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Our Teams
The Bet Tzedek Staff, Board of Directors, President’s Council, and New Leadership Council (BTNLC) make up our community of passionate advocates. Guided by the Board and President’s Council, our diverse staff is made up of more than 100 individuals committed to providing high quality legal assistance to those who need it most, harnessing extensive and varied experience in legal services. The BTNLC is a community of young and mid-career professionals who serve as ambassadors, raising both awareness and funds in support of our work. Our volunteer leadership is comprised of emerging and seasoned professionals across a variety of fields who share Bet Tzedek’s passion for social and economic justice.
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- Board
- Executive-Level Staff
- Bet Tzedek Staff
- New Leadership Council (BTNLC)
- President’s Council
Board
Linda G. Michaelson
Board Chair / Sheppard Mullin
Bennett L. Spiegel
Hogan Lovells
Darrell Brown
The Rewirement Project LLC
David J. Schindler
Latham & Watkins
Erin C. Rotgin
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Geoffrey M. Gold, Esq.
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
Luis Lainer
Lainer Investments
Mary Ann Todd
BDT & Co.
Ryan K. Yagura
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Samantha L. Millman
Millco Investments
Stanley W. Levy
WorkingNation
Adam S. Umanoff
Edison International
Albert W. Stemp
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Alex M. Weingarten
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Alex Menenberg
HKA Global, LLC
Alisha C. Burgin
Perkins Coie LLP
Amy E. Proctor
Irell & Manella LLP
Ariel A. Neuman
Bird Marella PC
Arthur H. Bilger
WorkingNation
Ashley M. Silberfeld
Blank Rome LLP
Christine E. Ellice
DLA Piper
Daniel N. Shallman
Covington & Burling LLP
Frank E. Melton
Jackson Lewis, P.C.
G. Carla Axelrod
Wells Fargo
Glenn A. Sonnenberg
LaSalle Debt Investors
Gordon A. Greenberg
McDermott, Will & Emery
Gregory D. Helmer
Helmer Friedman, LLP
Heather L. Richardson
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Hon. Terry B. Friedman (Ret.)
JAMS
Jason D. Linder
Mayer Brown LLP
Jeffrey H. Kinrich, C.P.A.
Analysis Group, Inc.
Jennifer L. Bryant
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
Jennifer S. Romano
Crowell & Moring LLP
John K. Ly
Liang Ly LLP
Katherine H. Ku
Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Kenneth S. Millman
Millco Investments
Kevin S. Marks
Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, LC
Kimberly K. Chemerinsky
Alston & Bird
Laura A. Stoll
Goodwin Procter LLP
Leah E. Weil
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Linda M. Burrow
Netflix
Matthew D. Benedetto
Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr LLP
Matthew E. Sloan
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Michael A. Firestein
Proskauer Rose LLP
Michelle L. Mayer
U.S. Bank
Michelle L.C. Carpenter
Latham & Watkins LLP
Moez M. Kaba
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Neal R. Marder
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Rex S. Heinke
California Appellate Law Group
Rey M. Rodriguez
Walt Disney Motion Pictures
Richard B. Jones
Merrill Lynch
Robert M. Schwartz
Quinn Emanuel LLP
Sam S. Yebri
Merino Yebri LLP
Scott S. Packman
SSP Partners LLC
Sean W. Jaquez
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Tarifa B. Laddon
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Torrey J. McClary
Ropes & Gray
Victor de la Cruz
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Yousuf I. Dhamee
Paul Hastings LLP
Executive-Level Staff
Diego Cartagena
President & CEO
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Lakesh Baker
Vice President, Human Resources
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Laura Nelson
Chief Financial Officer
Tzung-lin (Lin) Fu
Vice President, Legal Services
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Vincent Cummings
Vice President, External Affairs
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Aimee Williams
Directing Attorney, Homeowner Protection Team
April Caires
Director, Institutional Giving
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Bertha S. Hayden
Directing Attorney, Seniors, Dependent Adults & Caregiver Direct Services
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Cristin Zeisler
Interim Director of MLP and Senior Outreach
Erikson Albrecht
Directing Attorney, Kinship Care Program, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Program, Transgender Rights Program, and Holocaust Survivors Program (interim)
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Henrissa Bassey
Directing Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
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Jeffrey Webb
Directing Attorney, Impact Litigation
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Magda Madrigal
Directing Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
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Mary Tanagho Ross
Directing Attorney, Economic Justice (ERP & LITC)
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Mentru Nagbe
Director of Data, Information & Technology
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Sara Levine
Pro Bono Director
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Scott Horowitz
Operations Manager
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Our diverse staff is made up of more than 100 individuals committed to providing high quality legal assistance to those who need it most. Harnessing extensive and varied experience in legal services and/or nonprofit organizations, these emerging and seasoned professionals are committed to social and economic justice for all Angelenos.
Adriana Moreno Nevárez
Attorney, Foster Youth Immigration
Aimee Zeltzer
Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
Alan Zenoff
Community Outreach Advocate, Ezra Network
Alisa Anderson
Advocate, Elder Abuse Prevention
Alla Chasnik
Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
André Enriquez
Legal Fellow, Transgender Medical-Legal Partnership
Andrew Marmor
Fellow, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Angelica Rodriguez
Paralegal, Kinship Care & Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Anna Darr
Attorney, Holocaust Services Program Elder Law
Caitlin Saggese
Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
Carla Jacobo
Paralegal, Small Business Development Program (SBD)
Catherine Tran
Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP) Project LEAD 9
Christopher Kung
Pro Bono Coordinator, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Claire Shaw
Paralegal, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Daniella (Dani) Kaiserman
Attorney, Elder Justice
Dennis Ryan
Paralegal, Eviction Defense Program (EDP)
Dominique Sanz-David
Attorney, Elder Justice
Edward J. Elsner
Attorney, Senior Outreach
Eliza Stein
Paralegal, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Elizabeth Machado
Equal Justice Works Fellow, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
Emily Chong
Staff Attorney, Impact Advocacy
Eoin O’Farrell
Paralegal, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
Estefania Villarreal
Attorney, Children's Holistic Immigration Representation Project
Gayle Tamler
Attorney, IHSS & Medi-Cal
Greg Michalak
Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
Hana Kommel
Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
Hannah Feldman
LAUSD Kinship Care Attorney
Hannah Nowikow
Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Helene Hoffman
Attorney, Holocaust Services Program
Ingrid Arriaga
Senior Attorney, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
Isabela Garcia
Paralegal, Conservatorship Program
Janxim Galdamez
Litigation Secretary, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Jessica Guerrero
Paralegal, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
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Jessica Marsella
Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership
Joanna Fluckey
Attorney, Foster Youth Immigration
Jonathan Alvarez
Paralegal, Preventing and Ending Homelessness Project (PEHP)
Joseph (Joe) Philipson
Equal Justice Works Fellow, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
Julia Entin
Paralegal, Holocaust Survivors Services
Julius Thompson
Attorney, Senior Outreach
Karla Estrada Sanchez
Paralegal, Small Business Development (SBD) Program
Kathy Amiliategui
Attorney, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
Kelsey Chapple
Attorney, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
Kim Selfon
Policy Specialist, IHSS & Medi-Cal
Krystal I. Premachandra
Director, Low Income Taxpayer Initiative (LITI)
Layne Arguello
Law Fellow, Racial Equity in Trust & Estate Law
Lesly Mendoza
Attorney, Kinship Care
Lidia Vargas Moreira
Paralegal, Foster Youth Immigration
Lisa D. Hoffman
Director, Holocaust Services Program
Luz Granda
Paralegal, Homeowner Protection Team
Marco Castaños
Attorney, Small Business Development (SBD) Program
Maria Camacho
Program Coordinator, Decedents’ Estate Self-Help Clinic (DEC)
Mariela Bravo
Small Business Development (SBD) Legal Secretary
Marin Castillo-Valle
Social Worker, Elder Justice
Marisol Macaraeg
Paralegal, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Matthew Calcanas
Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Matthew E. DeCarolis
Attorney, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
Michael Hagerty
Attorney, Kinship Care
Michelle Gonzalez
Attorney, Senior Outreach
Nicholas (Nik) Lampros
Attorney, Eviction Defense Project (EDP)
Nicole Herrarte
Social Worker and Case Manager, Children’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project (CHIRP)
Nora L. Ghamari
Senior Paralegal & Hearing Representative
Rachael Ettinger
Coordinator, Pro Bono Clinics & Community Outreach
Rebecca Popuch
Attorney, Kinship Care & Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Richard Maher
Attorney, Homeowner Protection Team
Spencer Lord
Hearing Representative
Steven A. Friday
Attorney, Transgender Rights
Tamara Harris
Attorney, Small Business Development (SBD) Program
Tawndra Coleman
Paralegal, Homeowner Protection Team
Taylor Amstutz
Attorney, Homeowner Protection Team
Tracy Douglas
Registered Legal Services Attorney, Harbor-UCLA Medical Legal Partnership
Yessenia Moreno
Paralegal, Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic
Yolande Erickson
Attorney, Conservatorship Program
Yvonne Medrano
Attorney, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
Bet Tzedek Staff
Our diverse staff is made up of more than 100 individuals committed to providing high quality legal assistance to those who need it most. Harnessing extensive and varied experience in legal services and/or nonprofit organizations, these emerging and seasoned professionals are committed to social and economic justice for all Angelenos.
Alejandra Sanchez-Castro
Administrative Assistant, Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic
Alfred (Wai-Hong) So
Senior Grant Accountant
Amy Peckner
Senior Development Officer
Andrea Schneider
Grants Officer
Angel Go
Administrative Assistant, External Affairs
Arely Garcia
Intake Screener
Belinda Cai
Communications Coordinator
Diane Cato
Recruiter & Generalist, Human Resources
Emily Hampton
Grants Officer
Erenie Fahmy
Volunteer Coordinator
Jessica Ayon
Receptionist/Intake Screener
Jessica Ko
Controller
Judy Ortega
Office Coordinator
Lidia Romero
Administrative Assistant, Employment Rights Project (ERP)
Lizbet Madrigal
Administrative Assistant, Pro Bono & Small Business Program
Luke Mondragon
Grants Officer
Madison (Maddie) Lipton
Executive Assistant to President & CEO
Maral Ishkanian
Accounting Support Tech
Maria Uribe
Legal Assistant
Michelle Kogan
Administrative Assistant & Intake Coordinator, Holocaust Services
Naomi Pearl
Grants Administrator
Rosanne Bonee
Litigation Secretary
Selene Stee*ts
Donor Relations Officer
Tanesha May
Development Operations Coordinator
Tricia Carrillo
Senior Human Resources Generalist
Veronica Leichter
Litigation Secretary, Caregiver Services
New Leadership Council (BTNLC)
Bet Tzedek’s New Leadership Council (BTNLC) is a community of young and mid-career professionals who serve as ambassadors, raising both awareness and funds in support of our work. BTNLC includes members from an array of professions, including law, finance, real estate, entertainment, technology, and sales. An integral part of our volunteer leadership, their commitment to philanthropy and service helps ensure the success of our organization.
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Adam S. Sieff
Davis Wright Tremaine
Alphamorlai “Mo” Kebeh
Danning Gill
Ariella M. Kupetz
Fisher Phillips
Ava Badiee
BTNLC Co-Chair, Loeb & Loeb
Danielle Leneck
Jones Day
Danielle R. Gabai
Danning Gill
Jason S. Ziven
Sanders Roberts
Lauren C. Barnett
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Matthew Wallace
Venable LLP
Michael G. Freedman
BTNLC Co-Chair, The Freedman Firm
Michael S. Barth
Reich Adell & Cvitan
Nora Tillmans Shear
Fox Corporation
Sandra Hanian
Jenney & Block
Sasha M. Bass
BTNLC Co-Chair, Loeb & Loeb
Shawn P. Thomas
Sanders Roberts
Shevi Smith
Riley Financial
President’s Council
Bet Tzedek’s President’s Council serves as an advisory board that provides guidance, support, and advice to our President/CEO and Board of Directors. Membership on the President’s Council is reserved for members of the Board of Directors and community leaders who have demonstrated strong leadership and a substantial commitment to Bet Tzedek.
A. Howard Matz
Bird Marella
Alan V. Friedman
Signature Resolution
David A. Lash
O’Melveny & Myers
Evan A. Braude
Law Offices of Evan Braude
Frank M. Kaplan
Frank Kaplan ADR
J. Eric Isken
Southern California Edison (Ret.)
Jay Abarbanel
Jay S. Wintrob
Oaktree Capital Management
Jeffrey I. Abrams
ADL, Los Angeles
Jerome L. Coben
Skadden LLP (Ret.)
Jessie Kornberg
Skirball Cultural Center
John A. Schulman
ARC (Ret.)
Mark T. Drooks
Bird Marella
Mitchell A. Kamin
Covington & Burling LLP
Nancy Sher Cohen
Lathrop Gage LLP
Peter K. Rosen
JAMS
Robert G. Badal
WilmerHale (Ret.)
Sandy Samuels
Bet Tzedek Former President (Ret.)
Scott A. Edelman
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Stanley T. Kandel
Stephen A. Kroft
