Kate Brick is the Executive Director of the Refugee Advocacy Lab, a partnership between Refugees International, Refugee Congress, and the International Refugee Assistance Project to grow and strengthen the movement for U.S. leadership on the protection and inclusion of people who have been forcibly displaced. The Lab works across sectors to build support for policies and programs that reduce barriers for refugees and other newcomers to thrive, focusing specifically on providing the field with resources in strategic communications and narrative shift and building diverse coalitions to advance inclusive campaigns locally, at the state level, and nationally.

Previously, Kate held leadership roles at the Mayors Migration Council (MMC) and at New American Economy (now the American Immigration Council), where she led State and Local Initiatives in more than 80 cities across 30 states to change the narrative on immigration and build support for welcoming policies, including co-founding the Gateways for Growth program with Welcoming America to engage local public/private partnerships in developing welcoming strategies and launching several initiatives to harness business leadership in these efforts.

Over her career, Kate has worked to advance immigrant and refugee inclusion in the United States, Mexico/Central America and Europe through her time at the MMC, NAE, the Americas Society/Council of the Americas, Unbound Philanthropy, the Migration Policy Institute, and the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center. Kate holds an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA in Latin American Studies from the George Washington University