--- title: "Norwegian Refugee Council - USA" description: "The NRC USA office has two primary functions: raising money \n\nfundraising for NRC's overseas programmes for people forced to flee and humanitarian advocacy in the US." url: "https://www.nrc.no/countries/nrc-representation-offices/nrc-washington" language: "en" published: "2016-11-28T17:47:00Z" modified: "2025-02-06T15:52:22Z" --- # Norwegian Refugee Council - USA In 2016, Norwegian Refugee Council USA opened in Washington, D.C., establishing itself as a leader within the humanitarian community in the United States. ![Portrait of a woman](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/fr2026/neglected/neglected-displacement-crises-frontpage.jpg) ## **Neglected displacement crises** You may not hear about these crises in the news, but we ask you to listen. **[Read the latest →](https://www.nrc.no/neglected)** ### Support NRC #### Your donation provides urgently needed care to millions of people around the world forcibly displaced by conflict. 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Sep 2026 | Middle East|Yemen ## About NRC USA The **NRC USA** office has two primary functions: raising money for NRC's overseas programs that meet the needs of conflict-affected refugees and internally displaced people and providing humanitarian policy and technical advice to the administration, Congress, and peer non-governmental organizations. NRC receives financial support from the US Department of State, as well as private foundations, corporations, and individual donors. **NRC USA** assists NRC's field programs in applying for critical support from both public and private entities. NRC's field staff and program experience is translated into practical recommendations on how the US government and Congress can better meet the needs of displaced and conflict-affected populations. **NRC USA** is also a resource to universities, think tanks, and the public on humanitarian issues and seeks partnerships with US-based foundations and corporations. **NRC USA** values diversity, fairness, and inclusion in the humanitarian sector and is committed to building a positive work culture in which all staff feel valued, empowered, supported, and safe. **Our Staff** ![Jochen Riegg](https://www.nrc.no/contentassets/dc0cc2a1fc8d456585f0ba30430fcc37/imageuenc.png) ## Jochen Riegg Jochen Riegg is the Global Lead for Humanitarian Access at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Acting Director for NRC USA. He brings deep and wide-ranging experience in humanitarian access, negotiations, and coordination across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He has held senior leadership roles with NRC and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), leading teams in high-risk environments and engaging governments, armed actors, donors, and member states — including at the UN Security Council — to secure humanitarian access and protect humanitarian space. Drawing on his frontline experience, Jochen has informed global policy on humanitarian principles, access, civil–military coordination, and risk management. He has led humanitarian engagement and negotiations from field-level dialogues to high-level humanitarian diplomacy in politically charged contexts. Jochen holds a Master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. ## Hannah Grierson-Good Hannah Grierson-Good is the HR, Finance, and Admin Manager for NRC USA. Ms. Grierson-Good joined NRC USA in May 2022 and supports the overall operations, compliance, and finance work of the NRC USA office. Hannah previously worked as the Humanitarian Access Project Manager on NRC's Global Access team. She also has experience working in humanitarian contexts with St. Andrews Refugee Relief Services in Cairo, Egypt. She is passionate about addressing climate-driven displacement and humanitarian access. Ms. Grierson-Good graduated from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with an emphasis in International Security and Development. Hannah also studied Arabic and conflict and peacebuilding at the American University of Cairo. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. ![Aaron Gershowitz](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/images/portraits/nrc-usa/aaron-web.jpg) ## Aaron Gershowitz Aaron Gershowitz is the Senior Institutional Partnership Adviser for NRC USA. He serves as the focal point for US-based governmental and foundation donors, maintaining strong relationships with these vital partners and ensuring that all submissions and communications meet the highest quality standards. He also provides training and support to NRC’s field operations teams working on US-funded projects worldwide. Prior to joining NRC USA in November 2019, Mr. Gershowitz served as Associate Vice President for International Program Operations at HIAS, where he was responsible for building the organization’s capacity to implement projects serving refugees in Latin America and Africa. Prior to that Mr. Gershowitz led HIAS’ refugee resettlement and integration programs across the United States. Mr. Gershowitz has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Russian Language from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. ![Aaron Gershowitz](https://www.nrc.no/contentassets/2e830d4907a64a1cb16fd2e5769b7931/img_2028.jpg) ## Sharon Hoeck Sharon Hoeck is the Individual Fundraising Advisor for NRC USA. She brings extensive experience in fundraising, grants management, communications, program management, and strategic planning for internationally-focused organizations. Prior to joining NRC USA, Sharon served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. State Department where she worked to expand and safeguard human rights access in the Middle East by shaping U.S. policy priorities for foreign assistance programs and bilateral and multilateral engagement and advocacy. Sharon holds a Master's degree in International Affairs with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa from American University in Washington, DC. ![Aaron Gershowitz](https://www.nrc.no/contentassets/2e830d4907a64a1cb16fd2e5769b7931/perry-bw.jpg) ## Allison Perry Allison Perry is the Foundations and Philanthropy Advisor for NRC USA, where she leads private sector and foundation fundraising efforts to support NRC's worldwide humanitarian programs. Prior to joining NRC USA in 2026, Allison worked for USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, and she held senior business development roles at Concern Worldwide and Corus International. She has a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Geneva College, a master's degree in International Development from American University, and is pursuing a Master of Natural Resources from Virginia Tech. **Our Board** ### ![Brian Komar](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/images/portraits/nrc-usa/brian_komar_bw.jpeg)Brian Komar Brian Komar is a social impact expert whose career includes leadership roles in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Brian previously served as Vice President, Global Impact Engagement at Salesforce.org. The team helps advance the stakeholder impact movement by enabling Salesforce.org to measure, manage, and improve their impact and align how best to help their NGO, EDU, and COM customers to do the same. Brian previously was VP, Marketing and Outreach where he built Salesforce.org’s global marketing and outreach team. Prior to joining Salesforce.org in 2012, Brian drove the go-to-market innovation strategy for Salesforce’s Public Sector team as Director of Industry Solutions. Before joining Salesforce, Brian led social change digital transformation portfolios for nearly twenty years serving in leadership positions at the Center for American Progress and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights where he was founder of civilrights.org. Brian has written numerous articles on social change and digital transformation, which have appeared in *Triple Pundit*, *Knowledge@Wharton*, *The Nation*, *Sales 2.0*, and *The Huffington Post*. Brian’s innovations work was featured in *CRM @ The Speed of Light*. Brian holds an MPP in public policy from Georgetown University, a BA from the University of Illinois where he graduated cum laude. ### ![Mark C. Storella](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/images/portraits/nrc-usa/storella-headshot-photo_final_bw.jpeg)Ambassador Mark C. Storella (ret.) Mark Storella is Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies where he teaches humanitarian affairs, health diplomacy, multilateral diplomacy and diplomatic negotiation and theory. As a career diplomat for over thirty years, Mark Storella was US Ambassador to Zambia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, and Dean of the State Department’s Leadership and Management School. In the State Department refugee bureau, he oversaw the US, refugee admissions program and US humanitarian assistance in Asia and the Middle East. He also was Deputy Permanent Representatives to the UN in Geneva where he was the first US representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Counselor for Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva and Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and IDPs in Baghdad. Ambassador Storella began his work with refugees as a student volunteer helping resettle Southeast Asian refugees in the Boston area. Ambassador Storella received his AB from Harvard College and his MALD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He has written on such diverse subjects as humanitarianism in conflict situations, global health and multilateral diplomacy. ### ![John Kluge](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/images/portraits/nrc-usa/kluge-bio-headshot1.jpg)John Kluge John Kluge is a social entrepreneur and impact investor dedicated to building more sustainable, just, and inclusive economies. He is the Founder of the Refugee Investment Network (RIN), the first impact investing and blended finance collaborative dedicated to long-term solutions to forced migration. At the RIN, John has co-led the development of strategy, programs, and partnerships that are building the field of ‘refugee and migration lens' investing. He recently launched a new, nature-based social venture, Thistlerock Mead Company (TMC) which combines ancient honey wine fermentation practices with modern regenerative agriculture to protect pollinators and conserve native ecosystems while supporting the livelihoods of veteran, women, and refugee beekeepers in the U.S. and in emerging markets around the world. John has served as trustee for Babson College where he helped lead the investment committee's first exploration of ESG and DEI efforts, and currently serves as an Advisor to the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, as a Director for the New Hill Development Corporation, and is an active member of the American Mead Makers Association. He is the co-author of the book, Charity & Philanthropy for Dummies (Wylie, 2013), the author of John Kluge: Stories (Columbia University Press, 2008) and has written about the intersection of business and social impact for Forbes and Conscious Company Magazine. Kluge holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an MBA from the Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. ### ![Jessy Tolkan](https://www.nrc.no/contentassets/938ce8b0bebc4f8ca817de694301d623/image8tl9h9.png)Camilla Waszink Camilla Waszink is currently NRC’s Executive Director of Partnerships and Policy, leading the organization’s global advocacy and humanitarian policy work and its partnerships with institutional donors, UN agencies and NGOs. Waszink was previously Chief of Staff to Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and continues as a member of NRC’s Senior Management Group. Before joining NRC, she was Programme Director at the International Law and Policy Institute and has previously held positions as an adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Norwegian Red Cross and the Norwegian Centre for Conflict Resolution. Waszink has also worked as a researcher and consultant, including for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Small Arms Survey and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. She has published extensively on protection of civilians, international humanitarian law, arms control and disarmament. **Our Work** NRC USA’s advocacy promotes US policies that assist and protect vulnerable populations. The policy work and field expertise of NRC USA and NRC staff have established NRC USA as a trusted resource within the humanitarian community. They serve regularly as panelists at leading institutions and as policy focal points, speaking to US policy and its impact on refugees and internally displaced people. NRC USA's advocacy is rooted in the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence. NRC USA also houses staff focused on three thematic areas: humanitarian access to vulnerable populations in hard-to-reach environments, community-based protection, and cash assistance for refugees and displaced persons. *** **Photo Gallery** **Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize** On October 21, 2022, NRC recieved the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize at the 2022 Hilton Humanitarian Symposium and Prize Ceremony in Beverly Hills, California. NRC USA staff participated in the symposium that featured esteemed speakers, including: Soledad O’Brien, Warsan Shire, Lynsey Addario, Joyce Msuya, Dr. Natalia Kanem, and many more. The theme of the 2022 event was the "The Power of Perseverance". **![Jan Egeland Hilton Foundation.jpg](https://www.nrc.no/contentassets/d86e9702d9c04346ac4c64b346262ee9/jan-egeland-hilton-foundation.jpg)** **Transparency** - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2025](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2025-fs.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2024](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2024-fs-4.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2023](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2023-financial-statement-final.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2022](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2022-fs.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2021](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2021-fs.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2020](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2020-fs.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2019](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2019-financial-statement-final-board-approved-may-7-2020.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2018](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2018-fs.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2017](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2017-fs.pdf) - [Financial Statement for NRC USA 2016](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-2016-fs_v2.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax 2025](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-990-2025-pd.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax 2024](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/2024-nrc-form-990--pd---signed.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax 2023](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-final-form-990-pd---signed.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax 2022](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/2022-nrc-usa-form-990-pd.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax 2021](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/2021-nrc-usa-form-990_pd.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax 2020](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/2020-nrc-usa-form-990_pd.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax 2019](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/2019-nrc-form-990_pd---signed.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax 2018](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/nrc-usa-990-2018-for-public-disclosure_small.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax 2017](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/2017-nrc-usa-990_pd.pdf) - [Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax 2016](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/nrc-usa/2016-form-990_pd.pdf) - [CEO Pledge On Preventing Sexual Abuse, Exploitation, And Harassment By And Of NGO Staff](https://www.interaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/CEO-Pledge-on-PSEA_Text-Only.pdf) *(external link)* Contact NRC USA For donation questions, media requests, or to reach our staff, please send an email to: [nrcusa@nrc.no](mailto:nrcusa@nrc.no). All physical donations can be mailed to our address below. NRC USA is located in the heart of Washington, DC. Norwegian Refugee Council USA 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 1103 Washington, DC 20036 [Map](https://maps.app.goo.gl/tXN8rzSt3pQVoMCg8) ### Latest news ## [How water, sanitation and hygiene are transforming daily life for Rohingya families](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/how-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-are-transforming-daily-life-for-rohingya-families) 16. Oct 2026 | Bangladesh ## [Moyiré is rebuilding her life far from home](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/moyire-is-rebuilding-her-life-far-from-home) 15. Oct 2026 | Mali ## [From emergency needs to long-term livelihoods for Abdramane](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/from-emergency-needs-to-long-term-livelihoods-for-abdramane) 15. Oct 2026 | Mali [More news](https://www.nrc.no/search?searchCategories=123,125,172,335&searchMethod=1)