TEAM

Board & Staff

Board & Staff

Executive Committee

  • Edward D. Vogel, Esq.
    Chair  SHEppard, mullin, richter & Hampton llp

  • Benjamin J. Morris, Esq. 
    Vice Chair  foley & Lardner llp

  • Rosalie A. Kramm, CSR
    Secretary  veritext legal services

  • Randall R. Reed
    Treasurer  OneAmerica Retirement Services, LLC

  • Elizabeth L. Brann, Esq.
    Past Chair  paul hastings llp

  • Timothy D. Cohelan, Esq.
    Past Chair  Cohelan Khoury & Singer

  • Jeffrey M. Byer, Esq.
    Past Chair  Sandler Lasry Laube Byer & valdez LLP

  • Sharon L. Cohen, Esq.
    Director-at-Large  Sempra Energy

  • Jennifer Koh, Esq.
    Director-at-Large  ALLEN & OVERY llp

Board of Directors

  • Michael A. Amon, Esq
    Fish & Richardson P.C.
  • Michael A. Attanasio, Esq.
    Cooley LLP

  • Kirsten F. Gallacher, Esq.
    U.S. District Court for the southern district of california 

  • Michael J. Gleason, Esq.
    Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
  • Mark Kaufman
    Judicate West

  • Ray Martinez
    city national bank

  • Alejandro E. Moreno, Esq.
    Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

  • Jennifer M. Oliver, Esq.
    buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

  • Kevin J. Patariu, Esq.
    Perkins Coie LLP

  • Shane M. Shelley, Esq.
    Morrison & Foerster, LLP

  • Steven R. Smith
    Dean EMERITUS, California Western School of Law

  • Sean M. Sullivan, Esq.
    Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

  • Justice Howard B. Wiener (Ret.)
    California Court of Appeal
  • Christopher M. Young, Esq.
    DLA Piper LLP

Staff

  • Lesly Adams
    Staff Attorney

  • Jenifer Alcantara-Nguyen
    PRO BONO ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

  • Maria Alonso
    LEGAL administrative assistant

  • Hilda Arreola-Armenta
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Aylin Avagyan
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Matt Baker
    Staff Attorney

  • Madison Beck
    Staff Attorney

  • Arianna Bonilla
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Heather Carmody
    Supervising Attorney

  • Karla Celis Arellano
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Isabella Cervantes
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Yuli Cortez
    Senior Accounting Manager

  • Alaina Dye
    staff attorney

  • Stephanie Edwards
    Staff Attorney

  • Christine Hall
    Supervising Attorney

  • Laura R. Handler
    Senior Staff Attorney

  • Aspyn Hoskins
    Staff Accountant

  • Charity Lazzari 
    Staff Attorney

  • Bhavani Peesapati-Madero
    Supervising Attorney

  • Andrea Melo Valenzuela
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Cody Nelson
    Operations Manager

  • Jennifer Nelson
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Maria Nicolas
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Dylan Quigley
    Staff Attorney

  • Abril Saglio-Ruiz
    Staff Attorney

  • Mayte Ramirez
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Shubhra Sharma
    Staff Attorney

  • Areli Samano
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Jasmine Sanchez
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Rolando Gudiel Sanchez
    Staff Attorney

  • Maria Santana
    Staff Attorney

  • Wilson Adam Schooley
    Pro Bono Manager & Supervising Attorney

  • Rachel Stevens
    Staff Attorney

  • Dana Springs
    Deputy Chief FOR administration

  • Carrie Stelzig
    staff attorney

  • Lucia Tapiz
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Raul Valenzuela
    Legal Administrative Assistant

  • Jake Zindulka
    staff attorney