Our Board
Louisa Greve,
Board Chair
Louisa Greve has 25 years' experience working with community non-profits and international human rights organizations. She is currently Director of Global Advocacy for the Uyghur Human Rights Project and Washington Fellow for CSW, an advocacy group promoting freedom of religion or belief for all peoples and faiths. She was formerly Vice President for Programs and East Asia Director at the National Endowment for Democracy, with previous experience at Special Olympics International, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the United Nations Development Program. Ms. Greve has served on the Virginia Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA. She is the author of several book chapters on ethnic issues in China and has testified before Congress on democracy in Asia.
Roger Potocki, Board Vice Chair
Rodger Potocki coordinates the Central Europe course at the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI) as a contractor for McColm & Company. He previously served as Senior Director for Europe at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to strengthening democratic institutions around the world, for more than 30 years. From 2010, he was Senior Director for Europe and oversaw NED’s grant-making activities, including supporting youth and civic education programs, in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, the Baltics, the Balkans, and Central Europe. Potocki received his B.A. in Government and International Relations from Georgetown University and completed three years of post-baccalaureate work at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. He holds an M.A. in Russian and East European Studies from Yale University. He later taught the History of East Central Europe at Georgetown and was a Fulbright Scholar in Poland. Potocki has lectured and published widely on developments in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as testified before Congress on Belarus. Beyond his interest in the region, Potocki is an avid runner and aspiring scuba diver.
Adriel Henriquez Baires, CPA, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Adriel Henriquez Baires is a Certified Public Accountant and Audit Manager at Renner and Company CPA. He is an accomplished and experienced auditor in the Washington D.C. area who leads financial statement audits, Single Audits, and Employee Benefit Plan audits. He specializes in nonprofit audits that include trade associations, private schools, colleges, and others. Adriel also trains incoming staff and assists in overseeing the implementation of new accounting and auditing standards firm-wide. Adriel also devotes time to his community by volunteering in his church’s programs that include feeding hundreds of disadvantaged families on an annual basis, tutoring Hispanic high school students to help further their career plans, and leading his church’s band and choir. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Information Systems, and Operations Management from George Mason University.
Sergio Curro, Secretary
Sergio Curro is a Development Manager whose work and projects are reflected in cities across the U.S., from Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Washington, D.C., and most recently in Northern Virginia with the iconic Amazon Helix building. An architect by trade, Sergio has more than 12 years experience working in Corporate America, including institutions like the Boeing Company, American Airlines, the Seneca Group, and Amazon. As a native Spanish-speaker, he has developed several projects in the Caribbean and across Central and South America. Sergio received his bachelor’s in Architecture, as well as his master’s in Engineering and M.B.A. from the Illinois Institute of Technology and Seattle University, respectively. He has taught design workshops and lectured in Mexico to architecture students in exchange programs. Sergio’s philanthropy work spans across the U.S. and Mexico, and his commitment to future generations comes from his belief in education and the importance of promoting a creative environment that encourages unconventional thoughts.
Gregory McLean, Development & Communications Committee Chair
Greg McLean is a foreign affairs officer at the Department of State, where he currently specializes in nuclear counterproliferation. He previously served as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Departments of State and Defense working on Afghanistan and Central Asia public affairs, as well as Middle East policy. Greg served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer, and currently serves in the Army Reserve as a Psychological Operations officer and Information Operations planner. He holds a Master’s in Security Studies from the University of St Andrews in Scotland and a bachelor’s degree from Bard College in New York. Prior to moving to Alexandria, Greg worked with refugee families in Upstate New York and came to Liberty's Promise as firm believer in its mission and the positive impact it has in strengthening our wider community.
Krista Hendry, Director
Krista Hendry is the COO at MFC Social & Environmental Performance, a management consulting firm that advises companies working in high-risk areas. She works with businesses, international financial institutions, and NGOs on issues related to sustainable economic development, human rights, and security. She is also adjunct faculty at American University in the Social Enterprise program at the School of International Service. Before joining MFC, she served as Executive Director of The Fund for Peace, a DC-based international NGO, having previously led its Human Rights & Business program and before that as its Director of Communications and Development. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA from the University of Virginia.
Wallace Hays, Director
Wallace Hays has over 30 years of experience in international political and economic relations. Hays is currently the President of FWH and Associates LLC where he leads an expert team in providing political risk assessments to clients in the private and public sectors. Prior to working in the private sector, Hays spent over seven years working in the U.S. Congress serving on the personal and Foreign Affairs Committee staff for Congressman Lee Hamilton (D-IN). Hays’ work included international economic issues such as the Export Administration Act reauthorization, U.S. economic sanctions, China’s Most Favoured Nations trade status, and U.S. policy toward the Middle East.
Lynn Shotwell, Director
After 30 years leading international not-for-profit organizations, Lynn Shotwell became the Lead Career and Technical Education Teacher at Fairfax County Adult High School in 2023. Prior to teaching, Lynn worked extensively on immigration and employment policy as CEO of Worldwide ERC, Senior VP for Global Policy at the Society for Human Resources and Executive Director at the Council for Global Immigration. She is a frequent lecturer on immigration policy and has served on many boards, including as vice-chair of World Education Service and chair of the Alliance for International Exchange. She has testified before the U.S. Congress, United Nations and OECD and has published academic papers arguing for sensible immigration policies. She holds a JD from the University of Michigan and a BA in International Relations from Michigan State University.
