My interest in foreign policy and human rights crystalized in a class that I took at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in which we examined mass atrocities such as genocide through the lens of international law and through the eyes of survivors, who expressed their traumas and resilience through literature, music, and drama. It taught me the importance of bearing witness and the potential of the arts and storytelling to drive the pursuit of justice.
Ever since, I have striven to shed light on some of the most egregious affronts to human dignity and contribute to overcoming them through journalism, advocacy, and the arts. Through my work I have engaged with refugee policy, climate change, conflict resolution, and human rights law, among other pressing issues.
Currently, I direct international policy and engagement for Common Ground, a new initiative to strengthen strategic cooperation among civil society in Greece. From greening the economy to reducing inequalities to safeguarding human rights, we seek to accelerate progress through joint action.
I have also worked for Strategic Advocacy Human Rights (SAHR) and Independent Diplomat, two NGOs respectively dedicated to justice for survivors of systematic gender-based violence and democratizing the diplomatic system to make it more inclusive of the people who have a high stake in policy outcomes, yet typically get left out of the decision-making process.
In my previous capacity as a journalist, I wrote about art and cultural diplomacy for publications including The New York Times and served as United Nations correspondent for several media outlets, reporting through the lens of gender equality on topics including refugee experiences, sexual violence in conflict, and the United Nations sustainable development agenda.
I studied Culture and Politics at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Washington, D.C. (Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service) and International Security at Sciences Po in Paris, France (Master of Arts in International Affairs). In 2020, I was named a Senior Fellow of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Institute. I am a dual national of the United States and Greece, based between New York and Athens.
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"Begin with art, because art tries to take us outside ourselves. It is a matter of trying to create an atmosphere and context so conversation can flow back and forth and we can be influenced by each other.” -W.E.B. DuBois, American Civil Rights Activist