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
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
Directing Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Sandra Vargas
Supervising Attorney, Eviction Prevention
Mary Boyd
Supervising Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Program
Kaimi Wenger
Supervising Attorney, Eviction Prevention
Adam Yakira
Supervising Attorney, Bringing Families Home Program
Fely Soto
Tenant Organizing Manager
Projects Team
Ben Barnett
Senior Staff Attorney
Andrew Webman
Senior Staff Attorney
Jeffrey Newman
Staff Attorney
Alex Young
Staff Attorney
Sricharitha (Cherry) Mullaguru
Project Manager
Scott Davis
Staff Attorney
Alejandro ‘Alex’ Lopez
Supervising Paralegal
Jessica Hernandez
Senior Paralegal
Hector Peña
Senior Paralegal
Erica de Santiago
Senior Paralegal
Neri Gallegos
Paralegal
Fernanda Cerrato
Paralegal Trainee
Vanessa Caustrita
Project Coordinator
Eduardo Marquez
Administrative Clerk
Marybelle Carvente
Administrative Clerk
Haley Pollock
Housing Justice Fellow
Sam Hecht
Housing Justice Fellow
Arturo Gomez
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow
Peter Horton
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow
Jeff Martin
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow
Jincy Varughese
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow
Shyann Murphy
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow
Jaqueline Flores-Reyes
Tenant Defense Legal Fellow
Katherine Reyes
Housing Navigator
Lisa Monge
Administrative Clerk
Alexsandra Loaiza
Administrative Clerk
Kevin Arauz
Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator
Sam Hech
Staff Attorney
Rachael Krishnan
Housing Justice Fellow
Míchel Angela Martinez
Project Manager
Bindhu Varghese
Senior Staff Attorney
Ethan Kuritz
Senior Staff Attorney
Chris Kung
Senior Staff Attorney
Laura Saiz
Staff Attorney
Shane Henson
Registered Legal Services Attorney
Sarah Siraj
Senior Paralegal
Deborah Tejeda-Tila
Paralegal Trainee
Dany Hernandez
Paralegal Trainee
Dennise Onchi-Molina
Administrative Clerk
Charlie Rivera
Administrative Clerk
Matt Nussbaum
Housing Justice Fellow
Amanda Powell
Senior Staff Attorney
Elaine H. Kong
Staff Attorney
Charles Kohorst
Staff Attorney
Abbey Lent
Staff Attorney
Dakota Wright
Staff Attorney
Benjamin Phillips
Housing Justice Fellow
Adela Kim
Project Coordinator
Sydney Lopez
Paralegal
Ruth Serrano
Paralegal
Betty Song
Senior Staff Attorney
Michael Palzes
Senior Staff Attorney
Kyle Gilliam
Staff Attorney
Helen Zapata
Paralegal
Abram Murante
Registered Legal Services Attorney
Andrea Gutierrez
Senior Paralegal Trainee
Henry Gayler
Project Coordinator
Indiana (Indie) Lau
Paralegal Trainee
Deborah Hoetger
Senior Staff Attorney
Laura Matter
Senior Staff Attorney
Alexandra Irons
Senior Staff Attorney
Jose Luis Surio
Senior Tenant Organizer
Ernesto Velazquez
Senior Tenant Organizer
Eric Quizhpi
Senior Paralegal
Pedro Guerrero
Paralegal
Amy Hernandez
Administrative Clerk
Ted Lee
NAPABA Fellow
Sasha Harnden
Senior Public Policy Advocate
Deon Turner
Public Policy Advocate
Erin E. Thompson
Special Projects Manager
Jazmine Smalley
Eviction Pro Bono Coordinator
Erin Vites
Senior Paralegal
Development
Viki Battaglia
Associate Director of Development
Aldra Robinson
Grants Manager
Luke Ellison
Development Associate
Jacqueline Burbank
Communications Manager
Administration
Klaudia Malta
Operations Coordinator
Gloria Contreras
Screener/Receptionist
Roland Wiley
Administrative Clerk
Terry Park
Legal Technology Coordinator
Oneida Andujar
Government Grants Administrator
Lucy Fitzpatrick
Program Operations Manager
Philip Jiang
IT Support Specialist
Perfecto Cervana
Systems Administrator
Chad Tanaka Pack
Controller
Stephen Gee
Senior Staff Accountant
Juan Cuevas
Accounting Specialist
Anna Carrillo
Senior Human Resources Manager