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Kevi Brannelly has been with the Center for Constitutional Rights since 2004.
Carolyn Chambers joined the Center for Constitutional Rights in 2002. She supervises the Administrative Department, which is responsible for human resources, finances, IT, and facilities management. Prior to her arrival at CCR, Carolyn was the…
Annette Warren Dickerson joined the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in 1999. Her responsibilities include developing political and public education strategies and materials that correlate to CCR’s legal and advocacy work. Annette also oversees the…
Vincent Warren is the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a national legal and educational organization dedicated to advancing and defending the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Universal…
Alexis Agathocleous is a Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights and works on CCR’s Government Misconduct and Racial Justice docket. He is lead counsel in Aref v. Holder, challenging policies and conditions at…
Amnah Almukhtar joined the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in December 2011. She was born in Baghdad, Iraq and speaks Iraqi colloquial Arabic. She graduated magna cum laude from Fordham University with departmental honors in…
Baher is an esteemed lawyer, professor and scholar, who has actively pursued constitutional and human rights litigation challenging policies emerging from the so-called "war on terror," including policies related to indefinite executive detention, extraordinary rendition,…
Sara Beinert brings an extensive background in social justice fundraising both as a professional and a volunteer to her work at the Center for Constitutional Rights. As Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving, Sara holds…
Gregory Butterfield joined the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in July 2007 after almost two decades as a radical journalist and organizer. Gregory has held a number of office management positions, but says his most…
Darius Charney is a senior staff attorney in the Racial Justice/Government Misconduct Docket. He is currently lead counsel on Floyd v. City of New York, a federal civil rights class action lawsuit challenging the New…
Claire Daily has been with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) since January 2006.
J. Wells Dixon joined the Center for Constitutional Rights in 2006. He works on the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative, challenging the detention of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. He represents clients in federal court and before…
Abby joined CCR in 2011 as a Legal Worker for the International Human Rights docket and Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative.
Katherine Gallagher is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), where she focuses on holding individuals, including US and foreign government officials, and corporations, including private military contractors, accountable for serious…
Kevin Gay arrived at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in December 2006 and maintains the database of over 13,000 contacts. After completing a B.S. Degree in Computer Science at Purdue University, Kevin developed network…
Emily Harting joined the development department at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in November 2005 as a Foundation Relations Officer. Prior to CCR, Emily was the Development Manager for the New York-based Global Nomads…
Ian Head has been a legal worker at CCR since October 2009.
Aliya Hana Hussain joined CCR in 2010 as a Legal Worker for the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative and International Human Rights docket. Prior to joining CCR, Aliya was a Legal Assistant for the American Civil…
Shayana Kadidal is senior managing attorney of the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative at the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City. He is a graduate of the Yale Law School and a former law…
Leili Kashani advocates for a just closure of the prison at Guantánamo, resettlement for the men still detained, and against illegal detentions more broadly. She is a senior editor at Arab Studies Journal…
Pardiss Kebriaei joined the Center Constitutional Rights in July 2007. Since then, her work has focused on representing men detained at Guantánamo Bay in their habeas corpus challenges, before international human rights tribunals, in diplomatic…
Christine Kim joined the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in December 2008. Prior to CCR, Christine worked for the International Indigenous Women’s Forum, a network of Indigenous women leaders, and interned at MADRE, an international…
Maria LaHood is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which she joined in 2003. She specializes in international human rights litigation, seeking to hold government officials and corporations accountable for…
Lisa Levy joined the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in July 2007. She previously worked as the executive assistant for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC). Prior to IGLHRC, she was communications…
Rachel Meeropol has worked at the Center for Constitutional Rights since 2002. She is the co-editor and primary author of the Jailhouse Lawyers Handbook, a widely-requested resource for prisoners, and the editor of America’s Disappeared:…
Jose Monzon joined the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in June 2006. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and received his B.A. in Politics from New York University in 2005. Jose is…
Prior to coming to the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in January 2004, Jen Nessel worked as a writer, editor and organizer. She served as the communications director of the Coalition for the Homeless and…
Sunita Patel is currently a Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she litigates racial profiling, immigrant justice, and other human rights issues. She is counsel for NDLON v. ICE, a FOIA lawsuit seeking…
Ibraham Qatabi joined the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in September 2008. He is a legal worker for the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative and helps coordinate a large network of pro bono counsel representing Guantánamo detainees. He works…
Chase Quinn recently joined CCR as of August 2010. Prior to joining CCR, Chase studied Political Science and English Literature at Boston University, interning abroad for six months with the African Foundation for Development in London, England, promoting…
Laura Raymond is the Advocacy Program Manager for CCR’s International Human Rights docket. She joined CCR in 2008 after working with a number of social justice organizations and networks throughout the United States and in…
Jeremy Rye joined the Development Department at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in July 2004. Recognizing that many underserved, queer, and people of color communities did not have seasoned fundraisers, Jeremy entered the development…
Pam Spees is a senior staff attorney in the international human rights program at the Center for Constitutional Rights. She has a background in international criminal and human rights law with a gender focus, as…
Leah Todd joined CCR as Assistant to the Legal Director in July 2010, where she provides support to the Legal department. She previously worked at the Rubin Museum of Art in the Lighting and Audiovisual…
Jeffrey Weinrich has been at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) since 2003. Prior to that he worked as finance manager at the National Lawyers Guild-National Office for seven years.
An-Tuan Williams joined the Center for Constitutional Rights in October of 2007, shortly after completing an eight month internship with the Center. He currently holds a degree in Paralegal Studies from the City University College…
Nahal Zamani is the Advocacy and Program Manager for CCR’s Government Misconduct and Racial Justice docket. Nahal focuses on CCR’s domestic advocacy, education and outreach efforts. She joined CCR in 2010. Before joining CCR, Nahal was the…