.org

Helen Rubenstein

Staff Attorney

(612) 746-4698

hrubenstein@advrights.org

Mary O’Brien

Program Associate

(612) 746-4682

mobrien@advrights.org