Board of Directors

Independent Labor Rights Experts Representing the WRC Advisory Council

  • Jill Esbenshade (Secretary), Associate Professor of Sociology, San Diego State University1
  • Julie Farb , Director of Growth Strategies, AFL-CIO
  • Mark Levinson, Chief Economist, Workers United
  • Julie Martínez Ortega, Director, Washington Office and Chief Data Scientist, Sandler Phillips Center2
  • Mark Pearce, Visiting Professor of Law; Executive Director, Workers Rights Institute and Distinguished Lecturer
  • Angeles Solis, Director of Worker Organizing, The Action Lab

Representatives of the University Caucus

  • Michael Ferrari (Board Chair), Northeastern University1
  • Sam Harasen, University of Washington
  • Alixe Holcomb, University of Arizona
  • Kyle Muncy, University of Connecticut2
  • Cal Watson, Georgetown University
  • Craig Westemeier, University of Texas at Austin

Representatives of United Students Against Sweatshops

  • Caro Bewley, Tufts University
  • Christian Heller (Treasurer), Kent State University2
  • Aidan Moore, Whittier College
  • Grayson Ren, University of Southern California

1 Members of WRC Board Ethics Committee
2 Members of WRC Board Audit Committee and Ethics Committee