Our Team
We are proud of the diverse and talented people who work with us to achieve housing and justice for our clients and for those experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County.
Leadership
Adam Murray
Chief Executive Officer

Shawn Bolton
Chief Operating Officer

Tai Glenn
General Counsel

Laura McQuay
Chief Financial Officer

Sharon Bashan
Chief Program Officer

Kym Pietsch
Director of Development

Juliet Arganaraz
Director of Administration

Doug Carnahan
Special Counsel

David Smith
Director of Litigation

Thomas Anderson
Supervising Attorney, Public Benefits

Donella Green
Supervising Attorney, Homelessness Prevention

Jon Killoran
Supervising Attorney, Homeless Veterans

Carolyn Kim
Co-Director, Tenant Defense Project

Kara Mahoney
Directing Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Angelica Peña
Program Director

Rob Reed
Directing Attorney, Eviction Prevention

Vidhya Ragunathan
Director of Pro Bono

Sandra Vargas
Supervising Attorney

Mary Boyd
PEHP Supervising Attorney

Kaimi Wenger
Supervising Attorney

Rima Maher
Supervising Attorney

Mahdi Manji
Director of Public Policy

Fernando Torres
Director of IT

Mary Walden
Director of Human Resources
Projects Team

Ben Barnett
Senior Staff Attorney

Vanessa Caustrita
Project Coordinator

Fernanda Cerrato
Paralegal Trainee

Scott Davis
Staff Attorney

Erica de Santiago
Senior Paralegal

Zoe Dolan
Senior Staff Attorney

Jaqueline Flores-Reyes
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow

Neri Gallegos
Paralegal

Arturo Gomez
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow

Sam Hecht
Housing Justice Fellow

Jessica Hernandez
Senior Paralegal

Peter Horton
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow

Hannah Ibañez
Senior Staff Attorney

Carolyn Kim
Co-Director of Tenant Defense Project

Alejandro ‘Alex’ Lopez
Senior Paralegal

Eduardo Marquez
Administrative Clerk

Jeff Martin
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow

Sricharitha (Cherry) Mullaguru
Staff Attorney

Shyann Murphy
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow

Jeffrey Newman
Staff Attorney

Hector Peña
Senior Paralegal

Haley Pollock
Housing Justice Fellow

Rob Reed
Directing Attorney

Chelsea Reeves
Housing Justice Fellow

Sandra Vargas
Supervising Attorney

Jincy Varughese
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow

Andrew Webman
Senior Staff Attorney

Kaimi Wenger
Supervising Attorney

Alex Young
Staff Attorney

Katherine Reyes
Housing Navigator

Doug Carnahan
Special Counsel

Donella Green
Supervising Attorney
Shane Henson
Registered Legal Services Attorney

Dany Hernandez
Paralegal Trainee

Chris Kung
Senior Staff Attorney

Ethan Kuritz
Senior Staff Attorney

Míchel Angela Martinez
Project Manager

Matt Nussbaum
Housing Justice Fellow

Dennise Onchi-Molina
Administrative Clerk

Sarah Siraj
Senior Paralegal

Max Spivak
Housing Justice Fellow

Deborah Tejeda-Tila
Paralegal Trainee
Bindhu Varghese
Senior Staff Attorney

Erin Vites
Senior Paralegal

Adam Yakira
Senior Staff Attorney

Charlie Rivera
Administrative Clerk

Laura Saiz
Staff Attorney

Mary Boyd
Supervising Attorney

Billy Conway
Staff Attorney

Jon Killoran
Supervising Attorney

Charles Kohorst
Staff Attorney

Abbey Lent
Staff Attorney

Sydney Lopez
Paralegal

Kara Mahoney
Directing Attorney

Benjamin Phillips
Housing Justice Fellow

Amanda Powell
Senior Staff Attorney

Ruth Serrano
Paralegal

Thomas Anderson
Supervising Attorney

Lucy Fitzpatrick
Project Manager

Henry Gayler
Senior Paralegal

Kyle Gilliam
Staff Attorney

Andrea Gutierrez
Senior Paralegal Trainee

Indiana (Indie) Lau
Paralegal Trainee

Rima Maher
Supervising Attorney

Abram Murante
Registered Legal Services Attorney

Michael Palzes
Senior Staff Attorney

Lily Yan
Senior Staff Attorney

Helen Zapata
Paralegal

Betty Song
Senior Staff Attorney

David Smith
Director of Litigation

Pedro Guerrero
Paralegal

Amy Hernandez
Administrative Clerk

Deborah Hoetger
Senior Staff Attorney

Ted Lee
NAPABA Law Foundation Community Law Fellow

Laura Matter
Senior Staff Attorney

Eric Quizhpi
Senior Paralegal

Fely Soto
Tenant Organizing Manager

Jose Luis Surio
Senior Tenant Organizer

Ernesto Velazquez
Senior Tenant Organizer

Alexandra Irons
Senior Staff Attorney

Senior Alexander (Sasha) Harnden
Public Policy Advocate

Mahdi Manji
Director of Public Policy

Deon Turner
Public Policy Advocate

Vidhya Ragunathan
Director of Pro Bono

Jazmine Smalley
Pro Bono Coordinator

Erin E. Thompson
Special Projects Manager
Development

Viki Battaglia
Associate Director of Development

Kym Pietsch
Director of Development

Aldra Robinson
Grants Manager
Monica Arellano
Development Associate

Luke Ellison
Development Associate

Jacqueline Burbank
Communications Manager
Administration & Finance

Oneida Andujar
Government Grants Administrator

Juliet Arganaraz
Director of Administration

Nell Bennett
Office Manager

Gloria Contreras
Screener/Receptionist

Tai Glenn
General Counsel

Daniel Horta
Office Manager

Philip Jiang
IT Support Specialist

Klaudia Malta
Operations Coordinator

Terry Park
Legal Technology Coordinator
Angelica Peña
Program Director

Odessia Rogers
Program Associate

Roland Wiley
Screener/Receptionist

Fernando Torres
Director of IT

Juan Cuevas
Accounting Specialist

Stephen Gee
Senior Staff Accountant

Laura McQuay
Chief Financial Officer
Chad Tanaka Pack
Controller

Mary Walden
Director of Human Resources

Anna Carrillo
Senior Human Resources Manager

Cristina Gomez
Human Resources Coordinator