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