Laurie Ahern Named President of Mental Disability Rights International
Washington, DC – Mental Disability Rights International’s (MDRI) Board of Directors has named Laurie Ahern as MDRI’s President. Ahern has been with MDRI for seven years, during which time she has overseen the day-to-day operations of the organization as the Chief Operating Officer. As a former managing editor and investigative reporter of several newspapers and freelance writer for the Boston Globe and Associated Press, she has brought a fresh approach to MDRI’s human rights reporting. As lead author of MDRI’s reports on Serbia (2007), Romania (2006),and Turkey (2005), she brought worldwide attention to the concerns of children and adults with disabilities
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