Leadership
Lisa Rivera
President & CEO
Shani Adess
Vice President
Courtney Ball
Chief Diversity & People Officer
Deborah Berkman
Shelter and Economic Stability Project Director
Heather Betz
Director, LGBTQ Law Project Unit
Abby Biberman
Associate Director, Public Benefits Unit
Julie Brandfield
Associate Director, LegalHealth
Ed Campanelli
Associate Director, Tenants’ Rights Unit
Rose Marie Cantanno
Associate Director, Consumer Protection Unit
Melissa Chua
Co-Director, Immigrant Protection Unit
Miriam Dabush
Fiscal Director
Ryan Foley
Project Director, Veterans Practice
Jonathan Fox
Director, Tenants’ Rights Unit
Mel González
Employment Law Project Director
Maya Grosz
Director, Training
Nichole Guerra
Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
Carla Guzman
Associate Director, Tenants' Rights Unit
Alet Haywood
Director, Domestic Violence Law Unit
Tiffany Herman
Interim Director, Human Resources
Maria Hunter
Director, Public Benefits Unit
Randal Jeffrey
General Counsel
Alison Lavan
Chief Financial Officer
Anna Luft
Project Director of the Public Housing Justice Project
Jill Maxwell
Vice President
Sara Meyers
Chief Operating Officer
Seyyed Naghavi
Controller
Damara Parra
Director, Financial Empowerment and Advocacy Unit
Lauren Reiff
Associate Director, Immigrant Protection Unit
Randye Retkin
Director, LegalHealth
Sara Rodriguez
Director of Communications
Amira Samuel
Director, Pro Bono & Volunteer
Daphne Schlick
Director, Consumer Protection Unit
Jessica Selecky
Director, Special Education Unit
Michelle Spadafore
Project Director, Disability Advocacy Project
Blair Sordetto
Associate Director, Operations & Technology
Shanna Tallarico
Consumer Protection Project Director
Danielle Tarantolo
Director, Special Litigation Unit
Rebecca Wallach
Director, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program (EFLRP)
Emily Ward
Director of Institutional Giving & Government Relations
Tuozhi Lorna Zhen
Matrimonial Law Project Director
Jodi Ziesemer
Co-Director, Immigrant Protection Unit
