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SENIOR MANAGEMENT

SARAH HEDDEN

Managing Attorney

KEVIN QUINN

Managing Attorney

SARAH DUVAL

Managing Attorney

KIRTAN PATEL

Chief Financial Officer

CHRISTINE M. LAKS

Chief Operating Officer

LINDSAY HECKLER

Managing Attorney

SUPERVISORS

THOMAS “TJ” WARREN

Supervising Attorney

AMY GATHINGS

Director of Impact Litigation

KATHY KANALEY

Supervising Social Worker

BRAD LOLIGER

Supervising Attorney

KATHRYN REBHAN

Supervising Attorney

ERIN RIKER

Supervising Attorney – Technology-Based Legal Services

 ATTORNEYS & GRADUATES

MAURA GRAHAM

Staff Attorney

HELEN FERRARO-ZAFFRAM

Senior Attorney

GABBY PALISANO

Staff Attorney

DANIEL GEYER

Staff Attorney

SHAMIRA NAWZ

Staff Attorney

MICHAEL A. ROBERTS

Staff Attorney

KIRSTIN SHERMAN

Staff Attorney

BRIANNA WEAVER

Staff Attorney

 PARALEGALS

KAITLYN LATHROP

Paralegal

LAUREN MARSHALL

Paralegal

BERRIAH MIDDER

Paralegal

AMANDA MULLEN

Paralegal

SHAYONNA OAKS

Paralegal

ELANA SMITH

Paralegal

NEARIE TYSON

Paralegal

CHRISTINE E.V. BASCOMBE

Paralegal

HANNAH WITKIN

Paralegal

 STAFF

MELISSA BARNES

Social Worker

PETER BARTLETT

Grants & Contracts Specialist

SE’VAUGHN HERRERA

Policy Analyst

GAVIN KASPER

Social Services Navigator

KAYLA LEWIS

Program Liaison

SUSI KOZODY

Volunteer Coordinator

EMILY MONTES

Social Services Navigator

RENEE PRATT

Outreach Coordinator

KIMBERLY MARRERO

Staff Accountant

MARGARITA RIVERA-RUSCH

Operations Manager

LAUREN ZIEMBA

Staff Accountant

SARAH DUSZYNSKI

Intake Specialist

KRISTIE EDWARDS

Director of Donor Development & External Engagement

JENNIFER ICARD

Program Coordinator

 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • President

    Steven Bengart, Esq.
    Bengart & DeMarco, LLP

  • Vice Presidents

    Ann Monroe

    Strategic Consultant, Former Health Philanthropy Executive

    Anne Joynt, Esq.
    Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC

    Fidele Menavanza
    Jericho Road Community Health Center

  • Secretary

    Robert Weissflach, Esq.
    Harter, Secrest & Emery, LLP

  • Treasurer

    Christopher Marks, J.D., MBA
    Jensen Marks Langer & Vance, LLC

  • Sam Alba, Esq.

    Alba Law PLLC

  • Emily C. Ayers

  • Hon. Rosalie Bailey

    Retired, Erie County Family Court

  • Ben Cranston, Esq.

    Phillips Lytle

  • Leslie Fox, MBA

    Owner, CFO Business Resources

  • Holly Hejmowski, CPA

    Freed Maxick

  • Judge Michael Hudson

  • Amanda J. Irons-Rindfleisch

  • Jessica Kulpit, Esq.

    Law Offices of Jessica A. Kulpit

  • Hon. John F. O'Donnell

    Retired, Erie County Supreme Court

  • Christopher Phillips, Esq.

    Bond, Schoeneck & King

  • Holly P. Tucker, Esq.

    Erie County Supreme Court

  • Paul Vallone, Esq.

    Hodgson Russ LLP

  • Oliver Young, Esq.

    Law Office of John V. Elmore, PC