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
Juliet Arganaraz
Director of Administration
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
Karika Thompson
Director of Development
Carolyn Kim
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Tai Glenn
General Counsel
Doug Carnahan
Special Counsel
Rob Reed
Directing Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
Thomas Anderson
Directing Attorney, Public Benefits
Rima Maher
Directing Attorney, Public Benefits
Jon Killoran
Directing Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Adam Yakira
Directing Attorney, Lawyers Preventing & Ending Homelessness Project
Mary Boyd
Supervising Attorney, Lawyers Preventing & Ending Homelessness Project
Kaimi Wenger
Supervising Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
Sricharitha ‘Cherry’ Mullaguru
Supervising Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
Amanda Powell
Supervising Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Ethan Kuritz
Supervising Attorney, Lawyers Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project
Scott Davis
Supervising Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
Sam Hecht
Supervising Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
David Garcia
Supervising Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
Alejandro ‘Alex’ Lopez
Supervising Paralegal, Tenant Defense Project
Fely Soto
Tenant Organizing Manager
Klaudia Malta
Operations Manager
Projects
Andrew Webman
Senior Staff Attorney
Jeffrey Newman
Training Attorney
Matt Nussbaum
Training Attorney
Peter Horton
Training Attorney
Shyann Murphy
Training Attorney
Jeff Martin
Staff Attorney
Haley Pollock
Staff Attorney
Jincy Varughese
Staff Attorney
Dana Harbaugh
Registered Legal Aid Attorney
Erica de Santiago
Senior Paralegal
Neri Gallegos
Paralegal
Fernanda Cerrato
Project Coordinator
Jaqueline Flores-Reyes
Paralegal
Thomas Chen
Paralegal
Andrea Gutierrez
Senior Paralegal Trainee
Eduardo Marquez
Paralegal Trainee
Katherine Reyes
Housing Navigator
Liliana ‘Lili’ Herrera
Housing Navigator
Kevin Arauz
Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator
Giulia Bencivenga
Project Coordinator
Alexsandra Loaiza
Administrative Clerk
Lisa Monge
Administrative Clerk
Marybelle Carvente
Administrative Clerk
Jessica Ramos
Administrative Clerk
Brenda Garcia
Administrative Clerk
Derrick Moon
Housing Justice Fellow
Isa Badia Bellinger
Housing Justice Fellow
Herbert Martinez
Housing Justice Fellow
Jenna Karvunidis
Housing Justice Fellow
Joseph Kim
Housing Justice Fellow
Metta Girma
Housing Justice Fellow
Sevitha Konda
Housing Justice Fellow
Arnold Esqueda
Housing Justice Fellow
María Reyes Olmedo
Housing Justice Fellow
Annie Wiesenfeld
Housing Justice Fellow
Emma Quinn
Housing Justice Fellow
Zita (Xiyao) Zeng
Housing Justice Fellow
Pavan Tolani
Housing Justice Fellow
Michala Storms
Housing Justice Fellow
Nathan Wong
Housing Justice Fellow
Jenai Alford
Housing Justice Fellow
Adriana Perera
Housing Justice Fellow
James ‘Jimi’ Peric Degen
Housing Justice Fellow
Roxana Martinez
Housing Justice Fellow
Meena Morar
Housing Justice Fellow
Bindhu Varghese
Senior Staff Attorney
Laura Saiz
Staff Attorney
Ariana Barlas
Supervising Attorney
Míchel Angela Martinez
Project Manager
Shelsea Sanchez
Project Coordinator
Indiana (Indie) Lau
Paralegal
Tarina Yasmoothr
Paralegal
Kimberly Mena
Paralegal Trainee
Craig Acorn
Registered Legal Aid Attorney
Taylor Lovett
Registered Legal Aid Attorney
Martin Barajas
Administrative Clerk
Isaiah Serrano
Administrative Clerk
Cheryl Matthews
Senior Staff Attorney
Abbey Lent
Staff Attorney
Benjamin Phillips
Staff Attorney
Charles Kohorst
Staff Attorney
Dakota Wright
Staff Attorney
Elaine H. Kong
Staff Attorney
Ruth Serrano
Paralegal
Sydney Lopez
Paralegal
Adela Kim
Project Coordinator
Karen Herrera
Law Clerk
Betty Song
Senior Staff Attorney
Michael Palzes
Senior Staff Attorney
Lydia Nicholson
Staff Attorney
Abram Murante
Registered Legal Services Attorney
Kyle Gilliam
Staff Attorney
Raphael Munoz
Paralegal
Manuel Delpino
Paralegal Trainee
Celeste Figueroa
Paralegal Trainee
Layla Cima
Paralegal Trainee
Cina Alcala
Paralegal Trainee
Henry Gayler
Project Coordinator
Ishvaku Vashishtha
Legal Fellow
Deborah Hoetger
Senior Staff Attorney
Laura Matter
Senior Staff Attorney
Alexandra Irons
Senior Staff Attorney
Jose Luis Surio
Senior Tenant Organizer
Eric Quizhpi
Senior Paralegal
Pedro Guerrero
Paralegal
Amy Hernandez
Administrative Clerk
Ted Lee
Staff Attorney
Darlene Flanders
Senior Staff Attorney
Howard Canton
Staff Attorney
Jhemari Quintana
Paralegal Trainee
Deon Turner
Public Policy Advocate
Shane Henson
Public Policy Advocate
Erin E. Thompson
Special Projects Manager
Jazmine Smalley
Pro Bono Coordinator
Development
Aldra Robinson
Grants Manager
Jacqueline Burbank
Communications Manager
Jessica Marin
Development Manager
Dwayne Johnson
Development Associate
Administration
Gloria Contreras
Screener/Receptionist
Roland Wiley
Administrative Clerk
Daniel H.
Office Manager
Terry Park
Legal Technology Coordinator
Oneida Andujar
Grants Compliance Manager
Lucy Fitzpatrick
Program Operations Manager
Tia Ramos
Operations Coordinator
Philip Jiang
IT Support Specialist
Perfecto Cervana
Systems Administrator
Chad Tanaka Pack
Controller
Juan Cuevas
Staff Accountant
Gabriel Mata
Staff Accountant
Samantha Valencia
Accounting Specialist
Anna Carrillo
Senior Human Resources Manager
Jah McArthur
Human Resources Administrator
Toni Salgado
HR Generalist