Jennifer Barth
Office Manager

Leanna Blankenship
Development Associate & Database Coordinator

Noemi Calonje
Immigration Project Director

Helen J. Carroll
Sports Project Director

Azael Chávez Laría
Project Assistant

Lisa Cisneros, Esq.
Pride Law Fellow & Proyecto Poderoso Director

Joshua Delgado
Legal Assistant

Calla Devlin Rongerude
Director of Communications

Iain Finlay
Manager of Finance and Administration

Adam Forest
Public Interest Associate

Kris Hermanns
Director of Planning and Development

Melissa Higuchi
Development Assistant

Cecille Isidro
Communications Associate

Kate Kendell, Esq.
Executive Director

Jody Marksamer, Esq.
Staff Attorney & Youth Project Director

Shannon Price Minter, Esq.
Legal Director

Eleanor Palacios
Events Manager

Joyce Pierson
Elder Law Project Consultant

Melanie Rowen, Esq.
Staff Attorney

Cathy Sakimura, Esq.
Staff Attorney & Family Protection Project Coordinator

Liz Seaton, Esq.
Director of Projects and Managing Attorney

Christoper Stoll, Esq.
Senior Pro-Bono Attorney

Amy Todd-Gher, Esq.
Senior Staff Attorney

Ilona Turner, Esq.
Staff Attorney

Jaan Williams
Transgender Equality Field Organizer

Kara Wilson, Esq.
Public Interest Associate

Ming Wong, Esq.
Helpline Attorney

Dena Zaldúa-Hilkene
Manager of Annual Giving

NCLR board of directors

Our Board of Directors consists of fifteen Bay Area-based women of diverse backgrounds and professional expertise, committed to advancing the direction and leadership of NCLR in the broader social justice and legal arenas.

    Angela Berry
    Angela Brown, Esq.
    Stacey Camillo, J.D.
    Dora J. Dome, Esq.
    Emily Doskow, Esq. - Co-Chair
    Dorothy Fernandez, Esq.
    Thelma Garza, J.D.
    Kate Kendell, Esq. - Executive Director
    Kelly McCown, Esq. 
    Michelle Ortiz - Co-Chair
    Maya Philipson
    Rachel J. Robasciotti, FP
    Donna Ryu, Esq.
    Olga Talamante
    Minna Tao