Purpose
The purpose of the Alumni Advisory Council (AAC) is to provide advice and counsel in support of Equal Justice Works’ alumni initiatives. The AAC work in partnership with Equal Justice Works to:
- Build, strengthen, and engage the Equal Justice Works alumni network;
- Build lifelong relationships between Equal Justice Works, its Fellowship alumni, and current Fellows through programming, communication, and volunteerism
- Advance and promote Equal Justice Works’ mission and programs
- Represent the interests and concerns of alumni, while also representing interests of Equal Justice Works to its alumni
The AAC seeks to achieve the following objectives:
- Represent the mission, vision, and values of Equal Justice Works in our communities;
- Build, strengthen, and engage the Equal Justice Works alumni network;
- Advance Equal Justice Works’ mission and programs;
- Assist with recognizing the achievements of alumni; and,
- Enhance alumni-Fellow relations.
Membership
The Council is made up of up to 20 volunteer members, each serving a staggered three-year term. Membership on the Alumni Advisory Council is based on an application and selection process which opens in May/June each year. Applications are reviewed by the AAC Selection Committee, which includes Equal Justice Works staff and current Council officers. For more information, please contact [email protected].
Alumni Advisory Council
Executive Committee Members
Chair, 1997 Fellow
Shannon Mills
Vice Chair, 2017 Fellow
Director of Attorney Recruitment, Diversity, and Retention, Georgia Legal Services Program
Kyla Moore
Programming Committee Chair, 2016 Fellow
Director of Regulatory Affairs, ETR
Eliana Green
Outreach Committee Chair, 2019 Fellow
Movement Lawyer, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Community Justice and Civil Rights Clinic
Barbara Stalder
Secretary, 2003 Fellow
Managing Attorney, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
Alumni Advisory Council Members
Ashley Deadwyler Heuman
2010 Fellow
Owner, Deadwyler-Heuman Law Firm, LLC
Kevin De Liban
2011 Fellow
Founder, TechTonic Justice
Dana Dohn
Secretary, 2016 Fellow
Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society (NYC)
Monica Gilbert
2016 Fellow
Policy & Legal Advocacy Attorney, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Andrew Hemmer
2016 Fellow
Staff Attorney, Federal Defender Program
Beth Kurtz
2014 Fellow
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
Antoinette Naddour
2012 Fellow
Founder & Executive Director, Veterans Legal Institute
Mai Nguyen
2016 Fellow
Self-Help Attorney, Los Angeles Superior Court
Carlos F. Ramos-Hernández
2021 Fellow
Staff Attorney, Transparency Program at Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Christine Scartz
1995 Fellow
Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic
Krista Selnau Camarda
2013 Fellow
Senior Director of Development and Communications, Women’s Congressional Policy Institute
Clara Spera
2010 Fellow
Senior Counsel, Abortion Access Legal Defense Fund at the National Women’s Law Center
Alexandra St.Pierre
2013 Fellow
Director of Communities & Toxics, Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.
Sabrina Talukder
2014 Fellow
Senior Counsel, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law