Jean Berman, Executive Director 
Jean Berman joined the International Senior Lawyers Project as Executive Director in September 2001, shortly after the completion of the feasibility study for ISLP. Prior to joining ISLP, Ms. Berman was a Senior Staff Attorney at Lawyers Alliance for New York, where for nearly 18 years she represented nonprofit organizations serving low-income communities, specializing in issues related to nonprofit organizations and the development of affordable housing. Earlier in her legal career, Ms. Berman was associated with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Berle, Butzel, Kass & Case, a New York law firm specializing in environmental law. A graduate of Harvard University and the New York University School of Law, Ms. Berman spent the year 1970-71 in Yugoslavia (Belgrade and Novi Sad) on a Fulbright Scholarship, and spent a year in Switzerland and a year in Russia as a child and teenager.
Email: JBerman(at)islp(dot)org

Anna Shakarova, Deputy Director 
Ms. Shakarova joined ISLP in December 2007. She previously served as a Senior Program Officer at the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC), where she was responsible for a diverse portfolio of technical assistance projects centered on small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) lending for financial services institutions in transition and emerging market countries. During her nine years at FSVC, she held a number of positions managing FSVC’s technical assistance programs with a focus on improving banking systems, capital markets, and legal and regulatory frameworks in Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Middle East, and Asia. Ms. Shakarova earned her M.A. from the Samarkand State University and a B.A. from the Marymount Manhattan College.  
Email: AShakarova(at)islp(dot)org

Nathan Miller, Human Rights Program Officer 
In early 2007, ISLP created a dedicated human rights unit, hiring Nathan Miller as Human Rights Program Officer.  Prior to joining ISLP, Mr. Miller created and managed a project to build the capacity of Southern Sudanese lawyers and policymakers by facilitating a global law firm’s pro bono representation of the emerging Government of Southern Sudan.  He worked with senior government officials and a team of more than 50 attorneys in seven countries to provide timely and relevant legal services to the Southern Sudanese delegations to several rounds of constitutional negotiations.  Before that, he worked at the United Nations Development Program in Southern Sudan, helping to build the institutions of the region’s fledgling legal system.  He has spent time working as a researcher at the United Nations International Law Commission in Geneva, the Project on International Courts and Tribunals, and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania 
Email: NMiller(at)islp(dot)org

Andra Moss, Volunteer and Communications Coordinator 
Andra Moss has been with ISLP since June, 2007 and is responsible for volunteer outreach to senior lawyers and law firms, for pairing volunteers with international pro bono opportunities, and for disseminating information about the work of ISLP and its clients, partners and volunteers. She came to ISLP from the Institute of Management Administration, where she directed programming related to best practices in law firm management, working closely with law firm administrators and managing partners across the country. During a three month sabbatical in 2006, she led a course on volunteerism for the Japanese government-sponsored Ship for World Youth in Kenya and India. She has also headed the volunteer efforts for the Uptown Habitat for Humanity and The Hague Appeal for Peace world peace conference of 1999 and was volunteer coordinator for the Chicago Sister Cities Program. Andra has a BA in International Studies from Miami University and an MS in Human Service Administration and Nonprofit Management from Spertus College in Chicago, Illinois.
Email: AMoss(at)islp(dot)org

Marie-Claude Jean-Baptiste, Human Rights Program Associate
In 2008, ISLP added Marie-Claude Jean-Baptiste to the team as Human Rights Program Associate. Ms. Jean-Baptiste earned a law degree from George Washington University and degrees in International Studies and Political Science from the City College of New York.  Prior to joining ISLP, she interned with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL).  She worked with the International Human Rights Clinic at GWU Law School and as a research assistant on comparative criminal procedure laws in new African democracies. 
Email: McJean-Baptiste(at)islp(dot)org

Melissa Bourdon, Administrative Assistant 
Melissa joined ISLP in 2009 after graduating with a degree in International Relations and a minor in Middle Eastern Studies from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. While in school she was given the opportunity to study abroad for a year in both London and Cairo, Egypt.  In London, her studies focused on UK public policy correlating with a research internship with Daycare Trust, a UK charity.  There, she worked closely with various public policy associates, examining regulations and laws dealing with childcare. Later, in what she considers one of the best experiences of her life, Melissa spent seven months in Egypt, gaining first-hand experience in Arab and Muslim culture and exploring the government and politics of the Middle East. 
Email: MBourdon(at)islp(dot)org

CONSULTANTS AND VOLUNTEER sTAFF

Michele O'Brien, Consulting Director - Europe

Keith Watson, Manager, Commercial Law Training Programs

Patrick F. Murray, Volunteer Program Coordinator for Haiti

Patrick F. J. Macrory, Manager, Trade Negotiation Training Programs

Hon. Mary Davis, Senior Program Advisor for Europe

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