Meet the Leaders
Our 2025–2026 class represents a rich diversity of geography, backgrounds, and practice areas. While 30 fellows hail from all corners of California, including both urban and rural communities, ten fellows join us this year from Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington. Fellows include many Chief Executive Officers, Executive Directors, and other executive managers, as well as senior directors of legal services, litigation, development, communications, pro bono, and various practice areas.
This year’s fellows have deep expertise across an impressive range of legal services issues, including children’s rights and child welfare, civil rights, community economic development, consumer rights, criminal justice, disability rights, domestic violence, economic justice, elder law, family law, housing, immigration, and LGBTQ and gender equity.
Executive Fellow Class of 2027
Anastasia Mallillin
Deputy Director, UnCommon Law
Benita Gordon
Administrative Coordinator, Worksafe
Caleb Logan
Staff Attorney & Technology Manager, Elder Law and Advocacy
Christian Yost
Senior Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Coryelle Christie
Director of Compliance, Lakeshore Legal Aid
Cristian Sanchez
Economic Justice Director, Texas Immigration Law Counsel
Doug Smith
Vice President, Inclusive Action
Emily Martin
Chief Program Officer, National Women's Law Center
Gracia Berrios MacInnis
Senior Program Manager, OneJustice
Harya Tarekegn
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Mississippi Center for Justice
Hillary Ronen
Executive Director, La Raza Centro Legal
Jacque Patton
Supervising Litigation Attorney, Eviction Defense Collaborative
Kate Chatfield
Executive Director, California Public Defenders Association
Kimberly Harbin
Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, Immigrant Defenders Law Center
Kimberly Jones Merchant
CEO & President, Mississippi Center for Justice
Leann Ferry
Director of HR & Administration, California Indian Legal Services (CILS)
Lela Wendell
Deputy Director of Operations, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
Lena Silver
Director of Policy and Advocacy, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles
Mona Shah
Former Executive Director/Professor, South Asian Bar Association of North America
Peyman Malaz
COO, Pars Equality Center
Rebecca Cohn
Chief Legal Services Officer, Community Economic Defense Project
Ronnette Ramos
Vice President of Programs, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Sabyl Landrum
Supervising Attorney, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Stephanie Barclay
Executive Director, San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation
Stephanie Carroll
Directing Attorney, Public Counsel
Stephen Goldberg
Executive Director, Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations
Tamiko Chatman
Deputy Director, Acadiana Legal Service Corporation
Tina Pinedo
Communications & Operations Director, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Veronica Garcia
Housing Practice Group Coordinator, Inland Counties Legal Services
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