Golden McCarthy, Esq.

Golden McCarthy grew up in the small, hippie town of Nederland, Colorado. She traveled east to Bard College where she earned her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Latin American Studies. She spent four glorious years as an ESL teacher and then director of an adult education program in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her J.D. from City University of New York School of Law. While in law school, Golden was President of CUNY Law Moot Court and a Fellow for the Center on Latino and Latina Rights and Equality (CLORE) under the directive of the Honorable Jenny Rivera. She also participated in the Economic Justice Project and the Immigrant and Refugee Rights Clinic at CUNY Law. Golden is happiest when laughing and playing with her partner and her son. She has been with the Florence Project since June 2013 and became the Deputy Director in 2019.