Amber Stone

Amber Stone is the Assistant Director of Municipal Partnerships at UNICEF USA.  In her current role, Amber supports local government partners, community-based organizations, youth and other allies to implement UNICEF’s global Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI) framework, elevating the voices of youth in local governance and raising awareness about child rights in communities across the United States.

Amber brings to UNICEF USA 13 years of professional experience as a child rights advocate managing child development and protection research, programming, policy, and funding initiatives in the United States and globally. Amber has an extensive background collaborating across sectors to strengthen strategic partnerships and advance policy and innovative programming with and for children.

She holds a master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University, and a dual bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology and Criminology, Law, and Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Amber and her family are currently based in the greater Seattle, WA area.

Anita Lederer

Anita Lederer has over a decade of experience in the policy/nonprofit sector. She is currently the Assistant Director of Community Engagement at UNICEF USA. Previously, she worked as Researcher at American Institutes for Research for 5 years focusing on education and improving access to education for communities of color as well as evaluating violence prevention programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Early in her career, she worked as community organizer to mobilize marginalized groups, mainly Latinos, women, and students, to be civically engaged and ensure their voices were heard by legislatures. Through these experiences, she developed a strong desire to work on community-led initiatives globally. She enjoys focusing on empowering marginalized communities and ensuring that they have access to voting, healthcare, and education. She has a Master’s of Public Administration in International Policy and Management from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service.