The ISSE Team
The Institute for the Study of States of Exception (ISSE) is guided by a dynamic network of scholars, practitioners, and advocates committed to defending democratic norms and challenging the misuse and abuse of emergency powers. Our Governing Board provides strategic oversight, our Advisory Board brings specific expertise across disciplines, and our Partners amplify our mission through collaboration, innovation, and unique contributions.
“The tradition of the oppressed teaches us that the ‘state of exception’ in which we live is not the exception but the rule.”
— Walter Benjamin (Theses on the Philosophy of History, 1940)
ISSE Governing Board
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Ed Bogan
FOUNDER AND CHAIR, GOVERNING BOARD
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Rich Bell
DEPUTY CHAIR, GOVERNING BOARD
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Tom West
TREASURER, GOVERNING BOARD
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Edward Neafsey
SECRETARY, GOVERNING BOARD
ISSE Advisory Board
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Kristen Calvin, Esq.
LEGAL COUNSEL
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Laith El Nasser
ADVISOR, STAFF OPERATIONS
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Matt Calvin
ADVISOR, STAFF OPERATIONS
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Avery Kirkpatrick
ADVISOR, STAFF OPERATIONS
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Elizabeth Krinock
ADVISOR, STAFF OPERATIONS
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Jennifer Gremmel Hunt, Esq.
ADVISOR
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Jim Petrila
ADVISOR
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Taylor Adams
ADVISOR, STAFF OPERATIONS
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Connor Sebastian
ADVISOR, STAFF OPERATIONS