2026 Edmonds Summer Fellows

2026 Edmonds Summer Fellow: Caitlyn Krueger

Caitlyn Krueger is a Master’s student in International Education Development at Teachers College, Columbia University, with a focus on human rights and peacebuilding. She is passionate about advancing equitable and sustainable educational practices, with a particular interest in teacher advocacy and the use of storytelling to elevate educator and learner voices. Her work explores the intersections of memory, education, and professional learning.

Currently, Caitlyn serves as a Professional Development Coach with the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers, where she supports educators in implementing student-centered and participatory practices. Prior to her graduate studies, Caitlyn taught General and Instrumental music in upstate New York, integrating human rights education into the elementary classroom. Her experience in the classroom led her to explore the unique relationship between conflict resolution and the arts, particularly in emergency and post-conflict contexts. Additionally, she has also worked with the International Rescue Committee as an Adult Education Intern, supporting learners in refugee and resettlement settings. Caitlyn holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, along with a minor in Atrocity Studies and Practices of Social Justice, from Syracuse University. In addition to her academic and professional pursuits, she remains an active music educator and woodwind performer.

Caitlyn is excited and grateful for the opportunity to join HRE USA this summer as a Human Rights Education Now! Podcast and Advocacy Fellow! 

2026 Edmonds Summer Fellow: Devira Ayuni P. Saria Kreutziger

Devira Ayuni P. Sari is a Master’s student in Human Rights Studies at Columbia University, whose work bridges grassroots advocacy and global policy across Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. With a focus on business and human rights, Indigenous rights, climate justice, and education, she brings both academic and on-the-ground experiences to the pursuit of universal human rights. Her advocacy work began in rural Indonesia, where she founded the Period Poverty Project, an initiative that brought reproductive health education and women’s health rights to marginalized young women and girls. That experience deepened her commitment to human rights education as a tool of empowerment, particularly for communities whose rights have long been denied. At Columbia University, Devira continues to center the voices of local communities while engaging with diverse, global teams working toward shared human rights goals.

As a Kirby Edmonds Summer Fellow with HRE USA, she is expanding her expertise in community engagement, public policy, and human rights advocacy at both domestic and international levels. When she’s not advocating for a more just world, Devira can be found with a good book, a warm cup of coffee, and a cozy candle burning nearby.

2026 Edmonds Summer: Erin Ostlund

Erin Ostlund is a second year History PhD student at the University of Minnesota and is also obtaining a graduate minor in human rights.  Her historical work centers gender and labor in export production in Latin America during the late twentieth century.  More broadly she examines U.S. economic, political, and military ties to Latin America during the second half of the twentieth century.  Prior to returning to graduate school full-time at the University of New Mexico in 2022 where she obtained her second Master’s degree, Erin was a full-time secondary Spanish and Social Studies teacher for fourteen years.  In her current and past work, she has always centered social justice and human rights.  Most recently, her interest in immigrant rights led her to a part-time internship with the ACLU of Minnesota where she has been working on the campaign to abolish 287(g) agreements with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state of Minnesota.  Lastly, during the ICE occupation of Minnesota, Erin became heavily involved in her local community response by helping with organizing, rapid response, constitutional observer training, and more.   

As a Kirby Edmonds Summer Fellow with HRE USA, Erin will develop the virtual 2026-27 Training As Action Series.