Board
Lorelie S. Masters
Board Chair
Lorelie (“Lorie”) S. Masters is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth. A prominent insurance coverage litigator, she handles all aspects of complex, commercial litigation and arbitration.
Kathleen Peratis
Vice Chair
Kathleen Peratis is a constitutional and civil right lawyer in New York City. She was at Outten & Golden for 24 years, previously at O’Melveny & Myers; Clark, Wulf, Levine and Peratis; and is now a volunteer lawyer for The Center for Constitutional Rights.
David W. Rivkin
Treasurer
David W. Rivkin is an independent arbitrator affiliated with Arbitration Chambers in New York, London and Hong Kong. For more than 40 years, Rivkin practiced private and public international law at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he served as Co-Chair of its International Dispute Resolution Group for more than 20 years and was a founder of its Business Integrity/ESG Group.
E. Benjamin Skinner
Secretary
E. Benjamin Skinner is founder and president of Transparentem. Recently, Skinner co-founded TAU, a private equity firm.
Martina E. Vandenberg
Founder and President
Martina E. Vandenberg is founder and president of the Human Trafficking Legal Center. Vandenberg established the Human Trafficking Legal Center (formerly HT Pro Bono) in 2012 with generous support from the Open Society Foundations (OSF) Fellowship Program.
Jose Lewis Alfaro
Jose Lewis Alfaro is a lived experience expert, dynamic public speaker, accomplished author, and dedicated activist. His steadfast advocacy centers on the domestic trafficking of minors, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, males, and highlights the importance of systemic change to prevent trafficking with marginalized communities.
Susan Petersen Kennedy
Susan Petersen Kennedy is known in the publishing industry for her laser-focused vision and skill, delivering results year after year by developing a sustaining environment where creative people thrive and are inspired to discover, cultivate, and publish must-read books.
Pardis Mahdavi, PhD
Pardis Mahdavi, PhD is Professor of Anthropology at the University of La Verne. Prior to this role, she served as President at the University of La Verne, Provost and Executive Vice President at the University of Montana, as well as Dean at Arizona State University and the University of Denver after serving in multiple roles at Pomona College.
Valaree Moodee Lockman
Valaree Moodee Lockman is an associate general counsel at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), providing legal advice and guidance on global employment matters to this multinational company with a workforce of over 90,000.
Kathy Vizas
Kathy Vizas is an attorney and advocate dedicated to global development efforts to improve the lives of girls and women worldwide.
Minky Worden
As Human Rights Watch’s director of global initiatives, Minky Worden develops and implements international outreach and advocacy campaigns.