PLA PROFESSIONALS
PLA is comprised of over 90 dedicated staff members working towards equal justice.
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MANAGEMENT
Maureen Olives, Interim Executive Director
Emilia Golanska Kovac, Managing Attorney
Jonathan Pyle, Contract Performance Officer
David Williams, Information and Technology Officer
Crystal Spraggins, Director of Human Resources
Susan Tripp, Director of Finance
ADMINISTRATION AND CLIENT SUPPORT
Brenda Pieretti, Administrative Manager
Ruthann Alexander, Administrative Assistant
Jalani Brown, Human Resources Assistant
Elizabeth Delus, Social Worker
Nia Devard, Administrative Runner
Evelyn Gil, Administrative Assistant
Jule Soeung, Administrative Assistant
Lori Harris, Administrative Assistant
DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
Boston Gordon, Grants & Communications Director
Liz Langer, Grants Manager
GENERAL INTAKE UNIT
Siana Newman, Supervising Attorney
Joey Borrelli, Paralegal
Nayeli Moctezuma, Paralegal
Anisha Stinson, Paralegal
TAXPAYER SUPPORT CLINIC
Lazlo Beh, Supervising Attorney
Thomas Chapman, Staff Attorney
Mohand Ihout, Paralegal
PENNSYLVANIA FARMWORKER PROJECT
Lerae Kroon, Supervising Attorney
Alejandra Alvarez Garcia, Paralegal
Marcos Garcia Jr., Outreach Coordinator
MEDICAL LEGAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Mar Alvarado, Paralegal
Mary Ann Fahmy, Paralegal
Sarah Grunberger, Staff Attorney
Stephanie Guerra, Paralegal
Noah Hallman, Paralegal
Margaret Huang, Staff Attorney
Meg Jones, Paralegal
Jinia Meherin, Paralegal
Laura Navarro, Staff Attorney
Todd Nothstein, Staff Attorney
Sophie Plechner, Paralegal
Margaret Robinson, Supervising Attorney
Luis Rodriguez, Staff Attorney
Caitlin Rudin, Staff Attorney
Lila Sevener, Staff Attorney
James Tiderington, Supervising Attorney
Vera Walsh-Alker, Paralegal
Jeni Wright, Staff Attorney
Alexandra Yates, Paralegal
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
Meghan Binford, Staff Attorney
Lina Klose, Special Projects Coordinator
Rachel Miller, Staff Attorney
Natashia Mitchell, Paralegal
Michael Riccio, Paralegal
Julia Simon-Mishel, Supervising Attorney
Aaron Sommer, Staff Attorney
Xani Wise, Paralegal
HOUSING UNIT
Leanne Almeida, Paralegal
Catherine Anderson, Supervising Attorney
Roxane Crowley, Supervising Attorney
Samantha Curtis, Paralegal
Joseph DeAngelo, Paralegal
Leo Elliot, Paralegal
Janna Goliff, Paralegal
Chase Hamilton, Staff Attorney
Dan Higgins, Paralegal
Andre Jenkins, Paralegal
Fiona Kegler, Paralegal
Deaynna Koskulitz, Paralegal
Joshua Lane, Paralegal
Emilio Mendez, Paralegal
Jane Nylund, Supervising Attorney
Alexandria Oliver, Paralegal
Nicole Piusienski, Paralegal
Madeline Pieretti, Paralegal
Angel Rivera Manning, Paralegal
Gabriela Rodriguez, Supervising Attorney
Noah Schoenholtz, Staff Attorney
Joy Sun, Staff Attorney
Lawrence Szmulowicz, Staff Attorney
Kara Simko, Paralegal
Emeli Torres, Paralegal
Kimm Tynan, Staff Attorney
Joanne Werdel, Supervising Attorney
FAMILY LAW UNIT
Mary Anne Batiz, Equal Justice Works Fellow
Bridget Donohoe, Paralegal
Erica Kane, Staff Attorney
Amber McGee, Supervising Attorney
Sophia Parsons, Paralegal
Susan Pearlstein, Senior Attorney
Ashley Ramirez, Paralegal
Angela Ruan, Staff Attorney
Marissa Schwartz, Equal Justice Works Fellow
Nicole C. Scott, Fellow
Sophia Parsons, Paralegal
Arly Smith-Pearson, Staff Attorney
Emily Thompson, Paralegal