Strategic Leadership: Navigating the Now
Class of 2026
The Strategic Leadership: Navigating the Now program welcomes a powerful cohort of Executive Directors leading legal aid organizations through a time of heightened complexity and change. With deep experience and an unwavering commitment to access to justice, these leaders come together to sharpen their strategies, navigate real-time challenges, and strengthen their leadership practice.
Akisha Michelle Johnson
Lakeshore Legal Aid
Allison Marseille
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Deborah Thrope
National Housing Law Project
Diane Trunk
Counsel for Justice
Hannah Brady
Senior Advocacy Network
Kiki Poe
Child Care Law Center
Laurie Fursenfeld
Child Care Law Center
Maria Vazquez Mata
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Mary Gilg
Homeless Action Center
Michelle Uzeta
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Monique Berlanga
Centro Legal de la Raza
Mozhdeh Oskouian
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
Patricia Reyes
Learning Rights Law Center
Rachel Sheridan
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
Rasheedah Phillips
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Sui Chung
Americans for Immigrant Justice
Teague Gonzalez
New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
Tessie Solorzano
Inland Counties Legal Services