{"id":15697,"date":"2026-02-13T07:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/?page_id=15697"},"modified":"2026-04-03T07:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T07:01:58","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15697\" class=\"elementor elementor-15697\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1da8b15 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle hero-section elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1da8b15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d8140 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39d8140\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71efe2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71efe2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chijioke-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15807\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chijioke-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Chijioke-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chijioke Akamigbo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5986196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5986196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Executive Director<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2170d6f premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"2170d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-2170d6f\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-2170d6f\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChijioke Akamigbo  <span class=\"popup-title\"> Executive Director<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bio: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chijioke has over 20 years of professional experience, with eight years in senior roles at Maryland Legal Aid and its subsidiary, the Maryland Center for Legal Assistance.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these positions, he supervised and mentored more than 100 administrative and legal staff, and assisted thousands of pro se litigants. Among his many accomplishments was establishing an innovative self-help call center at MCLA and a centralized intake system for Maryland Legal Aid. In 2022, Chijioke was honored by the Daily Record and Maryland State Bar Association with a Leader in the Law award.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier in his legal career, Chijioke managed his own law practice where he represented homeowner\u2019s associations, small businesses, and immigration clients. He also served as a Fellow in the DC Office of the Attorney General. As a law student at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chijioke participated in the foreclosure mediation and immigration clinics that were instrumental in his educational experience and deepened his passion for serving low-income and disenfranchised communities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb7c0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fb7c0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33d2da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c33d2da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15818 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Meghan-Briggs-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e00ad5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e00ad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ca18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8ca18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meghan Briggs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12905ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12905ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff Attorney\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27e000 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"f27e000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-f27e000\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-f27e000\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeghan Briggs <span class=\"popup-title\">Staff Attorney<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meghan Briggs is a Staff Attorney in the Tenant Justice Program at Rising for Justice.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She earned her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School, where she graduated cum laude and contributed to various academic initiatives, including serving as a Writing Fellow and a member of the International Law Review. She worked as a student attorney in the Health Equity and Policy Advocacy Clinic\u2019s Environmental Justice Division, co-authored a book chapter on hydrogen energy, and published research on the energy equity benefits of microgrid technology.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meghan\u2019s experiences clerking at organizations such as Earthjustice and the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU have inspired her to use the law to help advance social justice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before law school, Meghan received a Fulbright grant to teach English in Belgium. Prior to that, she served in the Peace Corps in Indonesia, where she taught English and collaborated with local partners on community projects, including a youth leadership camp and a recycling program.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meghan enjoys cooking, gardening, writing fiction, hiking, and generally spending time outdoors. In her free time, you will most often find her on the patio with a book and a cat in her lap.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dca082 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8dca082\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b05f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79b05f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15815 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Linda-Brooks-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b121c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3b121c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e38904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e38904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linda Brooks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178e4fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"178e4fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Human Resources\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6f9eb premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"7a6f9eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-7a6f9eb\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-7a6f9eb\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLinda Brooks <span class=\"popup-title\">Director of Human Resources<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda Brooks is the Director of Human Resources for Rising for Justice. Her tenacious energy, friendly demeanor, and integrity when dealing with confidential and sensitive information helps to promote our organization to a higher level of professionalism and respect in the community.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda is a committed and diligent individual who is very compassionate about the needs of the employees. With over 26 years of human resources\/payroll experience at Maryland Legal Aid (formerly know as Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.), she is determined to go above and beyond to educate employees about HR policies and benefits information.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Coppin State College. She is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and enjoys volunteering in the communities.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda enjoys watching her son play football, volunteering at his high school and making delicious meals.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b929d39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b929d39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b18355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b18355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15799 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fb0ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58fb0ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30d22ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30d22ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Dahut<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d014a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24d014a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lawyer-in-Residence\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cddaf premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"76cddaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-76cddaf\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-76cddaf\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Dahut<span class=\"popup-title\">Lawyer-In-Residence<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John Dahut\u202fis a seasoned litigator and leader with nearly four decades of experience defending clients in civil matters across the District of Columbia and Maryland. He most recently served as Senior Managing Attorney for GEICO Staff Counsel, overseeing offices in Silver Spring and Baltimore and guiding teams of trial attorneys in the defense of GEICO and its policyholders in personal injury litigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his 35-year career with GEICO, John progressively advanced into senior leadership roles, managing attorney teams, mentoring new lawyers, conducting trial practice trainings, and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality legal representation. His earlier work included serving as a trial attorney defending cases in state courts throughout the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John\u2019s commitment to legal education and community-based advocacy has been a through-line in his career. From 1988\u20131990, he served as a Supervising Attorney at DC Law Students in Court, now Rising for Justice, where he trained student attorneys and represented low-income DC residents in urgent civil legal matters. Before that role, he worked as a staff attorney at Community Law Offices in Washington, DC, and began his legal career as an associate at Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">John is licensed to practice law in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. He earned his JD from Catholic University\u2019s Columbus School of Law and holds a BA from the College of the Holy Cross.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216d852 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"216d852\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44b1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b44b1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15800 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Adam-Farr-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51ea818 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51ea818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de5b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8de5b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adam Farr<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b17f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b17f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senior Staff Attorney\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79eae1 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"f79eae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-f79eae1\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-f79eae1\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdam Farr<span class=\"popup-title\">Senior Staff Attorney<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam Farr is a Senior Staff Attorney for Rising for Justice\u2019s Expungement &amp; Respondent Representation Program.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before joining Rising for Justice, Adam was an Assistant Public Defender at the Arlington County and City of Fredericksburg offices in Virginia. He represented indigent clients with various charges including serious domestic violence cases and drug distribution cases.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adam graduated from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 2018. While in law school he coached the undergraduate mock trial team, competed in various mock trial and moot court competitions, and interned with the Bedford County Public Defender Office. Adam graduated magna cum laude from Bellarmine University in 2015 with a BA in Political Science and History.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his spare time, Adam enjoys walking his dogs, biking throughout Northern Virginia, and playing every Escape Room he and his wife can find.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ea623 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71ea623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615a2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"615a2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15802 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amanda-Fox-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd19fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccd19fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0a655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da0a655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amanda Fox <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80d6ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80d6ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Office Manager\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d1533 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"c1d1533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-c1d1533\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-c1d1533\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmanda Fox<span class=\"popup-title\">Office Manager<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Fox is the Office Manager at Rising for Justice, where she oversees daily office operations, manages communications, and organizes events. She plays a key role in maintaining an efficient and welcoming office environment that supports the organization\u2019s mission.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining Rising for Justice, Amanda was the Office Manager at the National Council of Urban Indian Health, where she managed office operations, coordinated travel, and provided administrative support to senior leadership. She also has experience in budgeting, event planning, and vendor relations from her time at the National Indian Health Board.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda is committed to creating streamlined workflows and fostering a positive office culture. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, freediving, gardening, and snowboarding \u2014 activities that allow her to unwind and stay connected to nature.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c18893 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c18893\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ca80f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41ca80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15816 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MaryHelen-Getty-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf15ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcf15ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719baf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"719baf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MaryHelen Getty<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128636b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"128636b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paralegal\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725d616 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"725d616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-725d616\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-725d616\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaryHelen Getty<span class=\"popup-title\">Paralegal<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MaryHelen Getty is a paralegal with the Expungement and Respondent Representation Programs at Rising for Justice. She supports the aim of these programs to help clients overcome social and economic obstacles resulting from their criminal history and to offer equitable access to counsel for respondents in CPO\/ASO matters. This work engages her passion for assisting underserved individuals impacted by the legal system with the betterment of their lives and circumstances.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before working as a paralegal, MaryHelen interned at RFJ with these two programs during the senior year of her undergraduate career.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MaryHelen graduated cum laude from James Madison University and the university\u2019s Honors College. She received her B.A. in Political Science with a Pre-Law concentration, and she hopes to attend law school in the future. She is a Virginia native, originally from Locust Grove. In her free time, MaryHelen enjoys hiking, watching sunsets, and attending live music performances.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c129835 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c129835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9081e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9081e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15819 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patricia-Greenwell-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8633ce5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8633ce5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adbc2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7adbc2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patricia Greenwell<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bebb58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bebb58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Supervising Attorney\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca18c4 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"0ca18c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-0ca18c4\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-0ca18c4\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPatricia Greenwell<span class=\"popup-title\">Supervising Attorney<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patricia Greenwell is a Supervising Attorney with the Housing Advocacy &amp; Litigation Clinic at Rising for Justice. Before joining Rising for Justice, Patricia was a Staff Attorney at Maryland Legal Aid, where she represented clients with a variety of legal issues. Highlights include preventing tenants from being evicted and losing their housing vouchers, helping homeowners avoid loss of their homes in foreclosure cases, and preserving public benefits for clients. Patricia was also a Staff Attorney at the Maryland Center for Legal Assistance, where she advised self-represented litigants on civil legal issues.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patricia graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2014. While in law school, she was a student attorney in the Drug Policy and Public Health Strategies Clinic, where she helped advance legislation expanding access to insurance benefits for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patricia enjoys spending time with family and friends, listening to music, and reading.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94afa8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94afa8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffbfe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ffbfe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15820 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Priyanka_Griffith_Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a8e09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80a8e09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851be4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"851be4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Priyanka Griffith <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b046b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b046b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paralegal\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f997d7 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"8f997d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-8f997d7\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-8f997d7\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPriyanka Griffith<span class=\"popup-title\">Paralegal<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priyanka Griffith is a Paralegal with the Tenant Justice Program at Rising for Justice. She first joined Rising for Justice through the Criminal Record Sealing Program, where she conducted client interviews, evaluated eligibility, and supported case documentation and organization. Her work across both programs has given her a grounded understanding of the challenges DC residents face when interacting with the legal system.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priyanka\u2019s experience in Washington, DC includes work with organizations focused on justice reform, ethical technology, and community engagement. At the National Children\u2019s Center, she helped design an AI ethics and inclusion policy for human services programs. She also supported digital strategy and outreach at Innovative Prosecution Consulting, contributing to projects at the intersection of technology, legal practice, and public\u2011sector innovation. Her academic and professional work has also included research on prosecution reform and restorative justice practices.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priyanka graduated summa cum laude from American University with a Bachelor of Science in Data Sciences for Justice, Law, and Criminology, a minor in Cybersecurity, and a certificate in Leadership and Ethical Development. Her work reflects her interest in justice reform, technology ethics, and community\u2011driven service in the DC area.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of work, Priyanka enjoys arts and crafts, reading mystery novels and poetry, exploring state and national parks, and spending time writing and journaling.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8717ea8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8717ea8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce246b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dce246b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15817 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mason-Grow-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bc24c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5bc24c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcbda0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfcbda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mason Grow<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33934f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b33934f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff Attorney\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7686baa premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"7686baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-7686baa\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-7686baa\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMason Grow<span class=\"popup-title\">Staff Attorney<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mason Grow is a Staff Attorney in the Tenant Justice Program at Rising for Justice, where she works to advance housing justice and ensure equal access to legal representation.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before joining Rising for Justice, Mason worked as Legislative Counsel in Councilmember Pinto\u2019s Ward 2 office. Mason graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 2023. While in law school, she was a student attorney in the Juvenile Justice Clinic, where she defended teenagers against criminal charges in D.C. Superior Court.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her spare time, Mason enjoys reading, listening to music, and playing soccer around the city.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553c48c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"553c48c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65678c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65678c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15809 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Erica-Hadley-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fb72b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2fb72b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022d078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"022d078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Erica Hadley<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a12ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a12ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Staff Attorney\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c6013 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"85c6013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-85c6013\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-85c6013\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tErica Hadley<span class=\"popup-title\">Staff Attorney<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erica Hadley is a Staff Attorney with the Tenant Justice Program at Rising for Justice, where she works to advance housing justice and ensure equal access to legal representation.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erica graduated from the American University, Washington College of Law (WCL) in 2024, where she demonstrated a deep commitment to public interest law. During law school, Erica worked in a variety of roles that deepened her commitment to justice, including in WCL\u2019s Civil Advocacy Clinic, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Employment Litigation Section.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her free time, Erica enjoys spending time with friends and her bunny, Rosie the Rabbiter. She also enjoys thrifting, reading, and hiking in Rock Creek Park.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7fc63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c7fc63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d365853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d365853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15801 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Amaia-Horyna_Headshot_05.13.2025.jpg-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d0424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50d0424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1146821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1146821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amaia Horyna <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a3501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6a3501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paralegal\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e278c62 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"e278c62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-e278c62\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-e278c62\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmaia Horyna<span class=\"popup-title\">Paralegal<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amaia is a Housing Paralegal with the Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic at Rising for Justice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In May 2024, Amaia graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Political Science, concentrating in Law and Legal Studies. Her studies and experience as an Incarcerated Survivor Hotline Volunteer at Boston Area Rape Crisis Center inspired her passion for public interest work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She later interned at Prisoners\u2019 Legal Services of Massachusetts, where she worked one-on-one with clients to address inadequate healthcare in correctional facilities and contributed to litigation aimed at holding the Department of Correction accountable for systemic issues, including excessive use of force, discrimination, and failure to accommodate incarcerated individuals with disabilities. Amaia aspires to attend law school to pursue a career in public interest law.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her free time, Amaia enjoys long distance running, playing the guitar, and exploring the city with her adorable rescue pup, Stevie Nicks.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b441df6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b441df6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3106e96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3106e96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15814 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kyle-Keenan-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2042bfb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2042bfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d0db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8d0db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kyle Keenan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8f449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec8f449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervising Attorney\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6308230 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"6308230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-6308230\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-6308230\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKyle Keenan<span class=\"popup-title\">Supervising Attorney<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle Keenan is a Supervising Attorney with the Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic at Rising for Justice. He brings extensive litigation and program leadership experience from his work across several jurisdictions. In addition to the District of Columbia, he is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Montana.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before joining Rising for Justice, Kyle was Deputy Director of Lakeshore Legal Aid\u2019s Eviction Prevention Department in Detroit, Michigan. In that role, he oversaw courthouse clinic operations and expanded the law student clinic program. He also previously served as a public defender with the Missouri State Public Defender System, focusing on appellate, post-conviction, and parole revocation defense.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle earned his J.D. from Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law, where he received certificates in International Legal Studies and Immigration Law &amp; Practice. During law school, he served as a student practitioner in the Immigration Defense Clinic, advocating for DACA recipients and asylum seekers. He also served as Vice President and ABA Student Representative for the Student Bar Association. A Montana native, Kyle received a B.A. in Architecture and a B.A. in Spanish from Montana State University.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of his legal work, Kyle enjoys pen-and-ink architectural sketching, snowboarding, hiking, traveling, and exploring DC\u2019s green spaces with his dog, Quito.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121720b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"121720b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45dba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d45dba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15813 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacob-Lemon-Strauss-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ebd8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12ebd8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79efed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79efed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jacob Lemon-Strauss<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67691e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67691e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Director, Expungement and Respondent Representation Programs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dedb87 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"6dedb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-6dedb87\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-6dedb87\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJacob Lemon-Strauss<span class=\"popup-title\">Director, Record Sealing &amp; Respondent Representation Programs<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacob Lemon-Strauss is the Program Director of Rising for Justice\u2019s Record Sealing &amp; the Respondent Representation Programs.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before joining Rising for Justice, Jacob was a Supervising Attorney at the Bronx Defenders, a nationally recognized public defender organization. He represented people charged with every level of offense, from traffic violations to homicides. As a Supervising Attorney, Jacob managed and trained staff attorneys in the office.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jacob attended law school at Georgetown University Law Center, graduating cum laude in 2011. While in law school, he was a student attorney in the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Clinic, where he represented people charged with misdemeanors in DC Superior Court, as well as people eligible for release before the U.S. Parole Commission. Jacob graduated from Macalester College in 2006 with a BA in Religious Studies.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his spare time, Jacob enjoys taking hikes with his dog, biking around DC, and watching basketball.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed879a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bed879a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da8196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5da8196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15811 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Greg-Nolen-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c2afa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5c2afa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2ab79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab2ab79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gregory Nolen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9f249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c9f249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Executive Assistant\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f834d65 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"f834d65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-f834d65\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-f834d65\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGregory Nolen<span class=\"popup-title\">Executive Assistant to the Executive Director <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gregory Nolen is the executive assistant at Rising for Justice. He primarily assists the executive director and the deputy director. Gregory joined the organization after spending the past six years with the Maryland Center for Legal Assistance (MCLA), a fully owned subsidiary of Maryland Legal Aid. Gregory served as an administrative assistant and was later promoted to office manager during his time with MCLA<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gregory earned a certificate in paralegal studies at Anne Arundel Community College in May of 2016. While in the program, he completed an internship as a paralegal at the Anne Arundel County office of Maryland Legal Aid, which was later turned into a part-time role upon completion of the program. He also earned a BA in history from McDaniel College in Westminster, MD in May of 2013, graduating cum laude.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his spare time, Gregory enjoys reading nonfiction books, watching sports, and spending time with friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ac14f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5ac14f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8586ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8586ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15804 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Antoinette-Parks-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5dd457 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5dd457\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ef6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75ef6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Antionette Parks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d4d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61d4d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interim Director, Social Work Program\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee59736 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"ee59736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-ee59736\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-ee59736\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAntionette Parks<span class=\"popup-title\">Acting Director, Social Work Program <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antionette Parks is the Supervising Social Worker for Rising for Justice. She has over 25 years of experience in the Social Work field. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)in the District of Columbia and a Licensed Independent Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) in the State of Maryland. She is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work to provide supervision to LMSWs pursuing their clinical social work licenses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her social work career has given her the opportunity to provide therapy and case management services to underserved children, teens, and families dealing with challenging life issues. Focusing on individuals\u2019 strengths to succeed has been her inspiration to promote a positive impact.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She enjoys spending time with her family, listening to music, gardening, and reading.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2069eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2069eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635c632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"635c632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15821 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Safiyya-Phillip-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-876da2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"876da2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f441466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f441466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safiyya Phillip<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0eca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e0eca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervising Social Worker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3097a premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"aa3097a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-aa3097a\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-aa3097a\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSafiyya Phillip<span class=\"popup-title\">Supervising Social Worker <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safiyya Phillip is a Supervising Social Worker for Rising for Justice and a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) in the District of Columbia. Safiyya is passionate about providing assistance to individuals in historically underserved communities to bring about holistic wellbeing. She is also committed to addressing systemic injustices, especially those related to environmental injustice, in areas such as housing and food security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safiyya graduated summa cum laude from Howard University with a Master of Social Work in 2024 and summa cum laude from Southern Adventist University with a Bachelor of Social Work in 2023. During her graduate program she interned at Rising for Justice, assisting in resource connection, case management, and providing psychoeducational and emotional support while working with clients.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her undergraduate experience includes an internship at her university\u2019s food pantry, where she helped run daily operations and engaged the community in awareness-raising projects concerning food insecurity on college campuses. She also worked as a social work intern at a facility for those with Alzheimer\u2019s and dementia, helping residents complete various brain-exercising activities and assisting in developing biopsychosocial assessments for clients.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her free time, Safiyya enjoys listening to music, spending time in nature, and listening to all kinds of podcasts, especially ones about animals or various events in history.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e3353 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80e3353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa266b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aa266b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15810 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gina-Polley-Headshot_12.04.2024.jpg-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a0288 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7a0288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f08c96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f08c96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gina Polley<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1b97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e1b97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interim Director of Litigation and Advocacy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a13fa premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"26a13fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-26a13fa\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-26a13fa\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGina Polley<span class=\"popup-title\">Interim Director of Litigation &amp; Advocacy<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gina Polley received her Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, CA and has practiced both civil and criminal law where she is licensed in Michigan and Maryland, pending DC licensing.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Michigan, Gina worked as the Deputy Director for Legal Aid &amp; Defender Association in Detroit, MI where she supervised staff attorneys throughout Wayne and Oakland counties.\u00a0 In 2012, she moved to Maryland and accepted a position with Maryland Legal Aid as the Chief Attorney of the Montgomery County office.\u00a0 After three years, Gina was promoted to Deputy Chief County for MLA where she supervised all of the offices state-wide, ensuring consistent excellence from their staff of nearly 300 employees.\u00a0 She remained in this position until she initially retired in May 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That, however, didn\u2019t last long, as Gina then worked creating the Family Law Self-Help Clinic in La Plata, MD where she assisted pro-se litigants in family law-related matters.\u00a0 In September 2024, she was asked to come aboard as a Consultant for Rising for Justice working with the law students handling Landlord-Tenant issues in DC Courts.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gina is a happily married mother of three and \u201cNana\u201d to nine grandchildren. She enjoys bowling, traveling, reading books, and shopping.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fabeca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fabeca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97eafd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e97eafd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15803 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Andrew-Rabinowitz_Headshot_10.30.2024.jpg-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdef388 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdef388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb2414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fb2414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andrew Rabinowitz <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5acaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f5acaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director, Tenant Justice Program\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b58f4 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"28b58f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-28b58f4\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-28b58f4\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Rabinowitz <span class=\"popup-title\">Director of the Tenant Justice Program<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andrew Rabinowitz is the Director of the Tenant Justice Program, bringing a robust background in legal services and advocacy. Most recently, he served as the Director of Senior Legal Services at a non-profit law firm affiliated with the Bar Association of Baltimore City. During his tenure there, Andrew successfully tripled the organization\u2019s operating account and secured funding to implement over 30% salary increases for all staff, significantly enhancing the firm\u2019s capacity to serve its clients.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before this role, Andrew was the Chief Attorney for Maryland Legal Aid\u2019s Housing and Consumer Law Unit in Baltimore City. In this capacity, he managed a team of attorneys, paralegals, law clerks, and administrative staff engaged in critical housing and consumer litigation, legislative advocacy, and community outreach initiatives. His extensive experience also includes private practice, where he focused on landlord\/tenant matters and criminal law.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2012 graduate of Barry University School of Law, Andrew combines his legal expertise with strong leadership skills, positioning him to make a meaningful impact in his new role at RFJ.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of his professional commitments, Andrew is an avid whitewater kayaker, often found exploring local rivers or competing in freestyle events, reflecting his adventurous spirit.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd598d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bd598d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-531fecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"531fecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15805 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ayn-Lee-Sing_Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d36ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15d36ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbaecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cbaecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ayn Lee Sing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1f189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac1f189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director, Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36d88c0 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"36d88c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-36d88c0\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-36d88c0\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAyn Lee Sing <span class=\"popup-title\">Director of the Housing Advocacy &amp; Litigation Clinic <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayn Lee Sing is the Director of the Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic at Rising for Justice. She joined the organization after serving as the Director of Housing Justice at the Homeless Persons Representation Project in Baltimore, Maryland. Her career reflects more than a decade of dedicated advocacy in housing law, fair housing enforcement, and homelessness legal prevention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specifically, Ayn\u2019s legal experience spans multiple states and a wide range of forums. She has represented clients throughout every stage of the legal process, from administrative proceedings to state and local courts, in Florida, Maryland, and most recently the District of Columbia. Prior to her work in Baltimore, she practiced as the Lead Homelessness Legal Prevention Attorney and a Fair Housing Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born and raised in Trinidad in the Caribbean, Ayn later moved to Massachusetts to attend Wellesley College, where she earned a double major in Africana Studies and Political Science. She went on to pursue her law degree at the University of Miami School of Law. During law school, she served as a student attorney and a H.O.P.E. (Helping Others through Pro Bono Efforts) Summer Fellow at a Children\u2019s Law Center and held a leadership role on the H.O.P.E. Public Interest Leadership Board as Co-Chair for Community Liaisons and Public Relations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After graduating, Ayn returned to Trinidad and completed a government-funded six-month conversion program qualifying her to practice law in the Caribbean. She then spent her early legal career practicing a broad range of civil law before returning to the United States where she served as an Administrative Law Examiner with the Vermont Human Rights Commission, responsible for investigating discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations. She later continued this work as an attorney with the Florida Commission on Human Relations conducting similar investigations and legal analysis in matters involving discrimination under state and federal civil rights laws.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayn enjoys hiking, exploring museums, attending comedy shows and concerts, and traveling both domestically and internationally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa742f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa742f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764ba6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"764ba6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15812 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gusty-Taler-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0733f8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0733f8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703d1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"703d1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gusty Taler<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a7161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72a7161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interim Deputy Director\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6983773 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"6983773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-6983773\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-6983773\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGusty Taler<span class=\"popup-title\">Interim Deputy Director <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Interim Deputy Director, Gustava (\u201cGusty\u201d) Taler brings a wealth of experience working in a wide range of settings including non-profits, government, and the private sector. Prior to joining Rising for Justice, Gusty was chief operating officer for Maryland Legal Aid (MLA). There she managed the day-to-day administration of Maryland\u2019s third largest law firm with 12 offices statewide, 300 staff, and a $34 million budget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specifically, her work included supervision of budget\/finance, human resources, facilities, information technology, grants\/contracts\/compliance, and training\/pro bono teams. Under her leadership and that of MLA\u2019s former executive director, organizational revenues increased by 47%. This was accomplished by broadening the pool and breadth of funding sources, developing and coordinating innovative and collaborative service delivery programs, and dramatically increasing the number of multi-year grant and contract awards to serve the civil legal needs of the state\u2019s low-income and most vulnerable residents.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to joining MLA, Gusty was chief of staff for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, and worked for the Women\u2019s Law Center of Maryland, the Pro Bono Resource Center, the Maryland General Assembly, and in the private practice of law. As part of her work with the Women\u2019s Law Center, she created and was project director for the Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence Project, which provides legal assistance to foreign-born victims of domestic violence.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before entering the legal profession, Gusty worked in public relations and public affairs. She received her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, her M.S. in Public Relations from American University\u2019s Kogod School of Business, and B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820b66a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"820b66a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2661194 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2661194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15808 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Christian-Teresi-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342db2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"342db2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e16bf09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e16bf09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christian Teresi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd5f7e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd5f7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Development and Communications\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377f89b premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"377f89b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-377f89b\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-377f89b\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChristian Teresi<span class=\"popup-title\">Director of Development &amp; Communications  <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian Teresi is the Director of Development and Communications at Rising for Justice. He has over 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience in strategic development, communications, event management, and cross-sector collaborations with partners in all 50 states and many regions of the world.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before joining Rising for Justice, Christian served as Director of Advancement and Communications at American Councils for International Education. There, he led fundraising and global communications efforts for educational and public diplomacy programs in more than 140 countries, supporting initiatives funded by major foundations, corporate partners, individual donors, and the U.S. government. Earlier in his career, Christian directed one of North America\u2019s largest annual cultural events as Director of Conferences at a national arts association.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christian holds an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University and a BA in English Literature from Binghamton University. A published author and seasoned communicator, he brings an innovative and mission-driven approach to advancing RFJ\u2019s work.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bab4f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bab4f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a2a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8a2a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15806 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot.webp 750w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot-720x720.webp 720w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot-200x200.webp 200w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/softwebexpert.in\/risingforjustice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cammy-Viola-Headshot-100x100.webp 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/750;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbcc03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fbcc03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422dc16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"422dc16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cammy Viola <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f58db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f58db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communications and Development Associate\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b10d92 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"6b10d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-6b10d92\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-lg premium-button-none \" data-text=\"Read Bio\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read Bio<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-6b10d92\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\r\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\r\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-header\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCammy Viola<span class=\"popup-title\">Communications &amp; Development Associate <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-close-button-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">&times;<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Camryn (\u201cCammy\u201d) Viola is the Communications and Development Associate at Rising for Justice, where she advances social media strategy, storytelling, digital marketing, donor engagement, and outreach initiatives that expand equal access to justice in Washington, DC.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previously, Cammy served as Senior Communications and Advancement Officer at American Councils for International Education, managing global communications and social media across over 30 field offices while supporting fundraising and event planning efforts. One of her proudest achievements was directing and designing\u00a0 50 Alumni for 50 Years, a campaign celebrating five decades of international exchange programs.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cammy is committed to community-centered service and grassroots justice work. Originally from Upstate New York, she graduated <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">summa cum laude <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from Ithaca College in 2020 with a double major in Politics and Writing, concentrating in Nonfiction. 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