Our Staff

Sarah Clark, Board Chair, is an international expert on leadership and organizational development. She currently serves as a Senior Associate at the Institute for Conservation Leadership and has extensive experience heading national and global leadership development initiatives with Amnesty International and Habitat for Humanity International. She currently serves as the Treasurer of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) board. She has an MS in Organization Development from American University and a BA in Sociology from Miami University. 

Meg Riley, Board Vice Chair

Since 1983, Meg Riley has served Unitarian Universalist congregations, organizations, and enterprises in many capacities, including director of the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA’s) Youth Office, GLBT Office, Washington Office, and Advocacy and Witness Staff Group. She led efforts to counter Christian right activism in these positions, including the ground-breaking Standing on the Side of Love (since re-named Side with Love) campaign. Riley is currently the Co-Moderator of the UUA denomination, chairing the board and facilitating the national meetings (General Assemblies). Riley has also served on numerous boards, including the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Justice, the Interfaith Alliance, Equal Partners in Faith, and Faith in Public Life. Riley has worked to transform the UUA into a multiracial, justice-centered religious movement. Meg lives in Minneapolis, MN. She is married to Dr. Nancy Hammond, who recently retired after 37 years as a clinical psychologist, and is the proud parent of Jie Wronski-Riley, 27.  

Bama Athreya, Board Member  most recently served as Deputy Assistant Administrator at USAID where she managed global portfolios related to gender equality, child protection, youth in development, and marginalized and underrepresented populations. She has been a senior leader in the public and nonprofit sectors and has written and spoken extensively on the issues of labor rights and human trafficking, trade and development, and corporate accountability. She previously held an Economic Inequality Fellowship with Open Society Foundations focused on the

digital economy, and led a portfolio on gender, equity and inclusion at Laudes Foundation. She has had past Board roles with Green America, Worker Info Exchange and Fairtrade America. She holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Michigan.