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
Sharon Bashan Chief Program Officer
Juliet Arganaraz Director of Administration
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, Tenant Defense Project
Carolyn Kim Directing Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
Tai Glenn General Counsel
Doug Carnahan Special Counsel
Thomas Anderson Directing Attorney, Public Benefits
Rima Maher Directing Attorney, Public Benefits
Jon Killoran Directing Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Mary Boyd Supervising Attorney, Lawyers Preventing & Ending Homelessness Project
Kaimi Wenger Supervising Attorney, Tenant Defense Project
Adam Yakira Directing Attorney, Bringing Families Home Program
Fely Soto Tenant Organizing Manager
Alejandro ‘Alex’ Lopez Supervising Paralegal, Tenant Defense Project
Sricharitha ‘Cherry’ Mullaguru Project Manager, Tenant Defense Project
Viki Battaglia Associate Director of Development, Development
Amanda Powell Supervising Attorney, Homeless Veterans
Ethan Kuritz Supervising Attorney, Lawyers Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project

Projects Team

Andrew Webman Senior Staff Attorney
David Garcia Senior Staff Attorney
Haley Pollock Staff Attorney
Jeffrey Newman Staff Attorney
Matt Nussbaum Staff Attorney
Sam Hecht Staff Attorney
Scott Davis Staff Attorney
Erica de Santiago Senior Paralegal
Neri Gallegos Paralegal
Fernanda Cerrato Paralegal
Jaqueline Flores-Reyes Paralegal
Andrea Gutierrez Senior Paralegal Trainee
Eduardo Marquez Paralegal Trainee
Katherine Reyes 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
Peter Horton Housing Justice Fellow
Jeff Martin Housing Justice Fellow
Jincy Varughese Housing Justice Fellow
Shyann Murphy Housing Justice Fellow
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
Rachael Krishnan Housing Justice Fellow
Sevitha Konda Housing Justice Fellow

Bindhu Varghese Senior Staff Attorney
Laura Saiz Staff Attorney
Shane Henson Staff Attorney
Míchel Angela Martinez Project Manager
Sarah Siraj Senior Paralegal
Indiana (Indie) Lau Paralegal
Tarina Yasmoothr Paralegal
Kimberly Mena Paralegal Trainee
Craig Acorn Registered Legal Aid Attorney
Taylor Lovett Registered Legal Aid Attorney
Charlie Rivera 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

Betty Song Senior Staff Attorney
Michael Palzes Senior Staff Attorney
Abram Murante Registered Legal Services Attorney
Kyle Gilliam Staff Attorney
Manuel Delpino Paralegal Trainee
Celeste Figueroa Paralegal Trainee
Layla Cima 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
Ernesto Velazquez Senior Tenant Organizer
Eric Quizhpi Senior Paralegal
Pedro Guerrero Paralegal
Amy Hernandez Administrative Clerk
Ted Lee Staff Attorney

Sasha Harnden Senior Public Policy Advocate
Deon Turner Public Policy Advocate

Erin E. Thompson Special Projects Manager
Jazmine Smalley Eviction Pro Bono Coordinator

Darlene Flanders Senior Staff Attorney
Howard Canton Staff Attorney
Jhemari Quintana Paralegal Trainee

Development

Aldra Robinson Grants Manager
Luke Ellison Development Associate
Jacqueline Burbank Communications Manager

Administration

Klaudia Malta Operations Manager
Tia Ramos Operations Coordinator
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
Helen Zapata Program Impact Coordinator

Philip Jiang IT Support Specialist
Perfecto Cervana Systems Administrator

Chad Tanaka Pack Controller
Juan Cuevas Staff Accountant

Anna Carrillo Senior Human Resources Manager
Toni Salgado HR Generalist