Gisele Michel

Gisele M. Michel joined MLRI as Chief Equity Strategist in January 2025, where she champions a workplace culture of fairness, equity, and belonging. She aligns internal practices with these values, advises the staff and leadership team, and leads initiatives to enhance organizational cohesion, effectiveness and impact. Before joining MLRI, Gisele founded and served as the […]

Georgia Katsoulomitis

Georgia Katsoulomitis joined MLRI as Executive Director in March 2011. She is an attorney with extensive experience in public policy, nonprofit management and development, and strategic communications. Under her leadership, MLRI’s advocacy, impact and reach has expanded, its staff has increased in size by over 30%, and the program’s budget has increased four-fold. In addition, […]

Melba Abreu

Melba Abreu joined MLRI as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer in April 2019. Melba focuses on MLRI’s financial strategy and operations with the aim of propelling the organization’s vital advocacy work at the heart of its poverty law reform mission. In this role, Melba draws upon her deep experience in the non-profit and […]

Nikaya Asbury

Nikaya Asbury is an office administrator and human resources professional with over 15 years of experience. At the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, she functioned as a thought leader and partner to the CHRO regarding key organizational and people issues. Her experience includes hiring and orienting new employees, organizing events and logistics, and creating a community […]