Candice Knezevic, Congo Campaign Manager
Candice Knezevic is the Congo Campaign Manager for ENOUGH. She most recently served as the assistant director of the Washington DC office of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). There, she managed the grassroots and congressional advocacy efforts in support of HIAS's immigrant and refugee protection agenda, and in particular, led the organization's efforts to restore Supplemental Security Income eligibility for refugees, as well as to enhance the faith-based community's role in the broader immigration debate. She was previously the program associate for Human Rights First's Washington DC Asylum Program. In that position, she coordinated the Asylum Legal Representation Program, which places asylum-seekers with pro bono counsel, and assisted with the program's congressional and administrative advocacy efforts. Candice holds a M.A. in international human rights from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and a B.A. in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia.
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