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Advocacy & Case Management
Nikki Charles
Co-Executive Director
Lindsey Silverberg
Director of Advocacy & Case Management
Leise Gergely
Senior Case Manager
Sarah Foster
Senior Case Manager
Audrey Meshulam
Case Manager
Kris Klassen
Case Manager
Amanda Gould
Case Manager
Saron Shiferaw
Case Manager
Sofia Kaut
Case Manager
Legal Advocacy
Bridgette Stumpf
Co-Executive Director
Matthew Ornstein
Co-Director of Legal Services
Kristin Eliason
Co-Director of Legal Services
Naida Henao
Staff Attorney
Charlotte Keenan
Staff Attorney
Ruth Perrin
Staff Attorney
Maggie Schmidt
Staff Attorney
Jabeen Adawi
VLNDC Project Coordinator
Alexandra Smith
VLNDC Attorney Navigator
Alex Scott
Staff Attorney
Vi Mai
Staff Attorney
Ashley Morse
Elder Justice Fellow
Special Projects
Dennis McKinney
Sustainability and Communications Manager
Merry O'Brien
Grant Administrator and Elder Justice Coordinator
Melanie Orhant
Pro Bono & Volunteer Coordinator
Stephanie Shea
Outreach and Social Media Specialist
Board Members
Ryan D. Guilds, Chair
Counsel, Arnold & Porter LLP
Marc Filer, Treasurer
Forensic Accountant, Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Amit Juneja, Secretary
Associate Director, Fortigent
Blair Decker
Pro Bono Counsel, Hogan Lovells
Christopher Ekimoff
Director, Financial Advisory Services,
Resolution Economics Groups LLC
Jack Fleming
Senior Digital Communications Associate,
The Education Trust
Jane Lee
Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Monica McHugh
Director of Operations & Finance, Every Voice Center
Liam Montgomery
Attorney
Miranda Petersen
Program and Policy Director, Protect Our Defenders