Members with a strong history of involvement in the organization are encouraged to apply to join the Board of Directors, CASIN’s governing body. The Board is comprised of several committees that oversee CASIN’s administrative and programmatic activities. A number of former Board members continue to advise the organization in an honorary capacity.
Members | Committee Structure & Assignments | Honorary Members
Rebecca Landy, Chair of the CASIN Board of Directors
Rebecca Landy is an International Human Rights Professional. She received a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law where she was an Urban Morgan Human Rights Fellow and the Assistant Managing Editor of Human Rights Quarterly. Rebecca is a former Law Clerk at the High Court of Botswana and intern at the Research Unit of the South African Parliament. She has also interned at Global Rights, where she assisted with the CERD Shadow Report and a brief to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. She worked at the UNDP founded organization NetAid on raising greater awareness worldwide on girl’s access to education. Her areas of research include international human rights, women’s rights, the right to education, and the rights of the child. Rebecca has taught as an Adjunct Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In addition to serving on CASIN’s board, Rebecca is as a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on International Human Rights.
Elisheva Zakheim, At-Large Board Member
Elisheva Zakheim has worked in research and outreach, maintaining an active interest in international negotiations. Previously, Elisheva worked in advocacy at the UN with Femmes Africa Solidaritè (FAS), where she organized various aspects of the delegation marking the tenth anniversary of UNSCR 1325: Women, Peace and Security. Also at FAS, she wrote statements for the Commission on the Status of Women and high level panels, as well as completing their DPI Annual Review. Elisheva holds a BA in politics from NYU and is presently employed by the City of New York.
Sarah de Tournemire, Chair of Fundraising Committee
Sarah de Tournemire has worked as a staff member, consultant and volunteer for nonprofit organizations in the US and internationally for over 15 years, with an emphasis on development, management and strategic planning for the nonprofit sector. Sarah has extensive experience as a consultant working with diverse organizations such as the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, The Armory Foundation, Blue Man Group (Blue School), and The International Center. Sarah has also held senior positions at the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, and New York University. Sarah earned her bachelors degree in international affairs from The American University of Paris and a masters in public administration from New York University, she is also a Certified Fundraising Executive.
Sarah Repucci, Delegations and Publications Committee
Sarah Repucci is an independent human rights consultant for NGOs, bilateral and multilateral organizations, and the private sector. Previously Sarah worked as a Senior Research Coordinator at the Transparency International (TI) Secretariat in Berlin, where she led the National Integrity Systems program, a good governance framework that has been implemented in more than 70 countries worldwide. Prior to joining TI Sarah was a Senior Researcher for Freedom House in New York. She has a master’s degree from New York University and a BA from Williams College.
Anna Sandor, Co-Chair of the CASIN Board of Directors
Anna Sandor is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received her B.A. in Political Science and French Literature. Passionate about international civic engagement, Anna has worked at numerous non-profit organizations in Madison, Morocco, and Budapest. She is fluent in Hungarian and French and her research interests include international financial reform and cross-border legal issues. Currently, she works at a non-profit in Washington D.C. advocating to preserve domestic social insurance programs and serves on the research team of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.
Phillip Williams, Treasurer
Phillip Williams is an experienced program manager in post-secondary education and international non-profits. He coordinates the research and training of residents and clinical fellows at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Phillip managed a training program for urban redevelopment in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and operated a non-profit dedicated to addressing environmental disease in Haiti through architectural innovations. He received his B.A. in
Anthropology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada and his M.A in Anthropology and International Development Studies from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Board Chair
Rebecca Landy
The Chair is elected every six months. The Chair is a non-voting member of the Board of Directors responsible for board member work product and deadline compliance. The Chair is also responsible for compiling monthly committee updates and quarterly reports. These updates and reports are approved at quarterly meetings.
Development & Outreach Committee
Chair: Anna Sandor
The Program Development Committee is responsible for researching and implementing new program areas and developing pre-existing programs. The Program Development Committee works on the Leadership Training Program including delegations, CASIN Publications, Events, and the Embassy Program. The Program Development Committee also assists student delegations with the accreditation process.
Treasurer
Director: Phillip Williams
The treasurer tracks and disburses the organization’s material resources, manages the annual budgeting process, provides internal and external reports on the organization’s finances, and supports development activities.
Compliance Director
Uchechi Anyanwu
The Compliance Director will investigate issues of potential non-compliance with local, state, federal, and other rules and regulations as pertain to the work of the board and the operations of the organizations. The Director will also investigate compliance issues referred by senior staff or other board members.
Publications Committee
Member: Rebecca Landy, Sarah Repucci, Anna Sandor, & Elisheva Zakheim
The Publications Committee is responsible for managing CASIN’s publications, which currently include two peer-reviewed journals, Eyes on the ICC and the Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Rights Law. The committee determines all matters that fall outside the purview of the journals’ editorial staffs, including but not limited to publishing conventions, subscription rates and availability, and circulation and distribution.
Delegations Committee
Chair: Anna Sandor, Elisheva Zakheim, & Rebecca Landy
The Delegations Committee is responsible for organizing delegations to various international conventions. Each year the committee selects four high-profile international conventions to send delegations of American students and young professionals interested in multilateral policymaking. The committee recruits and trains delegates, preparing them for various roles, and supervises their experience at the conventions.
Nominating & Selection Committee
Chair: Anna Sandor
The Nominating and Selection Committee is responsible for screening, evaluating, and nominating potential candidates for positions within CASIN. The committee will conduct background reviews, organize interviews, and nominate potential members based on competency and collegiality.
Guillermo J. Aviles-Mendoza, JD
Guillermo J. Aviles-Mendoza is originally from Puerto Rico. He has degree in genetics and cell biology from the University of Minnesota. He worked in the National Human Genome Research Institute where he published his work in pre-clinical gene therapy. He completed a law degree with emphasis in international alternative dispute resolution methods. He won the gold medal award as more effective arbitrator at the 2005 International Competition for Online Dispute Resolution. He served as Coordinator of an international environmental public health partnership with the Pan American Health Organization. He is interested in the implementation of the new International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization and the 2015 United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
Christina M. Hartman, MPH
Christina M. Hartman is the Founder, former President and former member of the Board of Directors for the Council of American Students in International Negotiations. Christina currently serves as a project officer for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, DC. She serves as the project officer for cooperative agreements with the World Health Organization and with PATH that seek to establish influenza vaccine production capacity in eleven countries around the world. Prior to this, she served as the lead analyst for pandemic influenza in the HHS Secretary’s budget office. She is a graduate of the HHS Emerging Leaders Program, during which she spent a year assigned to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, GA. Prior to beginning her career with the Federal government, Christina worked at the RAND Corporation while completing her Masters in Public Health, with a concentration in epidemiology, at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.
Irina Kebreau
Irina Kebreau has been a vital part of the CASIN organization and the Board of Directors since its inception. Ms. Kebreau served as the Vice President of the ISC-ICC, the predecessor to CASIN, and has been on the Board of Directors for CASIN from its creation to 2006. She has since retired as an active member of the Board of Directors, and now serves as an honorary member.
Ted Lechterman
Ted has played a key role in the development of the journals program, which he ran from 2006 to 2008. He is currently a researcher for the American Human Development Project at the Social Science Research Council. Ted holds an AB in Government from Harvard and will begin work towards a PhD in Politics at Princeton in the fall of 2010.
William Lim, JD
William Lim is a founding member and former member of the Board of Directors of CASIN. Before joining the Board of Directors, William served as Technology Coordinator of CASIN, among other capacities. William is currently a Deputy Attorney General in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office in Newark, working on civil enforcement of state consumer protection matters. He is a graduate of Hunter College of the City University of New York and Fordham University School of Law. He is admitted to the bar in New York and New Jersey.
Mohammed Rahman, MS
Originally from Houston, TX, Mo Rahman now lives in Richmond, VA, attending the Medical College of Virginia graduate school in Medicinal Chemistry. Mo Rahman graduated from the College of William and Mary in the Spring of 2002 with a concentration in Chemistry. At the College of William and Mary, Mo dedicated his time to student government, debate, and community building. In the future, Mo would like to work on international justice, peace and security.
Harry Rhea
Harry M. Rhea is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and M.S. from Saint Joseph’s University. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Professor Rhea has published in numerous scholarly journals including, Criminal Justice Studies, Journal of the Institute of Justice and International Studies, International Criminal Justice Review, and Policing and Society. He has studied international criminal law and human rights law at Oxford University, Salzburg Law School in Austria, the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences in Italy, and the Grotius Centre of International Legal Studies at The Hague, Netherlands. Professor Rhea is an editor-in-chief of Eyes on the ICC. His research interests are in the fields of international criminal law, human rights law, and the law of war.
Debbie Sharnak
Debbie Sharnak is currently pursuing her PhD in international history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, examining the intersection between U.S. foreign policy, human rights, and developing countries. She previously worked in Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton’s office on an initiative exploring the states’ role in citizen diplomacy. Prior to Madison, she was employed in the Research Unit at the International Center for Transitional Justice in New York. From 2006-2009, Debbie also worked as an editor and contributor to Eyes on the ICC. Debbie graduated with a degree in History and Political Science from Vassar College with department honors.
Esti Tambay
Esti Tambay grew up in Switzerland and Hawaii. She graduated in 2004 from Columbia University, where she studied Political Science (International Relations), Philosophy, and Human Rights. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Tambay served as Director of International Outreach and Development as well as Head of Delegation for the Independent Student Coalition for the International Criminal Court (ISC-ICC, now CASIN), facilitating U.S. students’ participation in UN negotiations on the establishment of the Court. She interned with the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch in 2003 and served as the Information and Analysis Officer of the NGO Coalition for the ICC (CICC) from 2004 to 2007. She was a finalist for the Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell Scholarships. She will obtain a JD from Harvard Law School in 2010. She is the Managing Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal and has been involved in several cases arising under the Alien Tort Statute through the Harvard Human Rights Clinic. In 2009, she was a Summer Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Stein & Hamilton in New York and Paris, focusing on international litigation and arbitration.