Welcome to American Civics Institute

Board Members consist of

Ashraf Sabrin

With 40 years of experience in an international academic health care setting, as well as teaching, combined with student services, Ashraf founded the American Civics Institute in 2001 to support robust positive changes to improve methodical, unbiased analysis of issues that effect the daily lives of Americans.  

 Max Katner is an attorney based in Washington, D.C. He is an  alumnus of Rice University where he studied economics and anthropology,  Boston University Law School, as well as Georgetown Law Center's Tax LLM  program. Mr. Katner's interests span international economic  development, the global movement and migration of diasporic communities  and refugees, and the rights of indigenous people across the world.  These interests have spurred him to engage in volunteer work in Jordan's  Palestinian refugee camps, establish migrant worker banking initiatives  in India, advocate for the legal rights of indigenous minorities in  Bangladesh, and critique the adverse consequences of U.S. foreign policy  through international forums such as the United Nations Human Rights  Council. Mr. Katner is pleased to lend his specialized knowledge of the  intersections between human rights, economic development, taxation  policy, and indigenous rights as an advisory member of the Board of  Trustees of the American Civics Institute
  

Theresa Marinelli is the Executive Vice President, Eastern Commercial Regional Executive, for Bank of America and has over three decades of experience in commercial lending with a track record of achieving exceptional results. She oversees the bank’s Eastern Commercial Region loan portfolio and lending team and is an expert in customizing commercial credit facilities specific to client needs and industry segments, inclusive of leverage and leverage source loans in NMTC transactions.  Theresa has been a most valuable team member of ACI for over 10 years.