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Management Staff & Attorneys

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ key management team brings a wealth of legal expertise, policy advocacy experience, a solid background working with diverse and underserved communities, and a passion for its mission to provide access to civil justice for those without a voice.

Leadership

Silvia R. Argueta

Silvia R. Argueta

Executive Director
Yolanda Arias

Yolanda Arias

Director of Economic Justice
Lesli Latt

Lesli Latt

Director of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion
Joann Lee

Joann Lee

Directing Attorney, Special Counsel on Language Justice
Nicole M. Perez

Nicole M. Perez

Director of Client Services and Compliance
Michael D. Polanichka

Michael D. Polanichka

Director of Information and Technology
 Linda Quintana

Linda Quintana

Director of Fiscal Management
 Vincent Rodriguez

Vincent Rodriguez

Chief Financial Officer
 Barbara J. Schultz

Barbara J. Schultz

Director of Housing Justice
Alyson Sprafkin

Alyson Sprafkin

Chief Development Director
 Phong Wong

Phong Wong

Pro Bono Director

Management

Brianna Aguet

Brianna Aguet

Supervising Attorney, Eviction Defense Center
Paula Cohen

Paula Cohen

Special Counsel on Family Law
Stephanie Davidson

Stephanie Davidson

Managing Attorney, Survivor and Family Justice Workgroup
Elana Eden

Elana Eden

Communications & Marketing Manager
Mark Hu

Mark Hu

Managing Attorney, Self-Help Centers
Sheyda Joolharzadeh

Sheyda Joolharzadeh

Managing Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnerships
Tanya McGary

Tanya McGary

Supervising Attorney, Economic Stability Workgroup
Kevin F. Mitchell

Kevin F. Mitchell

Managing Attorney, Santa Monica Office
Michael J. Ortiz

Michael J. Ortiz

Special Counsel on Immigrant Affairs
Michelle Pantoja

Michelle Pantoja

Grants & Contracts Manager
Dominique Quevedo

Dominique Quevedo

Managing Attorney, Long Beach Office and Immigration Access Workgroup
Nicole Rivera-Vazquez

Nicole Rivera-Vazquez

Managing Attorney, Client Intake
Kristina Sanchez

Kristina Sanchez

Case Manager Project Manager
Neesa Sethi

Neesa Sethi

Pro Bono Project Manager
Tyler Nicole Smith

Tyler Nicole Smith

Managing Attorney, Veterans Justice Center
Jeffrey M. Uno

Jeffrey M. Uno

Managing Attorney, Eviction Defense Center
Susan Vincent

Susan Vincent

Managing Attorney for Data and Innovation

Attorneys & Fellows

Asian & Pacific Islander Outreach Project

Jean C. Ahn
Bohan Chen
Eugenia Kim
Patricia Park
Annie Yu
Shawntel Williams

Economic Stability

Elena Ackel
Marvin Amaya
Jonathan Brown
Matthew Clark
Zachary Genduso
Andrew Kazakes
Jamie Kim
Milo Schaberg
Robyn Smith
Catherine Vega

Eviction Defense Center

Perry Bower
Hanna Burt
Matthew Calcanas
Robin Chavarria
Cameron Dekens
Willie Duhart
Ge Fang
Justin Fitzsimmons
Michael Fraser
Christian Gutierrez
Fidel Hinojosa
Eugenia Huh
Joshua Johnson
Jaelin Kinney
Kevin Le
Ava Luthin
Ningyi Ma
Amanda McNally
Olivia Mercado
Brittany Nguyen
Mario Perez
Hannah Samson
Sandra Vargas-Henao
Vincent Wang
Laiba Waqas
Jason Marcus Williams
Terea Williams
Nadeem Yamak
Hannah Zeltzer

Housing and Communities

Sean Bigley
Anna Hales
Heeyoung Linda Park
Olivia Scheyer
Manuel Villagomez

Immigration Access

Nick Levsen
Sonya Servin
Daliah Setareh
Nhien Tran
Christine Yoon

Medical-Legal Partnerships

Eun-Bit Chang
Eric Daco
Erin Gunter
Camille Piazza
Bavani Sridhar

Pro Bono

Mina Kim

Restoring Communities

Chelsea Bell
Stephanie Horwitz
Petra Moreno
Giovanni Pesce
David Schlussel
Ian Stringham

Santa Monica Office

Terry Gray
Lynn Franco
June Hormell
D. Towne Morton*
Carmen Terlaje
Amy Withmory
Aly Yoder

Self-Help Legal Access Centers

Cesar Bertaud
Pierre Cordero
Jordan Lennox
Jennie Nguyen
Susmita Sahu
Mona Sobhani

Survivor & Family Justice

Gabriella Cohen-Herrera
Pamela Mahle
Clara Mora
Laura Rotmanskiy

Unhoused People’s Justice Project

Isabelle Geczy
Shayla Myers

Veterans Justice Center

Melissa Steele
Louis Truong
Ricardo Uribe

* State of CA Bar Provisionally Licensed Attorney

IMPORTANT / IMPORTANTE

All LAFLA offices will be closed from
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
We will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025.

Click here to learn more.

Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas
del martes 23 de diciembre de 2024 al miércoles 1 de enero de 2025.
Todos los servicios reabrirán el jueves 2 de enero de 2025.

Haga clic aquí para obtener más información.