Urban Justice Urban Justice Center individual rights - social change

Community Development

Staff

Community Development

DIRECTOR

Harvey Epstein, 2007 to present; Associate Director, 2012 to present; CUNY Law School, J.D., 1994; Ithaca College, B.A., 1989.

STAFF

Lindsay Cattell, Research & Policy Associate, 2009 to present; Eastern University, B.A., cum laude, 2009.

David A. Colodny, Supervising Attorney, 2005 to present; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 1995; Duke University, B.A., 1991.

Pat Convey, Research & Policy Associate (2012 to present); Xavier University, B.A. cum laude, 2012.

Edward W. De Barbieri, Staff Attorney, 2008 to present; Recipient, Equal Justice Works Fellowship, Sponsored by FJC and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, 2008-10; Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2008; University College Cork, LL.M., first class honors, 2008; Yale Divinity School, M.A.R., 2005; Boston College, B.A., cum laude, 2003.

Kelly Glenn, Intake & Outreach Coordinator (2012 to present); Seattle University, B.A. magna cum laude, 2010.

Nicole Hallett, Skadden Fellow, 2010 to present; Yale Law School, J.D. 2008; DePauw University, B.A., summa cum laude 2003.

April Herms, Director of Development and Administration, 2005 to present; New York University, Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, M.P.A. 2005; Brown University, B.A., cum laude 1999.

Shafaq Islam, Senior Staff Attorney, 2010 to present; Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2005; Yale University, B.A., 2002.

Alexa Kasdan, Director of Research and Policy, 2008 to present; Harvard University-Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P., 2006; University of Wisconsin, B.A. 2001.

Michelle Kennel, Development Coordinator, 2010 to present; Eastern Mennonite University, B.S., summa cum laude 2009.

Katie Penner, Intake & Outreach Coordinator (2012 to present); University of Waterloo, B.A., 2012.

HaQuyen Pham, Development Coordinator, 2008 to present; University of Dayton, M.A., 2008; University of Dayton, B.A., summa cum laude, 2007.

Sadia Rahman, Supervising Attorney, 2009 to present; Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 2005; Tulane University, B.A. 2001.

Nasoan Sheftel-Gomes, Staff Attorney, 2007 to present; Clark University, B.A., 1993; University of California at Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism, Masters of Journalism (MJ) 1995; City University of New York School of Law, J.D., 2005.

Amy Tai, Staff Attorney, 2009 to present; American University Washington College of Law, J.D., cum laude 2008; Emory University, B.A., magna cum laude 2002.

Garrett Wright, Staff Attorney, 2008 to present; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, J.D. 2006; University of Maryland, Baltimore County, B.A., magna cum laude 2001.


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