Experience

Child Care Law Center

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Legal Advocacy

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  . Oversee CCLC policy work initiatives and draft priority child care legislation . Supervise attorneys on projects connected to substantive child care areas. . Answer child care legal questions from community members. . Provide direct representation to child care providers and parents. . Negotiate with administrative agencies when devising solutions for clients. . Draft CCLC publications. . Give technical assistance to legal aid attorneys . Direct CCLC legal projects . Oversee CCLC policy work initiatives and draft priority child care legislation . Supervise attorneys on projects connected to substantive child care areas. . Answer child care legal questions from community members. . Provide direct representation to child care providers and parents. . Negotiate with administrative agencies when devising solutions for clients. . Draft CCLC publications. . Give technical assistance to legal aid attorneys . Direct CCLC legal projects

• Senior Staff Attorney

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Specialize in writing state laws and local ordinances that increase the availability of child care and make it more affordable for families so that parents can work and children can thrive.• Successfully lead and co-lead statewide campaigns: AB 1207 (requiring child care providers take training in mandated duty to recognize and report child abuse); SB 579 (job protected time off to care for children during emergencies, such as wild fires, earthquakes, and to enroll their children in child care and school); State Budget Bill 2017-2018 (overhauled child care eligibility requirements for state-affordable child care). Applied my legal analytical skills and interpersonal social work skills to ensure that these policies were equitable not only in form, but in practice;• Wrote local zoning ordinances for family child care homes to help ameliorate the child care shortage.• Assist state and local government agencies in writing guidance to implement new child care laws and regulations;• Write legal publications and conduct trainings on zoning, child welfare, immunizations, and disability laws and how these areas of law intersect with child care law. Show less

• Staff Attorney

  • Feb 2013 - Jun 2017



Le Immigration Law, LLC

• United States

• Consulting Attorney

  • Sep 2012 - Feb 2013

  Researched, reviewed, and filed documents on behalf of clients seeking legal immigration status. Researched, reviewed, and filed documents on behalf of clients seeking legal immigration status.



San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, Juvenile Division

• Law Clerk

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  Interviewed detained youth; drafted and filed petitions and motions; filed requests for discovery; collaborated with family members, community agency workers, and school officials to develop individual case plans. Interviewed detained youth; drafted and filed petitions and motions; filed requests for discovery; collaborated with family members, community agency workers, and school officials to develop individual case plans.



East Bay Children’s Law Offices

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Project Intern

  • May 2010 - Jun 2010

  Researched the JV-220 court process; drafted interagency protocol for the JV-220, Application for Psychotropic Medication for foster youth; provided attorneys with information regarding typical childhood mental health diagnoses. Researched the JV-220 court process; drafted interagency protocol for the JV-220, Application for Psychotropic Medication for foster youth; provided attorneys with information regarding typical childhood mental health diagnoses.



U.C. Davis School of Law

• United States
• Law Practice

• Research Assistant for Professor Bill O. Hing

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  Researched and wrote memorandum regarding the constitutionality of local immigration policy based on fieldwork and a literature review, focusing on the “San Francisco Refuge Ordinance”; drafted a memorandum for a chapter in an upcoming book about the myths and realities of crime and deviance within Asian-American communities. Researched and wrote memorandum regarding the constitutionality of local immigration policy based on fieldwork and a literature review, focusing on the “San Francisco Refuge Ordinance”; drafted a memorandum for a chapter in an upcoming book about the myths and realities of crime and deviance within Asian-American communities.



Legal Services for Children

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Intern, Fall Semester

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  Prepared orders, drafted declarations, and translated documents for juvenile guardianship and immigration court proceedings; drafted petitions and declarations for special immigrant juvenile status applications; researched and wrote legal memoranda regarding immigration issues, including VAWA relief; attended client court hearings; interviewed clients during home and school visits; conducted intake interviews and answered questions regarding special education, guardianship, dependency, emancipation, and immigration on agency’s “warm line.” Show less



National Center for Youth Law

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Law Clerk

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Researched law related to youth mental health services, juvenile detention, foster care, legal guardianship, Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program (Kin-GAP) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, and payment of support and attorney fees; wrote legal and policy memoranda; assisted in ongoing Kin-GAP litigation; responded to intake requests for legal assistance; participated in mental health court collaborative meetings in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties; worked on class-action litigation aimed at improving access to mental health services for foster children. Show less



Family Builders by Adoption

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Home Study Social Worker

  • Jun 2007 - Nov 2008

  Conducted in-depth individual and family home studies; assessed potential foster care and adoptive parents; prepared home study reports for Alameda and San Francisco counties; guided and supported families who were adopting children in foster care. Conducted in-depth individual and family home studies; assessed potential foster care and adoptive parents; prepared home study reports for Alameda and San Francisco counties; guided and supported families who were adopting children in foster care.



Oakland Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Worker

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2008

  Provided individual, group, family, crisis, and milieu therapy and academic support for middle school students in special education; developed psychosocial assessments, mental health diagnoses, and treatment plans; conducted home visits. Provided individual, group, family, crisis, and milieu therapy and academic support for middle school students in special education; developed psychosocial assessments, mental health diagnoses, and treatment plans; conducted home visits.



Community Assessment and Referral Center (CARC)

• Case Manager

  • Feb 2001 - Jun 2002

  Conducted assessments and developed case plans for arrested youth in the detention diversion program; advocated for youths in probation meetings, court hearings, school IEP meetings, and expulsion hearings; collaborated with community agencies, the San Francisco Juvenile Public Defender’s Office, and the Probation Department; provided support and transportation to job interviews, medical appointments, and mandated community service. Conducted assessments and developed case plans for arrested youth in the detention diversion program; advocated for youths in probation meetings, court hearings, school IEP meetings, and expulsion hearings; collaborated with community agencies, the San Francisco Juvenile Public Defender’s Office, and the Probation Department; provided support and transportation to job interviews, medical appointments, and mandated community service.