Meet Our Staff

Development Manager

Jacinda Abcarian

Senior Attorney

Mae Ackerman-Brimberg

Directing Attorney

Brenda Star Adams

Senior Attorney

Crystal Adams

Attorney

Melissa Adamson

Deputy Director, Information Technology

Ki Allen

Program Associate

Laura Alvarez

Senior Program and Policy Manager

Jasmine Amons

Interim Associate Program Manager

Kayla Antes

Senior Community Policy Associate

Reymundo Juan Armendariz

Education Liaison II

Julee Aros-Thronton

Program Manager

Shelbby Bambrick

Human Resources Specialist

Roya Bauman

Deputy Director

Shakti Belway

Directing Attorney

Hannah Benton Eidsath

Senior Education Liaison

Shane Carr

Senior Administrative Associate

Rosa Chiguila

Bookkeeper

Mulia Clark

Senior Program Associate

María Contreras

Attorney

Diane de Gramont

Program Manager

Rose Deblas

Attorney, Senior Director

Neha Desai

Senior Program Manager

Ashely Dickerson

Education Liaison

Valeria Esparza

Senior Director, Compassionate Education Systems

Michelle François

Attorney

Erin French

Program and Technology Manager

Crystal Garcia

Development Associate

Sani Ghahremanians

Education Liaison

Yvette Gomez

Education Liaison II

Victoria Gonzales

Senior Policy Attorney

Dafna Gozani

Attorney, Senior Director

Rebecca Gudeman

Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow

Alejandra Gutierrez

Attorney, Senior Director

Frankie Guzman

Executive Director

Jesse Hahnel

Education Liaison II

Jennifer Harris

Attorney, Senior Director

Michael Harris

Human Resources Representative

Ashley Hart

Education Liaison

Christal Heard

Senior Program Manager

Jennie Hedges

Senior Program Manager

Joy Hernandez

Fiza Quraishi Fellow

Em Holcomb

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Stephanie Horwitz

Education Liaison

Jasmine Jackson

Media Relations Manager

Willis Jacobson

Deputy Director of Finance and Operations

Karla James

Senior Attorney

Angelica Jiménez

Attorney

Taylor Jones

Senior Managing Attorney

Poonam Juneja

Berkeley Law Public Interest Fellow

Justin Lam

Senior Policy Attorney

Darya Larizadeh

Senior Attorney

Hong Le

Development Manager

Marie Lim-Moreno

Education Liaison II

Jacki Lusher

Paralegal

Rebecca Magnuson

Senior Program Associate

Jessica Merino

Attorney

Nina Monfredo

Education Liaison II

Jessica Montoya

Paralegal

Soraya Morales Nuñez

Berkeley Law Public Interest Fellow

Josh Nomkin

Director, Compassionate Education Systems California

Margaret Olmos

Senior Attorney

Seth Packrone

Senior Policy Associate

Dana Paycao

External Relations Manager

Miranda Perry

Development Manager

Izzy Phan

Senior Attorney

Freya Pitts

Education Liaison II

Sandra Preciado

Program Associate

Kimberly Quiros-Elias

Development Director

Haley Reimbold

Senior Education Liaison

Joanne Rodriguez

Attorney, Director, Education Civil Rights Alliance

Miriam A. Rollin

Education Liaison II

Janette Saldana

Fellow

Luke Sándor

Deputy Director & Counsel

Daniel Senter

Campaign Coordinator

Miranda Sheffield

Senior Managing Attorney

Brenda Shum

Senior Program Associate

Niarah Stansberry

Senior Attorney

Jean Strout

Senior Controller

Jason Sutton

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Jessica Valadez

Director, Mental Health

Rachel Velcoff Hults

Attorney, Senior Director

Kate Walker Brown

Colorado Campaign Coordinator

Dana Walters Flores

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Carly Wasserman

Senior Director

Kristen Weber

Educator Engagement Coordinator

Natasha Wilkins

Senior Attorney

Mishan Wroe