Ajamu Baraka
Executive Director
abaraka@ushrnetwork.org

An experienced grassroots organizer, activist, and educator, Ajamu Baraka currently serves as Executive Director of the US Human Rights Network, a US based network of over 250 human rights and social justice organizations committed to ending US Global impunity and "exceptionalism." Ajamu's human rights work, teaching and activism spans more than three decades with a number of national and international organizations and academic institutions. Ajamu has taught political science at several universities including Clark Atlanta University. In 1998, Ajamu was honored by the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as one of the 300 human rights defenders from around the world.

Rachel Fowler
Associate Director
rfowler@ushrnetwork.org

Before joining the USHRN, Rachel worked with The Carter Center for 16 years, most recently as Assistant Director of the Center's Human Rights and Democracy Programs, managing efforts in Latin America, the U.S., Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Her focus included human rights interventions, civil society capacity building and election observation. Rachel also served on the Amnesty International USA board of directors from 2003-2008, chairing the organization's International Committee in 2004-2005 and Strategic Planning Committee in 2006-2007. She brings a wealth of financial and personnel management experience to the Network, including fundraising and grant management. Her extensive administrative background coupled with her successes at the grassroots level provide an ideal combination for the Network at this stage of its development.

Kali Akuno
Director of Human Rights Education
kakuno@ushrnetwork.org

Kali has more than 15 years of experience as a human rights writer, researcher, educator and activist. His considerable social justice expertise includes curriculum development, fundraising, project management, training, volunteer coordination, media outreach and community organizing for numerous organizations. He served as Executive Director of the New Orleans-based Peoples Hurricane Relief Fund from 2006-2008, and founded and directed two organizations in the Oakland area in the 1990s. Kali brings his extensive contacts with progressive communities, youth organizations and other grassroots groups to the Network, and will join the staff on September 2.