Executive Director
Rick Jones is the CEO of the Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS), an award-winning holistic public defense organization with offices in New York, Michigan, and Texas. A nationally and internationally recognized leader in public defense, Rick has spent over three decades achieving racial justice, equity, and systemic transformation for historically underserved communities. Under his leadership, NDS has grown from a small Harlem based office into a national organization with global reach. He has helped to build holistic defender offices around the world and has created, implemented and sustained innovative, system transforming programs in every region of the country. He has trained defenders worldwide, written extensively on legal reform, and testified before committees in both Congress and the United Nations. He served on the faculties of Columbia Law School and the National Criminal Defense College (NCDC) for over a decade, was the 59th President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and an inaugural steering committee member for the National Association of Public Defense (NAPD). He currently serves as the Vice Chair of the International Legal Foundation (ILF).
Senior Management
Anthonia Ibe
Chief Financial Officer
Cristina Ocampo
Access to Justice Counsel
Kim Torell
Chief of Staff
Kristine Longstreet
Managing Director, NDS Detroit
Matthew Knecht
Chief Counsel
Meenu Walters
Managing Director, NDS Texas
Piyali Basak
Managing Director, NDS Harlem
Shannon Anglero
Interim Deputy Executive Director
Tony Acosta
Executive Assistant
Megan Harris
Senior Management Assistant
Detroit Staff
Adriana Jackson
HR Generalist
Ally Olson
HR
Alanna Boucher
Staff Attorney
Alex Fields
Assistant to Managing Director
Alexander Ignatiev
Staff Attorney
Alexandra Choate
Staff Attorney
Alisha Meschkow
Law Grad
Alyssa Segura
Staff Attorney
Andrea Satchwell
Staff Attorney
Ashley Munger
Staff Attorney
Batoul Haidar
Staff Attorney
Bethany Peacock
Investigator
Brian Gagniuk
Staff Attorney
Charlotte Berschback
Staff Attorney
Cheryl Quick
Supervising Attorney
Christopher C. Horne
Law Grad
Clarissa Grimes
Staff Attorney
Coriann McMillen
Staff Attorney
Cynthia Cooke
Team Administrator
Dalton Roberson
Client Advocate
Damiso Davis
Chief Investigator
Daniel Eichinger
Staff Attorney
Danielle Kramer
Paralegal
Darnita Thomas
Team Administrator
Devon Milner-Young
Investigator
Don Johnson
FNS Attorney
Earl Washington
Staff Attorney
Eli Feasley
Data Scientist
Emily Elijah
Assistant Supervising Attorney
Ephraim Clark
Law Grad
Eric Goze
Assistant Supervising Attorney
Erin Ruprecht
Staff Attorney
Erin Van-Campen
Researcher & Training Attorney
Eunice McCall
Office Manager
Glen Oh
Staff Attorney
Jack Duhan
Staff Attorney
Jackie Pilcowitz
Assistant Supervising Attorney
Jacob Duchan
Paralegal
James LeHeup
Investigator
James King
Supervising Attorney
Javel Folkes
Law Grad
Jonathan Cohen
Assistant Supervising Attorney
Jonathan Roberts
Staff Attorney
Kaitlin Symanns
Investigator
Kathryn Cook-Biekman
Social Worker
Katherine Olds
Investigator
Kim Basen-Mishon
Supervising Attorney
Ken Riggins
Assistant Supervising Attorney
Kerry Martin
Staff Attorney
Kristen Key
Team Administrator Supervisor
Kristina Dunne
Staff Attorney
Lauren Anderson
Training Director
Lauren Butler
Staff Attorney
LaBonnie Woodard
Receptionist
Leesa Frederick
Staff Attorney
Lene Maxwell
Client Advocate
Linda Perkins-Moore
FNS Attorney
M.G. Moore
Supervising Attorney
Marcellus Ball
Investigator
Mark Procida
Supervising Attorney
Marilyn Williams
Team Administrator
Matt Larson
Staff Attorney
Maya Cain
Supervising Attorney
Megan Gokey
Staff Attorney
Meti Birabiro
Social Worker
Melissa Fernandez
Paralegal
Michael Mojica
Staff Attorney
Michael Woodyard
Staff Attorney
Michelle Oleszkowicz
Paralegal
Mike Davisson
Social Worker Supervisor
Nadia Hakim
Staff Attorney
Nanci Kastaw
Staff Attorney
Nancy Richards
Supervising Attorney
Paulina Montez
Staff Attorney
Queshia Harris
Team Administrator
Rachel Williamson-Becker
Paralegal
Randi Bushman
Social Worker
Randi Deshone
Social Worker
Regina Jones
Staff Attorney
Renee Wilson
Team Administrator
Rich Cummins
Staff Attorney
Ryan Mason
Paralegal
Sadia Ghazi
Law Grad
Sahar Faraj
Staff Attorney
Sarah Khan
Staff Attorney
Sharron Sanders
Staff Attorney
Sheila Abrams
| Receptionist |
Sidney Henderson
Staff Attorney
Somers Brush
Staff Attorney
Stephanie Jackson
Paralegal
Tiffani Palmer
Team Administrator
Tyrone Bickerdt
Staff Attorney
Vanessa Hamilton
Staff Attorney
Vanessa Moss
Staff Attorney
Verlona Herd
Team Administrator
William Noakes
Supervising Attorney
Yousif Yokhanna
Investigator
Harlem Staff
Alecia Huie
Assistant to Managing Director
Amelia Bedoya
Advocate, Family Defense Practice
Amanda Donnelly
Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice
Amy Armstrong
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Amy Kwak
Supervising Attorney, Collateral Consequences Team, Civil Defense Practice
Anjuli Branz
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Annoguie “Annie” Viruet
Facilities Manager
Ariana Brill
Education Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Ariel Tejada
Retained Intake Advocate, Criminal Defense Practice
Bethany Woosen
Data Analyst
Daudi Justin
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Candice Lee
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice
Carolyn Klemens
Human Resources Manager
Cristina Moracho
Investigator, Criminal Defense Practice
Christopher Helwig
Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice - Housing Defense Team
Demi Licona
Team Administrator, Criminal Defense Practice
Devin Conway
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Dori Brail
Supervising Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
Edwin Santana
IT/System Administrator
Elizabeth Bender
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Elizabeth Fischer
Managing Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Elsie Chandler
Director, Youth Law Practice
Elma Zapata
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Emily Herder
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Eulalia Q. Sullivan, J.D.
Legal Advocate, Civil Defense Practice - Collateral Consequences Team
Gerlene St Jean
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Grace Bevilacqua
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Gregory Gomez
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Helen Montalvan
Supervising Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
Helmis Ortega
Senior Paralegal, Criminal Defense Practice - Homicide Team
Irina Alejandro
Client Advocate, Criminal Defense Practice
Jahnavi Bhaskar
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Javionte Johnson
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Jeremiah Rygus
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice - Training
Jeremy Tinsley
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Jill Applegate
Skadden Fellow, Immigration Defense Team, Civil Defense Practice
Josh Hagelgans
Social Worker, Criminal Defense Practice
Justin Pita
Legal Advocate, Civil Defense Practice - Collateral Consequences Team
Karla Vergara Perez
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Kathryn (Katie) Doman
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice - Housing Defense Team
Kenna Capalbo
Client Advocate, Family Defense Practice
Kristin Heavey
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Lisa Freedman
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Liza Oviedo
Team Administrator, Family Defense Practice
Marco Balestri
Legal Advocate, Housing Defense Practice
Mariel Hooper
Interim Managing Attorney- Collateral Consequences Team, Civil Defense Practice
Meghna Philip
Special Litigation Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Melida Ramirez
Team Administrator, Criminal Defense Practice
Michael Woodruff
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Michelle Villaseñor-Grant
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice - Homicide Team
Monica Shah
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Naima Gregory
Supervising Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Naomi Schachter
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
Naomi Oberman-Breindel
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Nina Nevarez
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Nicole Seigel
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
Patricia Williams
Team Administrator, Criminal Defense Practice
Rebecca Calabrese
Social Work Supervisor, Criminal Defense Practice
Roxanna Gutierrez
General Counsel
Sadie Miner
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
Sara Lustbader
Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Sarah Merchant
Social Worker, Family Defense Practice
Scott Foletta
Interim Managing Attorney, Civil Defense Practice - Immigration Defense Team
Shalonda Curtis
Shalonda is Community Outreach Coordinator, Family Defense Practice
Tiffany Wang
Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice
Varun Bhadha
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
William Botchway
Legal Advocate, Civil Defense Practice - Housing Defense Team
Zainab Akbar
Managing Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Zoe Whitehouse
Staff Attorney, Family Defense Practice
Alexandra "Zoni" Rockoff
Interim supervising attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Christina Corcoran
Interim Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Davis Villano
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Elena Lutfy
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Fatima Faloye
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Isidermi Leonardo
Team Administrator, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Jack Boyle
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Kayan Clarke
Supervising Team Administrator, Civil Defense Practice
Kimberly Shannon
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Collateral Consequences Team
Lorena Jiron
Supervising Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Mariana Garcia
Law graduate, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Martin Adams
Staff Attorney, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Maya O'Day
Team Administrator, Civil Defense Practice, Housing Defense Team
Reggie Miller
Supervising Social Worker, Civil Defense Practice
Sarah Strohecker
Spanish Interpreter
Texas Staff
Christine Ferrato
Staff Attorney, Hays County
Jeffrey Hindman
Staff Attorney, Hays County
Katherine Shamsie
Staff Attorney, Hays County
Kennison Evans
Staff Attorney, Hays County
Kristin Dow
Supervising Attorney, Hays County
Michael Fortney
Senior Investigator, Hays County
Mindy Sandifer
Team Administrator, Hays County
Neil Klein
Staff Attorney, Hays County
Nichole Haynes
Senior Social Worker, Hays County
Omar Saucedo
Program Manager
Susan Schoon
Supervising Attorney, Hays County
Yomarie Olmo
Office Assistant, Hays County
Yuri Esparza
Client Advocate, Hays County