Hayley Hemstreet manages the day-to-day operations of the RPLP and coordinates program events. Over the past four years, she has organized more than 20 events, including a conference in London, and hosted more than 50 outside scholars and civic leaders on the Rice University campus. She has also helped disseminate the work of the program, contributing to op-eds and press releases that have garnered national and international media attention. She graduated from Rice University in 2013 with a dual degree in history and environmental science.