Our Team

Our leaders and staff are guided by the Brooks Institute's mission to pursue a paradigm shift by advancing animal law and policy.

Our mission-minded team brings a variety of experience, expertise, and personal passions for nonhuman animal protection. Our highly collaborative staff and committees come together from various backgrounds including stewardship, academia, community building, and law.

Leadership

Timothy S. Midura

Trustee, Cofounder, President, Executive Director, and General Counsel
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The Brooks Institute

Sarah Muñoz

Director of Program Management
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The Brooks Institute

Amanda Yancey

Director of Program Management, Systems, and Research
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The Brooks Institute

Staff

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee advises the officers and Board of Trustees regarding strategic planning, project implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. The Executive Committee is comprised of the Institute’s Trustees, President, committee chairpersons, and select ad hoc members.

Gregory W. Osko

Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Cofounder
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The Brooks Institute

Timothy S. Midura

Trustee, Cofounder, President, Executive Director, and General Counsel
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The Brooks Institute

Justin Marceau

Professor of Law
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University of Denver, Sturm College of Law

Kristen Stilt

Faculty Director of the Animal Law & Policy Program
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Harvard Law School

Scholars Committee

The Scholars Committee is charged with sharing current perspectives on animal law and policy; developing and maintaining highest standards for research and writing; advising on programs, projects, and commissions to advance academics and scholarship in animal law, animal policy, and related interdisciplinary animal studies; and assisting the Institute staff in their operations by providing a peer review component.

Justin Marceau

Professor of Law
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University of Denver, Sturm College of Law

Doug Kysar

Deputy Dean and Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law
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Yale University

Janice Nadler

Professor of Law
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Northwestern University School of Law

Kristen Stilt

Faculty Director of the Animal Law & Policy Program
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Harvard Law School