Staff

Jerry Fowler

President

Jerry Fowler leads the Save Darfur Coalition and its staff of 30 professional organizers, policy advisors and communications specialists. Fowler coordinates joint Darfur advocacy efforts among the coalition’s more than 180 member organizations and directs communications with more than one million Darfur activists, more than one thousand community coalitions, and joint efforts within a strong global movement in 50 different countries.

Mr. Fowler is recognized as an authority on the problem of responding to genocide and related crimes against humanity. Before coming to the Save Darfur Coalition, he was the founding director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience. He has taught law at George Washington University, George Mason University, and American University. He also served for four years as an officer in the United States Army.

Mr. Fowler's publications include "Out of that Darkness: Preventing Genocide in the 21st Century," in Century of Genocide: Eyewitness Accounts and Critical Views (Routledge, 2004). He also directed the short film A Good Man in Hell: General Romeo Dallaire and the Rwanda Genocide.

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Suzie Armstrong

Senior Director, Development

Suzie Armstrong leads the Save Darfur Coalition's efforts to increase its impact by building a broad and diverse base of supporters, including individual donors and foundations. Ms. Armstrong brings over fifteen years of experience in development and program management, most recently as the Vice President of the Interfaith Alliance, where she served as chief of staff and managed the day-to-day operations of a national organization dedicated to protecting religious freedom and the separation of church and state. She draws additional experience from her tenure with non-profit organizations including Democrats 2000, Fifty plus One, Catholics for a Free Choice and Equal Justice Works. She holds a B.A. in Government and English from The College of William & Mary and a Master of Arts in Organizational Sciences with a concentration in Organizational Management from George Washington University. Among other volunteer activities, she currently serves on the Board of Directors of Mentoring Today in Washington, DC. 

Amir Osman

Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations
 

Alex Meixner

Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations

Alex Meixner leads the coalition’s efforts to directly petition the U.S. government, focusing on Congress, the White House, the State Department and the National Security Council.

Prior to joining the Save Darfur Coalition in September 2005, Mr. Meixner worked on a variety of legislative issues for former Congressman Robert Matsui (D-CA) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA). Preceding his work with Congressman and then Congresswoman Matsui, Mr. Meixner worked on political affairs for former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, serving as the Deputy Political Coordinator of the Senator’s Leadership PAC.