Miranda Hawkins

Event Operations Manager

As the events operations manager, Miranda supports the development team in all in-person and virtual fundraising activities, from meetings to annual awards celebrations.

Miranda comes to Human Rights First with years of experience in both non-profit and corporate organizations.  She has held positions in events management and operations at Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, Drum Major Institute, and most recently Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York.

Miranda earned a BS degree in psychology from Morgan State University and a JD from the University of Maryland. She serves as co-founder of The Light Community Service Ministry and actively volunteers with many local service organizations in her community of Mount Vernon, New York.