Living Leadership and Service - President's Lecture Series

Caryl Stern Larosa, a longtime child advocate and civil rights activist, was named the President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF in May 2007. She is responsible for providing leadership to all aspects of the day-to-day work of the organization in the National Office as well as the five Chapter Offices. Prior to this, Ms. Stern Larosa served as the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Associate National Director for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

A leader in anti-bias education, training, and outreach, as well as providing a voice on behalf of the rights of children, she served as the ADL's Director of Education and founding Director of its award-winning A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute. She is the co-author of Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice (Scholastic, 2000) and Future Perfect: A Model for Professional Development (NACA, 1987). A frequent contributor to magazines and journals, she regularly appears on national news programs and is often quoted by major media outlets.

For more information, contact Rachel Lerner Colucci, Assistant Dean of Student Development at rachel.lerner@dc.edu or 848-5012.