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
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
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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