Experience

ChangeLab Solutions

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Senior Attorney

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2022

  As a Senior Staff Attorney at ChangeLab Solutions, I work on laws and policies that promote economic justice and health equity, particularly for children and families.I draft model policies, provide technical legal assistance throughout the country, develop products that translate legal strategies for laypeople, and create and deliver trainings and presentations to varied audiences at local, state, and national convenings.



Bay Area Legal Aid

• Staff Attorney

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2017

  Bilingual Economic Justice Staff Attorney II (CalWORKS, GA, CalFresh) and Family Law/Domestic Violence Staff Attorney. Provided direct legal services to hundreds of low-income clients. Represented clients at administrative hearings and writs, and in child support/restraining order/custody/dissolution hearings at Superior Court. Participated in advocacy at the local and state levels, working to improve the provision of public benefits to low-income individuals and their families. Served a largely monolingual Spanish-speaking clientele.



Family Violence Law Center

• Staff Attorney

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2008

  Provided free legal services to survivors of domestic violence. Drafted restraining order petitions and represented clients in court. Provided same day legal representation to unrepresented petitioners. Provided free legal services to survivors of domestic violence. Drafted restraining order petitions and represented clients in court. Provided same day legal representation to unrepresented petitioners.