Our Team
Meet our team of lawyers, advocates, and activists committed to creating a more just and restorative society.
STAFF
Staff Members
Briana Barnes
Executive Assistant
Oakland, California
Meet Briana
Amanda Carlin
Staff Attorney - San Bernardino/Riverside Counties
Southern California
Meet Amanda
Deborah Choi
Youth Justice Staff Attorney
Southern California
Meet Deborah
Katie Decker
Record Cleaning Paralegal
Oakland, California
Meet Katie
Eva DeLair
Deputy Director, Northern California Programs
Oakland, California
Meet Eva
Jeannine Esposito
Deputy Director: Development & Communications
Oakland, California
Meet Jeannine
Marvel L. Faulkner
Reentry Attorney
Oakland
Meet Marvel
Alesia Flores
Deputy Director of National Programs and South Carolina Managing Attorney
South Carolina
Meet Alesia
Carmen Garcia
Executive Director
Oakland, California
Meet Carmen
Zack Gates
Fair Chance Data Coordinator
Los Angeles, California
Meet Zack
Zach Gautier-Klos
California Policy Attorney
Oakland, California
Meet Zach
Claudia Gonzalez
Central Valley Policy Associate
Central Valley California
Meet Claudia
Gabriel Gonzalez
Shartsis Friese LLP Public Interest Fellow
Oakland, CA
Meet Gabriel
Fredrick Green
Warm Handoff Fellow
Oakland, California
Meet Fredrick
Jessica Hallett
Staff Attorney - Native Communities (CA)
Oakland, California
Meet Jessica
Daniel Halpern
Senior Paralegal
Oakland, California
Meet Daniel
Stephen Ho
In Prison Programs Coordinator
Oakland, California
Meet Stephen
Shannon Hurt
Program Specialist
Oakland, California
Meet Shannon
Joshua Kim
National Director of Litigation for Economic Opportunity
Southern California
Meet Joshua
Misty Oka
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Los Angeles, California
Meet Misty
Mona Patel
Record Cleaning Staff Attorney
Oakland, California
Meet Mona
Jamie Popper
Supervisory Attorney - In-Prison Programs
Oakland, California
Meet Jamie
John Rodriguez
Education & Communications Manager
Oakland, California
Meet John
Alwin Smith
Fair Chance Employment Specialist
Oakland, California
Meet Alwin
Ivet Soria
Supervising Social Services Manager
Tulare County
Meet Ivet
Sarah True
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Southern California
Meet Sarah
Janae Wright
Frontline Operations Support
Oakland, California
Meet Janae
Gail Yen
California Policy Director
Oakland, California
Meet Gail
Our AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers
Anna Gorski
Northern California Outreach and Partnerships Coordinator Americorps VISTA
Oakland, California
Meet Anna
Luke Robins
Development & Communications VISTA
Oakland, California
Meet Luke
Law Clerks, Interns, and Volunteers
Root & Rebound would not be where we are today without the hard work and dedication of volunteers, law clerks, and interns.
Simran Chahal
Education Law Clerk
National Programs
Meet Simran
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board of Directors
Saeleen Bommarito
Irene Diaz
Carmen Garcia
Sandra Johnson, Board Chair
Watani Stiner
Advisory Board
Carol Kahm
Keith Smalls
Elaina Wolfe
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Root & Rebound is looking for enthusiastic, creative people who thrive in a dynamic environment to join our team.
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