Our People
Leadership
Executive Team

Mónica Ramírez Almadani
Helen & Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair

Tracy Rice
Vice President and Chief Development Officer

Karla Chalif
Vice President , Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel

Cindy Pánuco
Vice President and Chief Program Officer

Steven Godoy
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Directing Attorneys

Sharon Balmer Cartagena
Directing Attorney – Children’s Rights Project

Gina Amato Lough
Directing Attorney – Immigrants’ Rights Project

Steph Carroll
Directing Attorney – Consumer Rights and Economic Justice

Ritu Mahajan Estes
Directing Attorney – Community Development Project

Mark Rosenbaum
Robins Kaplan Director – Opportunity Under Law

Silvana Naguib
Directing Attorney – Homelessness Prevention Law Project

Amanda Pertusati
Interim Directing Attorney – Center for Veterans Advancement

Kristen Jackson
Interim Directing Attorney – Women and Girls’ Rights
Directors

Kathryn Eidmann
Director of Litigation

Doug Smith
Director of Policy and Coalition Building

Joshua Busch
Director of Communications

Judy Verduzco
Director of Social Work

David Daniels
Director of Pro Bono

Joshua Hirsch
Director of Grants

Scott Gizicki
Director of Philanthropy

Scot Moore
Director of Information Technology

Ana Torres
Interim Director of Human Resources