Nusrat Choudhury, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Young Professionals For CARE, is a Staff Attorney in the Racial Justice Program (RJP) of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), where she pursues litigation and advocacy against barriers to racial equality in the criminal justice system.  Her work challenges biased policing, abusive stop-and-frisk practices, and “debtors’ prisons”- the illegal arrest and jailing of people too poor to pay court fines and fees.  Ms. Choudhury has led federal litigation in Georgia and Mississippi to end debtors’ prisons and abusive conduct by for-profit probation companies.  Previously, Ms. Choudhury was a staff attorney in the ACLU’s National Security Project.   She completed her J.D. at Yale Law School, her M.P.A. at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and her B.A. at Columbia University.  She is a recipient and former Trustee of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, and a co-founder and co-director of Young Professionals for CARE, an advocacy organization seeking to engage young people in the movement to end global poverty.

Contact: nus101@gmail.com

Emily Bell Tyree, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Young Professionals For CARE, has over 15 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector across advocacy, communication, grant management, and fundraising. She is currently consulting to the humanitarian organization, BRAC USA, and to the branding and strategic communications firm, Constructive. Emily has worked with the United Nations, George Soros’ foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other leading nonprofits. She has an undergraduate degree from Yale, with a Masters in Public Affairs and Certificate in Health and Health Policy from Princeton.

Contact: emilydexterbell@gmail.com

Meghan Aftosmis, is the Vice President of Thompson & Co. Public Relations, running the agency’s New York office and handling national media relations for it’s tourism clients. She’s also the PR coordinator for the nonprofit, Travel+SocialGood. She transitioned into PR in 2006 after working as a journalist for National Geographic Traveler, CosmoGIRL! and Women’s Health magazines. She graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor’s in journalism and a Spanish language certificate.

Meghan joined the Young Professionals for CARE in 2009. As a member of the YP’s steering committee, she played various leadership roles in organizing fundraisers and educational events for members in New York City. She continues to be a passionate advocate for CARE.