Faculty & Staff

Christina is a social entrepreneur and attorney with over 15 years experience creating and scaling nonprofits and social change programming. Before joining the Lab, Christina served for over a decade as the co-founder/executive director of Freedom for Immigrants, a national nonprofit working to abolish the U.S. immigration detention system and build alternatives. She has been recognized with the 2020 John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award, an Ashoka Fellowship, and an Echoing Green Fellowship, among other awards. In addition, Christina was the first social entrepreneur-in-residence at UC San Diego's Rady School of Management, a consultant on Season 7 of Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, and an appointed member of the California State Bar's first Civil Justice Strategies Task Force. Her research on law, social innovation, and human rights has been published by Oxford University Press, Springer Publishing, and the Forced Migration Review. She also has written for most major news outlets, such as the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Forbes, and InStyle Magazine. The daughter and granddaughter of immigrants, Christina currently serves on the board of the International Detention Coalition and is a member of the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles.

Avni is an expert communicator and writer with 15 years of experience in strategic content creation. Before joining the Lab, Avni developed articles, videos and podcasts for USC Viterbi School of Engineering. Prior to this, she supported a series of organizations in the non-profit and start-up spaces in creating brand identity and awareness, and engaging and activating new and existing stakeholders. She worked for nearly a decade as a Senior Communications Specialist for Karama, a women's rights organization focusing on advocacy in the Arab region. Avni has written pieces for Huffington Post, The Guardian, USC News, Trojan Family Magazine, and Viterbi Magazine. The daughter of immigrants and a volunteer for Write Girl, she is also a fiction writer focusing on themes of culture, identity and belonging. Her work has been published in various literary journals.

Marelle Berry is the Senior Student Engagement Program Advisor for the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab.  She has worked for USC since 2015, and with the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab since 2019. She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles with two bachelor's degrees in sociology and gender studies. She also received a degree in merchandise marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Through both educational experiences, she has been able to apply her business skills towards furthering student programs and supporting students with creating great impact over their careers.

Michelle Duong is the Operations Coordinator for the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab. She received her MSW from USC, and her BA in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University of California, Irvine. Michelle was part of the Department of Social Change in Innovation during her MSW program, and she is passionate about social innovation and systems change. She is fascinated by the intersection of social impact and business, which is what led her to the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab. She is excited to support students on their journey to creating change and making a positive impact in the world.

Professor Lamy's areas of research include international relations theory with a focus on the English School traditions, foreign policy analysis with an emphasis on the US and European states and global governance as it pertains to human security and environmental issues. Read more