Governance
The Tahirih Justice Center is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors and receives additional guidance from a Board of Advisors. The Board of Directors has been strategically and thoughtfully selected to bring a variety of relevant experience to the organization. The members bring issue-area expertise surrounding the legal challenges faced by our clients, as well as management, consulting, and fundraising expertise. The Board of Directors is appointed by Permanent Members, whose role is limited to two responsibilities—appointing Board members and amending any proposed changes to the Articles of Incorporation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Colleen Coyle
American Psychiatric Association
Ken Ewing
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Paul Glist, Chair
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Emmanuel Irono
CEO, Motir Services
Kellye Jennings
Partner, Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, PC
Heather Khassian
LyondellBasell
Diane Lebson
Director of Major Gifts, SOS Children’s Villages
Tom Mackall
Vice President, Employee & Corporate Relations, Sodexo
Victoria McGhee
Senior Counsel, Shell Oil Company
Denise McNally
Owner/Principal, McNally Interiors
Layli Miller-Muro
Executive Director, Tahirih Justice Center (ex-officio)
Laurie Plessala Duperier
Owner, Gunny’s Rainbow, LLC
Soula Proxenos
Managing Partner, International Housing Solutions
Ruth*
Employee, Fairfax County
Lidia Soto-Harmon
CEO, Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital
Rati Sud*
Employee, Arbitron, Inc.
Debra Winger
Actress
*Former client.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
- Jamshid Amini
American Executive Limousine Service
Kathleen Behan
Behan Law
Lynda Clarizio
INVISION, Inc.
Bo Cooper
Barry Appelman and Leiden, LLP
Mark Epstein
American Family Therapy Academy
Her Royal Highness Princess Dana Firas
Karen Otazo Hofmeister
Author, Global Leadership Network
Hauwa Ibrahim
Harvard Law School; Nigerian Women’s Rights Attorney
Theresa Loar
CH2M HILL
Clovis Maksoud
Arab League to the United Nations; American University Washington College of Law
Hon. Marty and Parvin McVey
McVey & Co. Investments LLC
Lorraine Riffle Hawley
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Judge Dorothy Nelson
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jan Pederson
Pederson Immigration Law Group, PC
Jamin Raskin
American University Washington College of Law
Zhang Xin
SOHO China
PERMANENT MEMBERS
- Anita Chapman
Larry Miller
Layli Miller-Muro
Michael Penn
Puran Stevens
