Urban Justice Urban Justice Center individual rights - social change

Staff

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DIRECTOR

Denise M. Miranda, 2010-present; St. John School of Law, J.D., 1996; New York University, B.A., 1993.

STAFF

Richard Alvarado, Operations and Development Coordinator, 2009 to present; University of Connecticut, B.S. Human Development Family Studies 2004; Milano The New School, Masters in Urban Policy Analysis and Management 2010.

Afua Atta-Mensah, Supervising Attorney, 2012-present; Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2004; Trinity College, B.A. 2001.

Hannah Sean Biskind, Legal Advocate, 2012-present; The University of Puget Sound, BA 2011.

Billy Bryan, Staff Attorney, 2009 to present; UC Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2009; University of California Santa Cruz, B.A., 2003.

Sairah Budhwani, Legal Advocate, 2013 to present; UC Irvine, B.A., 2012.

Kathryn Joseph, Legal Advocate, 2012-present; Reed College, BA 2011.

Lori McNeil, Director of Research and Policy, 2008 to present; Western Michigan University, M.A. 1998, Ph.D. 2000; Indiana University of South Bend, B.A. 1996.

Carolyn O’Connor, NOEP Coordinator/SNAP Assistance, 2013-present; Sarah Lawrence College, BA 2011.

Edwin Ortiz, Director of Advocacy, 2011 to present; Supervising Advocate, 2003 to 2011; Hofstra University, B.S. 1992.

Yando Peralta, Legal Advocate, 2012 to present; Bowdoin College, B.A. 2011.

Linel Salcedo, Housing Specialist, 2010 to present; New York University, B.A., 2009.

Helen Strom, Legal Advocate, 2011-present; Harvard College, B.A. 2011.

Adrian Untermyer, Operations and Development Associate, 2012 to present; New York University, B.A. 2011.


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