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Marylin began her career as an employment litigation attorney before moving into HR. She has 20+ years of executive HR experience within highly complex international environments. Her career has included leading HR in sub-Saharan Africa for a USAID funded organization and in Chile for a billion dollar, internationally funded astronomy observatory.  She holds a B.A. and Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in European Community Law from the University of Lyon, France. She joined RFE/RL as Head of HR in 2018.

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Senior Leadership

RFE/RL is overseen by a Board of Directors, chaired by Ambassador Karen Kornbluh, and Senior Leadership led by President Stephen Capus.

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Stephen Capus

President & CEO
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Karen Johnsen

Acting CFO and Assistant Treasurer
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Nicola Careem

Vice President and Head of the News Division
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Benjamin Herman

Secretary and General Counsel
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Tanya Youngberg

Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel
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Christine Fetzko

Head of Operations
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James Landis

Head of Corporate Security
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Paul Tibbitts

Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
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Diane Zeleny

Head of External Affairs

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