Managing Committee

STAND Student Director

Nick Gaw

Swarthmore, 2009
director@standnow.org

Nick Gaw is STAND's Director.  Originally hailing from St. Louis, Nick is a senior at Swarthmore College, where he studies History and Linguistics.  He started doing anti-genocide activism during his senior year of high school, and has served on the STAND Leadership Team since May 2007.  Outside of STAND, Nick likes to play guitar.  He always prefers rooms with multiple lighting sources. Back to top

Advocacy Coordinator

Maggie Tiernan

Wellesley, 2009
advocacy@standnow.org

Originally from Long Island, Maggie is an international relations major at Wellesley College. She has been involved in Darfur advocacy since her first year at Wellesley, serving as co-president of the Wellesley Darfur Committee. She has worked on state divestment campaigns on the Sudan Divestment Task Force and, last year, planned STAND's first National Conference that took place in the fall of 2007. Last semester, she studied international law and organizations and interned at a humanitarian NGO in Geneva, Switzerland. She also enjoys biking and playing the cello. Back to top

Communications Coordinator

Sean Redding

George Washington, 2010
media@standnow.org

Sean has served as STAND's Communications Coordinator since April of 2007.  His main job is to get STAND's message and vision of a world without genocide out to the public, through communicating with chapters via newsletters and action alerts, and through getting media attention for STAND nationally and locally.  Sean is a junior at George Washington University in Washington, DC, where he is majoring in political science with a focus in public policy.  He hails from the Chicagoland area where he spends his summers lifeguarding and teaching swim lessons. Back to top

Programming Coordinator

Layla Amjadi

Harvard, 2010
programming@standnow.org

Originally from Boca Raton, FL, Layla is a junior at Harvard where she studies Government and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.  She started her human rights work by researching for the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies, and began her anti-genocide activism by interning at the Genocide Intervention Network last summer.  This last year she served as STAND’s Regional Conference Coordinator, planning 6 regional conferences.  Outside of STAND Layla loves to hip hop dance and choreograph. Back to top

National College Outreach Coordinator

Charlotte Hill

UC Berkely, 2009
outreach@standnow.org

A senior at the University of California, Berkeley, Charlotte is a Peace and Conflict Studies major with a passion for working with her fellow youth on anti-genocide activism.  She first learned about
Darfur three years ago when, after a classmate mentioned that genocide was happening in Sudan, she incredulously Googled the conflict and decided to attend a STAND Regional Conference to find out how to take action.  Now, as the College National Outreach Coordinator, Charlotte's mission is to make sure that the leaders of this
anti-genocide generation have a clear, powerful voice in STAND by presenting chapters' feedback to the STAND Managing Committee. Fun Fact: Charlotte has a die-hard addiction to eating ice. Back to top

National High School Outreach Coordinator

 Whitney Palmer

Queens University of Charlotte, 2009
highschool@standnow.org

Whitney grew up on Eastern Shore of Maryland and is now a senior at Queens University of Charlotte, in North Carolina where she is double majoring in History and Philosophy/Religion.  Whitney first became involved with STAND when she helped start a STAND chapter at her school in the Fall of 2006.  She also served as the High School New Chapter Outreach Coordinator.  If Whitney could be anywhere in the world she would be in the mountains of any country.  An interesting fact about Whitney is that she has never taken a prescription antibiotic in her life. Back to top

Education Coordinator

Sabina Carlson

Tufts, 2010
education@standnow.org

Sabina Carlson has her roots in good old New Jersey, and the roots of her commitment to ending genocide come from the fact that she is named after a young Holocaust victim from her family, Bina. She began studying Sudan in middle school and since has organized more than 7 large protests (most recently civil disobedience in Washington DC), served as STAND's National Community Outreach Coordinator, and is now serving as STAND's National Education Coordinator. She is a junior at Tufts University majoring in Community Health/Peace and Justice Studies and intends to dedicate her life to helping post-conflict communities rebuild themselves. Back to top

International Coordinator

Brian Banks

American University, 2010
international@standnow.org

A junior at American University, Brian has been involved with Darfur activism since he attended his first rally in 2006. Following that, he worked to help organize the Vermont Speaks Up: Rally to Stop the Genocide in Darfur. Brian continued his activism through leading both a successful state divestment campaign and a Dream for Darfur torch relay. Brian has spent the past year working with the Sudan Divestment Task Force, and is looking forward to working with you on raising the alarm on genocide all over the world. Something you may not know about Brian is that he is a professional ice-cream scooper, with a fierce love for Ben & Jerry's "Cherry Garcia". Back to top

Technology Coordinator

Ben Rome

Brown, 2010
tech@standnow.org

Ben, a junior community health major at Brown, grew up on a dirt road in Vermont.  As STAND's technology coordinator, he is responsible for updating and improving the website you are reading right now.  Ben coordinates with the rest of the managing committee to ensure that STAND's goals and campaigns are being effectively disseminated on the web. Ben became active in the issue of Darfur during high school and used this interest to co-coordinate the Vermont Speaks Up: Rally to Stop the Genocide in Darfur in June 2006. Ben is also an active member of Brown's Darfur Action Network. When he is not sitting behind a computer, Ben can be found playing tennis, sailing, traveling, or hanging out with his brothers at AEPi.  Back to top

Materials Coordinator

Curt Fitzpatrick

Western Michigan University, 2011
materials@standnow.org

Affectionately dubbed the "Design Monkey", Curt is a junior at Western Michigan University majoring in Fine Arts with a focus on Graphic Design. Curt believes that design is one of the most important factors in disseminating information. By making STAND's materials visually stimulating, Curt feels that the message that they contain will reach a larger audience, and thus be more effective in fighting genocide world wide. Back to top