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Administration

Lillian R. Aponte, Esq.

Executive Director

Christian Avila

Sr. Finance Manager

Brianda Felix

Executive Assistant

Esteban Galindo

Administrative Assistant

Jamie Martin Bengtson

Operations Manager

Paz Preciado

Specialist- Office of People & Culture

Kim Penunuri

Florence Office Coordinator

Martin Ruiz

Operations Manager

Yanira Algarin

Administrative Assistant

Development

Gabriela Corrales, Esq.

Director of Philanthropy

Daniel Hernandez

Content Development Manager

Jessica Hess

Grants Coordinator

Anisa Villarreal

Mission Engagement Associate

Astrid Riley

Communications Assitant

Carolyn Simmons

Development Manager

Legal Advocacy and Projects

Laura Belous, Esq.

Advocacy Attorney

Rocío Castañeda, Esq.

Advocacy Attorney

Kari Hong, Esq.

Appellate Attorney

Greer Millard

Communications Manager

Annalise Parady, MSW

Policy Coordinator

Yesenia Ramales

Senior Legal Assistant

Laura St. John, Esq.

Legal Director

Liz Bradley, Esq.

Appellate Attorney

Legal Services Children’s Program (Phoenix & Tucson)

Camille Elizabeth Auer

Legal Assistant

Roxana Avila-Cimpeanu, Esq.

Children's Legal Program Manager

Juliana Chavez

Legal Assistant

Pattilyn Bernadette Bermúdez Solano, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Juan S. Bustos Caro

Managing Legal Assistant

Ana Vazquez

Intake Specialist

Victoria Bullock

Managing Legal Assistant

Evelin Cruz

Legal Assistant

Rebecca Curtiss, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Laura Enriquez, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Sydney Mooneyham

Legal Assistant

Erin Goeman, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Katie Embley, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Renée De Jesus, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Emmanuel A. Cintron

Law Graduate

Alejandra Rodriguez

Legal Assistant

Renee Hernandez Rodriguez

Senior Legal Assistant

Jeannette Huerta-Hurtado

Accredited Representative

Zoe Holtzman

Legal Assistant

Jennifer Madrid

Legal Assistant

Iris Monzon

Intake Specialist

Jimmy Leyva, Esq.

Associate Legal Program Manager

Tracy Kallassy, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Sindy Mendez, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Kathy Luevano

Legal Assistant

Samantha Osuna

Legal Assistant

Karlet Perez

Legal Assistant

Carmen Pérez

Senior Legal Assistant

Crystal Perez

Managing Legal Assistant

Stephanie Robles

Legal Administrative Assistant

Andreas Munguia R, Esq.ivera

Staff Attorney

Gustavo Rodriguez Atlahua

Intake Specialist

Andrea Reyes

Managing Legal Assistant

Emma Levin

Legal Assistant

Emily Xiomara Linares

Legal Assistant

Andres Sanchez, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Andrew Seaton, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Amanda Hammond, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Anthony R. Trujillo

Legal Assistant

Lex Salas

Legal Assistant

Zoë Sperber, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Jesus Vinas

Legal Assistant

Michellis Martell-Segarra, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Mattison Smith, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Karen Munoz

Legal Assistant

Irma Lopez

Legal Assistant

Fernanda Botello Deras

Legal Assistant

Pamela Quevedo

Legal Assistant

Eddie Sanchez

Intake Specialist

Shayan Chishti

Legal Administrative Assistant

Yanitsa Ramirez

Legal Assistant

Ivy Moore

Law Graduate

Legal Services Adult Program (Florence & Eloy)

Elia Aguirre

Legal Assistant

Bridget Feldmann, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Steven Ayala, Esq.

Adult Legal Program Manager

Monica Cordero-Vazquez, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Teresa Flores, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Luis Herrera, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Yaritza Ibarra

Legal Assistant

Suzannah Maclay, Esq.

Senior Staff Attorney

Ana Sofia Cabello

Managing Legal Assistant

Shannon Johnson, Esq.

Managing Attorney

Jessica Michell Alvarado, Esq.

Managing Attorney

John Mitchell, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Marla Pacheco

Legal Assistant

David Salgado, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Chelsea Sachau, Esq.

Border Action Team Managing Attorney

Lauren Hodges

Law Graduate

Matthew Palmquist, Esq.

Legal Fellow

Natalia Salazar

Senior Legal Assistant

Teresa Spinelli, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Alvaro Perez Gonzalez

Accredited Representative

Sarah Duran

Legal Assistant

Kimberly Laney

Legal Administrative Assistant

Daniela Ugaz, Esq.

Staff Attorney

Maya Zarlingo

Legal Administrative Assistant

Brianna Coronel

Legal Assistant

Sarah Butterfield

Legal Fellow

Pro Bono Program

Natalie Cadwalader-Schultheis, Esq.

Pro Bono Mentor

Gregory Fay, Esq.

Pro Bono Mentor and Staff Attorney

Judy Flanagan, Esq.

Pro Bono Mentor, Children's Program

Katharine Ruhl, Esq.

Pro Bono Managing Attorney, Adult Program

Luis Valencia

Pro Bono Legal Assistant, Adult Program

Carolina Toro

Volunteer Coordinator

Lizmarie Mena-Feliciano, Esq.

Managing Attorney, Children's Program

Sofia Kalogirou

Legal Assistant

Bruno Rivas

Legal Assistant

Social Services Program

Mayra Alvarado, LMSW

Managing Social Worker, Adult Program

Marisol Medina

Social Worker

Liz Casey, MSW

Social Worker, Advocacy Program

Ana Rosa Martinez, MSW

Social Worker

Kaitlin Porter, LMSW

Social Services Program Manager

Nancy Floriano

Social Worker

Beatriz Lopez

Social Work Intern, Children's Team

Lisette Lerma

Social Worker

Leadership Team

Lillian R. Aponte, Esq.

Co-Executive Director

Laura St. John, Esq.

Legal Director

Gabriela Corrales, Esq.

Director of Philanthropy

Steven Ayala, Esq.

Adult Program Manager

Kaitlin Porter, LMSW

Social Services Program Manager

Roxana Avila-Cimpeanu, Esq.

Children's Program Manager

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