Hallie Stohler-Plaza

Hallie Stohler-Plaza is CIPC’s Chief of Staff. With over 15 years of both domestic and international multi-sectoral experience in nonprofit, academia and healthcare, Hallie is a “jill of many trades.” She is passionate about leveraging her skills to advance equity, justice and wellness for those most marginalized in our communities. 

Before joining CIPC, Hallie was a senior consultant at Charitable Ventures, a regional nonprofit consulting firm and incubator. At Charitable Ventures, Hallie managed client relationships, evaluation and planning projects with numerous collective impact model collaboratives, community based organizations, foundations and cities. As senior consultant, Hallie was also the community leadership development manager of the Families and Communities Together network of the Orange County Social Services Agency funded family resource centers and supported the Orange County Opportunity Initiative, a collaborative of organizations working to advance immigrant well-being and justice. 

Previously, Hallie was the staff research associate at UC San Diego’s Laboratory on International Law and Regulation, where she collaborated on a number of journal articles and the book, “Making Human Rights a Reality,” (Princeton University Press, 2013). Her work in human rights began years prior, supporting advocacy and communications efforts in Santiago, Chile, at Amnesty International and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, where she worked on topics related to economic, social, and cultural rights, and immigrant, refugee and migrant rights. 

Hallie holds a dual Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Latin American and Latino/a Literatures, and Anthropology from UC Santa Cruz; and a Master of Pacific International Affairs with a focus on Public Policy and Latin America from UC San Diego. She is fluent in Spanish.

Hallie’s heart is her family and enjoys spending time with them and her two cats. She also loves all things nature, art and music.