Our Team
Meet our team of lawyers, advocates, and activists committed to creating a more just and restorative society.
STAFF
Staff Members
Briana Barnes
Operations & Programs Coordinator
Oakland, California
Meet Briana
Rebecca Berry
Hotline & Direct Services Attorney
Oakland, California
Meet Rebecca
Amanda Carlin
Staff Attorney - San Bernardino/Riverside Counties
Southern California
Meet Amanda
Eva DeLair
Northern California Regional Director of Advocacy and Manager of Pro Bono Partnerships
Oakland, California
Meet Eva
Ashleigh Dennis
UC Irvine Law Public Service Fellow
Southern California
Meet Ashleigh
Allison Elder
Equal Justice Works Fellow
South Carolina
Meet Allison
Sam Epstein
Head of People, Culture & Operations
Oakland, California
Meet Sam
Carmen Garcia
Executive Director
Oakland, California
Meet Carmen
Lupita Garcia
Manager, Donor Relations & Executive Affairs
Oakland, California
Meet Lupita
Zach Gautier-Klos
Staff Attorney
Oakland, California
Meet Zach
Claudia Gonzalez
Policy Advocacy & Economic Security Coach
Central Valley California
Meet Claudia
Eliana Green
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Oakland, California
Meet Eliana
Veena Gursahani
Deputy Director of California Programs
Southern California
Meet Veena
Daniel Halpern
Senior Paralegal
Oakland, California
Meet Daniel
Rashida Harmon
Bay Area Regional Director of Advocacy
Oakland, California
Meet Rashida
Nicole Jeong
Southern California Regional Director of Advocacy
Southern California
Meet Nicole
Joshua Kim
National Director of Litigation for Economic Opportunity
Southern California
Meet Joshua
June Lee
In-Prison Programs Coordinator
Oakland, California
Meet June
Rona Navales
Development & Communications Assistant
Oakland, California
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Zachariah Oquenda
Policy & Public Education Attorney
Oakland, California
Meet Zachariah
Jamie Popper
In-Prison Programs Attorney
Oakland, California
Meet Jamie
Alesia Rico Flores
South Carolina Director of Policy & Systems Change
South Carolina
Meet Alesia
Bailey Strelow
Equal Justice Works Fellow
Oakland, California
Meet Bailey
Ana Walker
South Carolina Director of Legal Services
South Carolina
Meet Ana
De’Jone Watts
Women's Support and Social Services Manager
Central Valley California
Meet De'Jone
Kate Weaver Patterson
Deputy Director of National Programs
South Carolina
Meet Kate
Gail Yen
California Policy Director
Oakland, California
Meet Gail
Our AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers
Jane Commerford
AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer: Data Analyst
Oakland, California
Meet Jane
Julia Lucey
AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer: Community Outreach & Partnerships Coordinator
Oakland, California
Meet Julia
Taylor Smith
AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer: Client Liaison/Social Services Coordinator
Oakland, California
Meet Taylor
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
Judy Burden
Operations Contractor
Oakland, California
Meet Judy
Tanner Christensen
Communications Intern
Oakland, California
Meet Tanner
Dan O’Mahony
Development Volunteer
Oakland, California
Meet Dan
Hanna Perry
Legislative and Communications Intern
South Carolina
Meet Hanna
Toni Rende
Outreach Volunteer
Oakland, California
Meet Toni
Root & Rebound Community Partners
Jerry Blassingame
Executive Director - Soteria CDC
South Carolina
Meet Jerry
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Board of Directors
Bhav Singh
Senior Associate, Paul Hastings LLP
Meet Bhav
Andreya Garcia-Ponce De Leon
Policy Associate, San Bernardino Free Them All
Meet Andreya
Carolina de Armas
Associate, Farella Braun + Martel
Meet Carolina
Martha Todd, Treasurer
Partner, McGinnis Lochridge
Meet Martha
Loren Lewallen
Associate Portfolio Manager, Analyst, Principal, Select Equity Group
Meet Loren
Tamaron D. Greene
Senior Counsel, Project Finance at Sunrun
Meet Tamaron
Abby Abinanti, Chair
Chief Justice, Yurok Tribe
Meet Abby
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