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
Laura McQuay
Chief Financial Officer
Sharon Bashan
Chief Program Officer
Juliet Arganaraz
Director of Administration
Kym Pietsch
Director of Development
Mary Walden
Director of Human Resources
Fernando Torres
Director of IT
David Smith
Director of Litigation
Vidhya Ragunathan
Director of Pro Bono
Angelica Peña
Director of Program Operations
Mahdi Manji
Director of Public Policy
Kara Mahoney
Directing Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Rob Reed
Directing Attorney, Eviction Prevention
Carolyn Kim
Co-Director, Tenant Defense Project
Tai Glenn
General Counsel
Doug Carnahan
Special Counsel
Thomas Anderson
Supervising Attorney, Public Benefits
Rima Maher
Supervising Attorney, Public Benefits
Donella Green
Supervising Attorney, Homelessness Prevention
Jon Killoran
Supervising Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Sandra Vargas
Supervising Attorney, Eviction Prevention
Mary Boyd
Supervising Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Program
Kaimi Wenger
Supervising Attorney, Eviction Prevention
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
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
Chelsea Reeves
Housing Justice Fellow
Jincy Varughese
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow
Andrew Webman
Senior Staff Attorney
Alex Young
Staff Attorney
Katherine Reyes
Housing Navigator
Lisa Monge
Administrative Clerk
Alexsandra Loaiza
Administrative Clerk
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
Billy Conway
Staff 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
Elaine H. Kong
Staff Attorney
Dakota Wright
Staff Attorney
Lucy Fitzpatrick
Project Manager
Henry Gayler
Senior Paralegal
Kyle Gilliam
Staff Attorney
Andrea Gutierrez
Senior Paralegal Trainee
Indiana (Indie) Lau
Paralegal Trainee
Abram Murante
Registered Legal Services Attorney
Michael Palzes
Senior Staff Attorney
Lily Yan
Senior Staff Attorney
Helen Zapata
Paralegal
Betty Song
Senior Staff Attorney
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
Deon Turner
Public Policy Advocate
Jazmine Smalley
Pro Bono Coordinator
Erin E. Thompson
Special Projects Manager
Development
Viki Battaglia
Associate Director of Development
Aldra Robinson
Grants Manager
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
Daniel Horta
Office Manager
Philip Jiang
IT Support Specialist
Klaudia Malta
Operations Coordinator
Terry Park
Legal Technology Coordinator
Odessia Rogers
Program Associate
Roland Wiley
Screener/Receptionist
Perfecto “PC” Cervana
Systems Administrator
Juan Cuevas
Accounting Specialist
Stephen Gee
Senior Staff Accountant
Chad Tanaka Pack
Controller
Anna Carrillo
Senior Human Resources Manager