Corporate Humanity Podcast Hosts

Corporate Humanity

Martine van der Does is a Dutch national and humanitarian expert with over 15 years of international experience. With a background in architecture she started her career working on humanitarian shelter at Delft University of Technology but soon moved to the field with Médécins sans Frontières (MSF) as a Construction Logistician. In 2010 Martine joined the Netherlands Foreign service where she worked in the Africa Department, Stabilisation and Humanitarian Aid Department and served as a Diplomat in Afghanistan and Jordan. In 2018 joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Myanmar where she worked in remote areas on protection and water and habitat issues. Until recently Martine was the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Netherlands Government in Amman, Jordan. 

Martine is academically involved as a lecturer at Delft University in the Netherlands and Fordham University in New York. In the past years she also ran the prestigious International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA) as a Course Director in Geneva. Martine holds a Master of Science Degree in Architecture from Delft University of Technology and a Masters of Arts Degree in International Humanitarian Action from Fordham University. In her time off she is an active cyclist, runner, and enjoys ultraraces.

Holly Curtis is an accomplished education leader, currently serving as the Assistant Provost for Corporate Relations at Fordham University. In this role, she fosters partnerships between academia and industry, driving innovative collaborations and advancing strategic goals. Prior to this, Holly was the Chief of Staff at Ascend Public Charter Schools, where she oversaw strategic planning for one of New York's largest charter networks, and she also led MBA Admissions at NYU Stern School of Business.

With a strong background in strategic leadership, education management, program development, and recruitment, Holly’s career began in international development with Pencils of Promise in Laos. Her work there shaped her expertise in strategic planning and talent development.

Holly holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a BA in International Political Economy from Fordham University. She is deeply committed to advancing diversity and inclusion, and is a certified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). She is also an alumna of NYU's Global Inclusive Leadership Management Institute.

Kris Venezia, Producer

Kris Venezia is a native of Phoenix, Arizona, now living in Brooklyn, New York. He attended college at Fordham University at the Rose Hill campus from 2011 - 2015.

Kris works as a financial advisor for a boutique firm, Eckman Wealth Management. He manages clients’ portfolios, crafts strategic plans, and assists in meeting desired financial goals.

Before working as an advisor, Kris spent several years in radio. He wore a variety of hats while working at WNYC, iHeartMedia, CBS Sports Radio, and ABC News Radio. The audio bug has stayed with Kris, and when not presenting cash flow charts to clients, he produces the Humanitarian Fault Lines podcast from Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs.

In his spare time, Kris enjoys watching sports, golfing, and bar trivia. Since he’s from Phoenix, he roots for the Arizona professional teams, but at the college level, he’s a supporter of the Fordham Rams. The highlight of his bar trivia career (so far) is finishing second to Jeopardy! superstar Mattea Roach at Commonwealth trivia in Park Slope.

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Brendan Cahill, Executive Producer

Brendan Cahill is the Executive Director of the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) at Fordham University and leads its outreach, academic
programs, research, and publications. For over twenty-three years he has created, directed and taught in humanitarian
programs throughout the world, including South Africa, Jordan, Kenya, India, Egypt, Myanmar, Kuala Lumpur, South Korea, Nepal, Sudan, Colombia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, England and the United States. He established one of the first Masters programs in Humanitarian Action in the world, and, to date, has trained nearly 4,000 aid professionals from over 140 countries. He designed and implemented a full undergraduate Humanitarian Studies program at Fordham University. He created a new Master of Science in Humanitarian Studies program in New York, an online Master of Arts in International Humanitarian Action
and an undergraduate Minor in Community and Global Public Health.  

The Institute, which he helped create, acts as a bridge between the University and humanitarian practice, and hosts lectures and symposia on a regular basis. Due to the work of the Institute, Fordham University is the US partner for NOHA, a consortium of 12 European universities offering humanitarian education. Mr. Cahill has also served on the editorial board of their academic journal. Mr. Cahill is the Publisher of The Refuge Press, an imprint of Fordham University Press. He is currently co-authoring a textbook in Humanitarian Studies, to be published by University of Toronto Press. He is the Executive Producer of Humanitarian Fault Lines, the Institute’s first podcast. His research includes the intersection of Design and the Humanitarian Sector, and Food Insecurity and Conflict. He received his BA from Colby College and his IDHA and MBA from Fordham University.

Besides his work for the IIHA, he is the President of the CIHC, an independent humanitarian NGO. He is a Trustee of The Helen Hamlyn Trust in London, a Director of the KMC Foundation in New York, a member of the Advisory Board of The Humanitarian Centre of University College Dublin. He is the President of the Point Lookout Historical Society and the Secretary of the Point Lookout Civic Association.

He is married with four children and lives in Point Lookout, New York.