Mary Stata

Legislative Associate for Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict

Mary Stata is the Legislative Associate for the Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict program, where she lobbies Congress and the Administration to shift U.S. foreign policy away from late military reaction to crises and toward early, peaceful prevention.

Mary also coordinates the Prevention and Protection Working Group, a coalition of human rights, religious, humanitarian, anti-genocide, peace and other organizations dedicated to improving U.S. government policies and civilian capacities to prevent violent conflict, mass atrocities, and protect civilians threatened by such crises.

Prior to joining FCNL, Mary worked in India and Washington, DC for Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) – a relief, development, and peacebuilding organization that operates in over 60 countries around the world. While in India, she taught English and worked at a women's center. Most recently, Mary's advocacy work in Washington focused on conflicts in central Africa, HIV/AIDS policy, and foreign assistance reform. She has traveled to 27 countries.

Mary received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Calvin College. She lives in Washington, DC.

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