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StaffChrystal
Rambarath A graduate of Florida International University, Chrystal completed her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Anthropology and Women’s Studies in 2005. She recently earned her Masters degree at The George Washington University in Women’s Studies with a concentration on International Development. Chrystal has a personal interest in literacy and health care, believing in the philosophy of empowering people to help themselves. She enjoys the interdisciplinary nature of Women’s Studies and its intersection of Race, Class and Gender. Chrystal believes her educational interests and personal background makes her fully appreciative of all six New Voices program areas, although the area of Human Rights most encapsulates her interests. She is a person of contact on the New Voices team and offers administrative, event planning and conference support. So
Yeon Kang So Yeon graduated from American University in May 2005 with a Bachelors of Arts Degree, majoring in International Studies with a focus on peace and conflict resolution and Asia and a minor in Japanese. Before joining AED, she worked at the Intercultural Management Institute as a research assistant. So Yeon has also worked at the Center for Global Peace as a marketing/research assistant as well as at the Center for Asian Studies as a program assistant. So Yeon's current focus on the New Voices team is on Marketing, Selection Panels, and Communications. Among New Voices program areas, she focuses on Migrant and Refugee Rights and Racial Justice. So Yeon also serves as a Board member for the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum – DC Chapter. Natalia
M. López Natalia graduated from the University of Massachusetts in September 2000 with a degree in Social Thought Political Economy and Women Studies. Before joining AED, she worked for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute helping to award scholarships to Latino/a students and addressing issues of Hispanic under-representation in the public sector. She is in charge of developing the New Voices curriculum and organizing New Voices conferences and retreats. She has also been in charge of Marketing, Selection Panel, and Communications for the program. Among New Voices program areas, she focuses on Women's Rights, Reproductive Rights. Natalia also manages the programs website. She has a M.A. in Public Policy with a concentration in Women's Studies from the George Washington University. Natalia also serves as a Board member for the Third Wave Foundation. Director Phone: 202-884-8972 E-mail:kwilliam@aed.org Before joining AED, Ken worked as National Field Director for the federal Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) grant program, funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, through a five-year contract with Children's National Medical Center. At the EMSC National Resource Center, he provided technical assistance to state health departments and university medical centers in strategic planning, coalition building, and grant writing. He has extensive experience in grassroots organizing, from previous work at Handgun Control, Inc., during the Brady Bill and Assault Weapons Ban campaigns. He was responsible for developing a successful campaign to persuade Republican Senator John Danforth of Missouri to vote and publicly advocate for passage of both laws. Ken is responsible for overall direction and development of the New Voices program. He organizes discussions of the New Voices Advisory Group and the annual National Selection Panel. He also develops strategies related to program marketing, leadership development and mentoring, and fundraising. He oversees the New Voices Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and conducts site visits to program grantees. Ken has Master's degrees
in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Catholic University of
America, with an emphasis on ethics and political philosophy,
socioeconomic justice, Eastern thought, and comparative religion.
In 2004 he was diagnosed with HIV and a disability, but that hasn’t
kept him from living life fully.
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