HRE USA Member Profiles

Our HRE USA network consists of an expansive range of human rights educators, advocates, and activists across the country. Kirby Edmonds Summer Fellowship, we have the chance to speak with some of our members about their work more directly, and to hear how their connection with Human Rights Educators USA has benefitted their work.

Click below to watch the interview profiles of some of our members or watch a playlist of all videos on our YouTube channel!      

Laura Branca, Dorothy Cotton Institute   Profile video  
Rebecca Cannara, Universal Human Rights Initiative Profile video
Merrill Collins Chausseblanche, Spiraling Music    Profile video
Jessica Evans, HRE USA & Murray State University    Profile video
Brian Farrell, HRE USA & University of IowaProfile video
Rick Halperin, Southern Methodist University Human Rights Education ProgramProfile video
Bert B. Lockwood, Professor Human Rights Quarterly Journal Profile video
Cliff Mayotte, Voice of Witness Profile video
Hallie McRae, HRE USAProfile video
Glenn Mitoma, HRE USAProfile video
Rebecca Joy Norlander, Knology   Profile video
Jake Skrzypiec, Manchester City Schools   Profile video   
Sandra Sohcot, HRE USA &The World As It Could Be Profile video
Ashley Steimer-King, Girls Learn International Profile video
Adam Stone, Filmmaker and Independent HRE Advocate Profile video     
Jess Terbrueggen, HRE USA Profile video
Maddy Wegner, HRE USA Profile video     

The HRE USA community would like to thank our 2022 Edmonds Fellows Veronica Bido, Hallie McRae, and Natalie Roach, 2023 Edmonds Fellows Kara Anderson and Meredith Hood, and 2024 Edmonds Fellows Areianaz Eghbali, Carly Sandstrom, and Emma Tolliver for their time and talents interviewing our HRE USA members and regional representatives. We hope to add additional interviews in the future.