Caryl Stern
US Fund for UNICEF
Caryl Stern, a long time child advocate and civil rights activist, was named the president and CEO of the US Fund for UNICEF in 2007. Prior to joining the US Fund, she served as the chief operating officer and senior associate national director for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Earlier in her career she served on the faculty of Manhattanville College’s Graduate School of Professional Studies, was dean of students at Polytechnic University (New York), and was national chairperson of the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA). She was a recipient of the Founder’s Award, NACA’s highest professional honor, and the New York City Harmony Award. Currently, she serves on the Boards of the WE ARE FAMILY Foundation and the Martin Luther King Memorial Project Foundation. She is the co-author of Hate Hurts: How Children Learn and Unlearn Prejudice (Scholastic, 2000) and Future Perfect: A Model for Professional Development (NACA, 1987).
