Tracy Martin is a Senior Research Associate with the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG).  She works on the Burma, Cyprus, Anuak, and San Bushmen Projects.  Ms. Martin also has worked on the Montenegro and Iraq Projects.  Ms. Martin has provided legal assistance to disenfranchised Northern Turkish Cypriots regarding their electoral rights and drafted legal memoranda on topics such as legislative structures, state succession issues, and peace agreements.  In her work with the exiled government of Burma, Ms. Martin has provided legal advice concerning constitution drafting, peace negotiations, and transitional questions.  She also assists the Anuak people of Ethiopia and the San Bushmen of Botswana regarding indigenous and minority rights.  Previously, Ms. Martin has worked for the Serap Zuvin Law Offices in Istanbul, Turkey and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.  Ms. Martin also has worked for Angel Abstract, LLC and the New York State Division of Human Rights. 

Sean McDonald is a Senior Research Associate for the Sri Lanka Project for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). His past work at the organization includes drafting provisions for a Framework Agreement for the Sri Lankan peace process and drafting memoranda focusing on fiscal devolution, post-conflict elections, and minority inclusion in governance mechanisms.  Mr. McDonald traveled to Sri Lanka in 2006 to conduct a post-tsunami disaster relief assessment and has worked for several international conflict resolution organizations.  He also worked as a Deputy Press Secretary for Senator Barbara Mikulski. 

Sutton Meagher is a Senior Research Associate for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). She works with the Nepal and Liberia Projects for PILPG.  Her work with the organization addresses issues including state succession, constitution drafting, and constitutional referenda.  Previously, Ms. Meagher worked at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP and with the Peace and Justice Commission in Bamenda, Cameroon.

Julia Rieper is a Senior Research Associate for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). She works on the Balkans and Philippines projects at PILPG. While at PILPG, she has worked on issues such as natural resource ownership, Shari'a law, constitutional issues, and issues pertaining to state succession.  

Sakina Rizvi is a Senior Research Associate for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG).  She works on the Nepal and Liberia Projects for PILPG. Her previous work for PILPG focused on third-party transitional administrations and post-conflict constitution drafting.  Ms. Rizvi's legal experience includes working with the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the American Civil Liberties Union.  She has also worked with several international educational development organizations including as the U.S. Director for the American Institute of Pakistan Studies and as a Program Officer for AMIDEAST. 

Joe Scrofano is a Senior Research Associate for the Georgia, Armenia, and Southern Sudan Projects for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). His past work with PILPG has addressed issues regarding the law of the Commonwealth of Independent States, independence referenda, the legality of regional peacekeeping arrangements, and the rights of internally displaced persons. Previously, Mr. Scrofano served on the election and political staff at the National Democratic Institute (NDI) where he conducted research for an American Bar Association book on international election standards and an NDI guidebook on electoral law reform.  

Christina Sheetz is a Senior Research Associate for the Iraq and Darfur Projects for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). Her work with PILPG has covered women's rights issues, judicial reforms and assistance to the Iraqi Constitutional Review Commission in the 2007 round of Iraqi constitutional amendments. Previously, Ms. Sheetz spent over a year and a half researching legislative and judicial reforms in Jordan both as a Fulbright Scholar and later as a research assistant for the Center for International Development.  Ms. Sheetz is fluent in Arabic.

Matt Simpson is a Senior Research Associate for the Iraq and Darfur Projects for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). His past work with PILPG includes assisting the Iraqi Constitutional Review Commission in the 2007 round of Iraqi constitutional amendments and advising the Republic on Montenegro on issues relating to genocide claims at the International Court of Justice.  In 2007, Mr. Simpson traveled to Northern Cyprus and assisted a group of Turkish Cypriots with the drafting of an electoral disenfranchisement claim at the European Court of Human Rights and the strategic and tactical decisions associated with bringing such a claim.  Previously, Matt worked for Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP and was a Project Coordinator and Fellow at the Center for North American Studies.  

Ryan J. Vogel is a Senior Research Associate for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG). He works with the Kosovo, where he has worked on a number of international legal issues, including state succession and constitutional development. He has published several articles on U.S. constitutional issues and international law. After teaching political science and history at Utah Valley State, Ryan worked for a United States Senator on Foreign Affairs and Intelligence issues. Ryan has also worked at the U.S. Department of State, in the Legal Adviser's Office and the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.

Emily Wann is a Senior Research Associate for the Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG) with the Burma, Anuak, San and Cyprus Projects.  While at PILPG, Ms. Wann has provided legal assistance related to post-conflict constitutions, land reform, judicial harmonization, and transitional democracies.  Previously, Ms. Wann worked in the Rule of Law Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she was involved in projects regarding criminal justice codes, customary law, constitutional issues, transitional justice, and security sector reform. She also has experience working with indigenous rights, access to information laws, and corporate law.  Ms. Wann served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala.