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Speaker Profiles

The Advocates for Human Rights' 7th Annual 2009 Human Rights Law & Policy Conference, Refugee Protection around the World: Durable Solutions or Durable Suffering? will bring together international, national and local experts and advocates to examine the current refugee protection system, its shortcomings, and possible durable solutions. Speakers include:

Michael A. Barringer-Mills
Field Support Manager, American Refugee Committee International

Colleen Beebe
Director of Education, The Advocates for Human Rights

Jessica Eby
Protection Officer, Immigration and Refugee Program, Church World Service (CWS), Washington, D.C.

Michele Garnett McKenzie
Director of Advocacy, The Advocates for Human Rights

Mark Hetfield
Senior Vice President for Policy and Programs, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), New York, NY

Ellen Kennedy
Interim Director, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota

Bradley Lehrman
Attorney, Lommen Abdo, Minneapolis, MN

Jennifer Prestholdt
Deputy Director, The Advocates for Human Rights

Dr. Sima Samar
Chairwoman, Afghanistan Independent Rights Commission, Dr. Samar also served as the United Nation's Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights for Sudan

Mamadee Sesay
Minneapolis Public Schools

Laura Young
Staff Attorney, The Advocates for Human Rights