Arianne Seenauth has joined the Public Interest Reporting Program as the Vance Center's first ever paralegal.
Arianne Seenauth joined the Vance Center in September 2024 as a paralegal for Reporters Shield and Lawyers for Reporters.
Arianne previously served as a peacebuilding consultant to the Ministry of Information and Civic Education in Sierra Leone, where she supported efforts to uphold and enhance freedom of the press and information, as well as to strengthen institutions working on civic education.
She previously worked as a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and as a legal assistant at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Arianne holds a Master of Global Affairs with a concentration in Human Rights and International Law from New York University, and a BA in Anthropology with a minor in Spanish, cum laude, from Cornell University.