Our People
Leadership
Executive Team
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Kristen Jackson
Interim President & CEO
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Karla Chalif
Vice President , Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel
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Kathryn Eidmann
Chief of Litigation & Legal Programs, Vice President
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Steven Godoy
Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
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Tracy Rice
Vice President , Chief Development Officer
Directing Attorneys
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Gina Amato Lough
Directing Attorney – Immigrants’ Rights Project
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Sharon Balmer Cartagena
Directing Attorney – Children’s Rights Project
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Steph Carroll
Directing Attorney – Consumer Rights and Economic Justice
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Ritu Mahajan Estes
Directing Attorney – Community Development Project
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Tara Ford
Interim Directing Attorney – Opportunity Under Law
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Silvana Naguib
Directing Attorney – Homelessness Prevention Law Project
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Amanda Pertusati
Interim Directing Attorney of Center for Veterans’ Advancement
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Mark Rosenbaum
Senior Special Counsel for Strategic Litigation
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Rachel Stein
Directing Attorney – Audrey Irmas Gender Justice Project
Directors
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Joshua Busch
Director of Communications
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Judy Verduzco
Director of Social Work
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David Daniels
Director of Pro Bono
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Ana Torres
Director of Human Resources
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Joshua Hirsch
Director of Grants
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Daphne Paige
Controller
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Scott Gizicki
Director of Philanthropy
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Scot Moore
Director of Information Technology