Our Team

Anthony Chapman
Secretary

Anthony is a retired Chief Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force. He is currently a United States Diplomat in Frankfurt, Germany. His favorite pastimes include playing basketball, singing, Southern cooking, and spending time with his family.

Sarah Fishkind
Treasurer

Sarah is currently a Sophomore at Towson University majoring in Political Science. She has been working with a wide range of different social justice organizations including March For Our Lives, Sunrise Movement. HOCO for Justice, and many more.

Emily Silva
Education Consultant

Emily Silva is an international educator and has been working in various countries around the world since 2008. One of her passions is working with children while experiencing different languages, food, customs, and cultures. Her interests include traveling, hiking, reading, and spending time with her two rescue dogs: Lucy and Lola.

Tara Visani
Communications Director

Tara has held communication positions with the American Embassy and Consulate in the Manila (Philippines) and Pretoria (South Africa) offices. She also co-founded a community-based nonprofit in Pretoria and volunteered in many capacities for various charities and NGOs in developing countries over the past 18 years.

Christie Edwards
Director of International Partnerships

Christie Edwards is an internationally recognized and published legal expert with over twenty years of experience working on international humanitarian and human rights law, gender, international policy and advocacy, and international community development. Christie has led successful non-profit management and implementation programs, strategic planning, and grants management in senior leadership roles at national and international levels with prominent NGOs and international organizations. Christie has served as the Deputy Head/Acting Head of the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the Director of International Humanitarian Law at the American Red Cross, Finally, Christie serves as the Co-Chair of the International Organizations Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), co-founded ASIL's Mentoring Program, and was recently appointed to Co-Chair the 2021 ASIL Annual Meeting.

Taylor Richardson
Director of STEM Education

Taylor Richardson is a junior at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida. After being inspired by reading a book about Dr. Mae Jemison when I was in 2nd grade, I have been working towards my goals to become a doctor, scientist , and one of the first Black women to go to Mars. In the past 8 years, I have donated over 10,000 books as part of my Taylor’s Take Flight with a Book initiative. I have raised over $30,000 dollars through crowdfunding to donate books, school supplies, feminine hygiene supplies, food, and clothing to Black girls in America as well as Ghana so they can overcome any external barriers to getting an education. I raised over $150,000 dollars to host screenings of Hidden Figures and A Wrinkle in Time in order for kids to see Black women who are role models and leaders in STEM. I have also been doing public speaking in the US and internationally. The legacy I want to leave is to bring a sisterhood of warriors with me all the way to the stars by disrupting the status quo where Black girls like me have equal representation at the table.