John Heffernan
John Heffernan was named the Director of the Genocide Prevention Initiative of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience in February 2006. Before coming to the Holocaust Museum, Heffernan was a Senior Investigator and Communications Associate with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), where he led three investigations to the Darfur region of Sudan and was the lead author of PHR's report, Assault on Survival. He presented the report to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands in February 2006. In 1995, Heffernan helped establish and run as, Executive Director, the Coalition for International Justice, a Washington-based non-governmental organization created to support the work of the international war crimes tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. As Country Representative for the former Yugoslavia, he managed a humanitarian relief program for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and from 1990 to 1993 he managed IRC's refugee resettlement program in Khartoum, Sudan. He received a MIA/MPA from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Heffernan has written opinion articles for the New York Times, Washington Post, International Herald-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union- Tribune and other publications. |
Bridget Conley-Zilkic
Bridget Conley-Zilkic is Project Director for the Museum's Committee on Conscience, where she has worked since 2001. She curates Museum exhibits on issues related to contemporary genocide, produces the COC's educational films, and conducts teacher training sessions introducing educators to issues surrounding genocide prevention today. She has published numerous essays on genocide, human rights, Bosnia, and Chechnya. She received a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Binghamton University in 2001, writing about cultural responses to humanitarian interventions in Bosnia and Haiti. |
Ann-Louise Colgan
Ann-Louise Colgan is Project Manager and Coordinator of the Genocide Prevention Task Force, which is a joint initiative of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the American Academy of Diplomacy and the United States Institute of Peace. Before assuming this role in May 2007, Ann-Louise spent almost eight years at Africa Action, the oldest U.S.-based organization working on African affairs. She held several positions during her tenure, including Director of Policy Analysis and Communications, and she was also Acting Co-Executive Director in 2006. While at Africa Action, Ann-Louise wrote extensively on the crisis in Darfur, Sudan and other human rights concerns on the African continent, and her articles and opinion pieces were published in the U.S. and in international media. She holds a M.A. in International Studies and a B.A. in European Studies. |
Jackie Scutari
Jackie Scutari is Program Coordinator for the Committee on Conscience, where she has worked since October 2006. Her responsibilities include research, writing, and managing the internship program, as well as programming for foreign policy professionals and the general public. She holds a M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University and a B.A. in Psychology from Georgetown University. |
Michael Graham
Michael Graham is Coordinator of the Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, an initiative dedicated to exploring how web and mapping technology can be used to help prevent and respond to threats of genocide and crimes against humanity today. The initiative's first project, launched in 2007 in partnership with Google, was Crisis in Darfur. Graham has a B.A. in International Affairs from Lewis and Clark College. |
Sara Weisman
Sara Weisman is Program Assistant for the Committee on Conscience, working primarily to support the Genocide Prevention Task Force. She previously worked as an assistant for the Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Sara has a B.A. in International Affairs with concentrations in Development and Economics from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. |
Ariana Berengaut
Ariana Berengaut is Research Assistant for the Committee on Conscience, where she has worked since June 2008. Before coming to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Ariana worked on Barack Obama's presidential primary campaign as a member of the speechwriting team. Ariana received a M.Sc. in African Studies from Oxford University, completing her fieldwork in southeastern Uganda, and a B.A. in Politics and History from Brandeis University. |
