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Our People

Executive Leadership

Susan

Alva

Chief of Staff and Co-Founder

She/Her/Ella

Yliana

Johansen-Méndez

Chief Program Officer

She/Her/Ella

Lindsay

Toczylowski

President, CEO & Co-Founder

She/Her/Ella

Senior Staff

Bhairavi

Bhairavi

Asher

Directing Attorney

She/Her/Ella

Devin

Devin

Chatterton

Directing Attorney

She/Her/Ella

Renee

Renee

Garcia

Communications Director

She/Her/Ella

Kimberly

Kimberly

Harbin

Directing Attorney

She/Her/Ella

Laura

Laura

Olmos

Operations Director

She/Her/Ella

Katie

Katie

Siler

Directing Attorney

She/Her/Ella

Beanie

Beanie

Bains

Director of Finance

She/Her/Ella

Marion "Mickey"

Marion "Mickey"

Donovan-Kaloust

Director of Legal Services

She/Her/Ella

Martín

Martín

Gauto

Director of Capacity Buidling

He/Him/Él

Alvaro M.

Alvaro M.

Huerta

Director of Litigation & Advocacy

He/Él/They

Amanda

Amanda

Schuft

Director of Legal Services

She/Her/Ella

Laura

Laura

Urias

Program Director

She/Her/Ella

Jonathan

Jonathan

Barrales

Development Director

He/Him/Él

Cynthia

Cynthia

Felix

Directing Attorney

She/Her/Ella

Daniel

Daniel

Gonzalez

Information Technology Director

He/Him/Él

Carlos

Carlos

Olivares

Administrative Program Director

He/Him/Él

Melissa

Melissa

Shepard

Director of Legal Services

She/Her/Ella

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