Gepsie Morisset-Metellus is co-founder and Executive Director of the Haitian Neighborhood Center Sant La, an award-winning neighborhood resource center that serves as a lifeline for the Haitian immigrant population of South Florida. Her community involvement spans over two decades. She…

Hadiya Afzal serves as part of FCNL’s strategic advocacy team as the diaspora engagement and partnerships organizer. Her responsibilities include coordinating the Diaspora Organizer Gathering to train cohorts of diaspora advocates, traveling to support subsequent deep organizing efforts in…

As FCNL’s deputy director of Strategic Advocacy, Sarah Freeman-Woolpert is responsible for deepening and expanding our Advocacy Teams program, a network of hundreds of Quakers and friends lobbying to build congressional champions for peace and justice…

Tracey Gurd is AJWS’s Senior Director of Civil and Political Rights and Advocacy. She oversees a grantmaking portfolio focused on democracy and justice in 11 countries in Asia, Mesoamerica and Africa. Tracey also directs AJWS’s advocacy work to promote U.S. and global laws and policies that advance…

A South Florida native, Santra Denis serves as the Chief Programs Officer at Catalyst Miami, an anti-poverty organization in Miami, FL. In her role, Ms. Denis oversees all programs, services, and initiatives at Catalyst Miami. Ms. Denis is also the President & Founder of Avanse Ansanm…

Guerline M. Jozef is a leading human rights advocate, thought leader and strategist who dedicates her life to bringing awareness to issues that affect us all locally and globally, such as immigration, domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and other human rights issues. Guerline is the…

Multiple award-winning journalist Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson has been Vice President of News Programming and Executive Producer of NICK NEWS at Paramount/Nickelodeon since October 2020. Prior to joining Nickelodeon, she worked for 60 MINUTES, America’s most-watched news program…

Corinne Paul is the Senior Policy Advisor for Civil and Political Rights at American Jewish World Service. In this role, she advocates for U.S. Government policies that advance human rights in AJWS's partner countries. She comes to AJWS from CARE USA, where she helped influence the U.S.'s work in…

Vélina Élysée Charlier, a feminist and political activist. She is a member of the organization NouPapDòmi - a Haitian civil society organization that advocates for social justice, anti-corruption, and accountable governance. NouPapDòmi is among the organizations that launched the "Petrocaribe challenge"…