Our Team

Meet our team of lawyers, advocates, and activists committed to creating a more just and restorative society.

STAFF

Staff Members

Emily Ledford

Staff Attorney

South Carolina

Meet Emily

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

Victoria Daggett

Employment Coach, Madera

Fresno, California

Meet Victoria

Katie Decker

Warm-Handoff Fellow

Oakland, California

Meet Katie

Eva DeLair

Deputy Director, Northern California Programs

Oakland, California

Meet Eva

Allison Elder

Legal Director of Root & Rebound's South Carolina Office

South Carolina

Meet Allison

Jeannine Esposito

Director of Development & Communications

Oakland, California

Meet Jeannine

Carmen Garcia

Executive Director

Oakland, California

Meet Carmen

Lupita Garcia

Manager, Operations & Executive Affairs

Oakland, California

Meet Lupita

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

Veena Gursahani

Deputy Director, Southern California & Central Valley Programs, Strategic Partnerships and Statewide CA Policy

Southern California

Meet Veena

Jessica Hallett

Staff Attorney - Native Communities (CA)

Oakland, California

Meet Jessica

Daniel Halpern

Senior Paralegal

Oakland, California

Meet Daniel

Shirene Hansotia

Director, Root & Rebound in South Carolina

South Carolina

Meet Shirene

Stephen Ho

In Prison Programs Coordinator

Oakland, California

Meet Stephen

Annie Holmes

National Legal Resource Coordinator

National Programs

Meet Annie

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

Margaret Laffan

In-Prison Program Attorney

Oakland, California

Meet Margaret

Abby Lederman

Legal Fellow

Oakland, California

Meet Abby

Rona Navales

Development & Communications Coordinator

Oakland, California

Meet

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

Megan Powell

Staff Attorney

South Carolina

Meet Megan

John Rodriguez

Fair Chance Employment Specialist

Oakland, California

Meet John

Alwin Smith

Fair Chance Employment Specialist

Oakland, California

Meet Alwin

Ivet Soria

Employment Coach

Tulare County

Meet Ivet

Kaylie Stapleton

Paralegal and Office Manager of the South Carolina Office

South Carolina

Meet Kaylie

Meera Swanson

Development Associate

Oakland, California

Meet Meera

Sarah True

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Southern California

Meet Sarah

Kate Weaver Patterson

Program Consultant

Meet Kate

Janae Wright

Frontline Operations Support

Oakland, California

Meet Janae

Gail Yen

California Policy Director

Oakland, California

Meet Gail

Our AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers

Louise Arreguin

Central Valley Communications & Outreach Coordinator

Fresno, California

Meet Louise

Kiran Rao

Data Analyst VISTA

Meet Kiran

Cat Snyder

AmeriCorps Member

Greenville, SC

Meet Cat

Greta Staggs

Southern California Outreach and Partnerships Coordinator Americorps VISTA

Southern California

Meet Greta

Jill Webber

Economic Mobility Coach AmeriCorps VISTA

Meet Jill

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.

Katie Crawford

Summer Education Law Clerk

Oakland, California

Meet Katie

Sarah Dale

Social Work Intern

Greenville, SC

Meet Sarah

Maille Gray

Clemson University Student Intern

South Carolina

Meet Maille

Lauren Jorgensen

Intern

Greenville, SC

Meet Lauren

Libby Noll

Intern

South Carolina

Meet Libby

Abby Popenoe

Law Clerk

Oakland, CA

Meet Abby
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors

Melinda Angell

Saeleen Bommarito

Irene Diaz

Carmen Garcia

Sandra Johnson, Board Chair

Watani Stiner

Advisory Board

Carol Kahm

Aparna Polavarapu

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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