Staff

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