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Esther Anne Parapak
Senior Grants Manager, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
Hannah Park
Program Assistant, Technology and Society New York, USA
Bryttnee Parris
Grants Manager, U.S. Disability Rights and Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice International New York, USA
Nathalie Perez
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Mariana Perez
Grants Manager, Mexico and Central America Mexico City, Mexico
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Atila Roque
Director, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Sarita Ruiz Morato
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Kevin Ryan
Senior Program Officer, Civic Engagement & Government New York, USA
Otto Saki
Program Officer, Global Governance, and Civic Engagement and Government International New York, USA
Hatem Salama
Program Officer, Middle East and North Africa Cairo, Egypt
Jennifer Salazar
Executive and Program Assistant, Andean Region Bogotá, Colombia
Kanali Samantha Luseno
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Rebeca Sandoval
Program Officer, Natural Resources and Climate Justice New York, USA
Narwan Seraj
Grants Manager, Future of Work(ers) New York, USA
Maritza Silva-Farrell
Program Officer, Future of Work(ers) New York, USA
Kelsey Simmons
Evaluation and Learning Officer, Strategy and Learning New York, USA
Erin Simpson
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