Depuis plus de 50 ans, l'équipe d'avocats, d'avocats et de spécialistes de l'éducation de l'AFC a aidé avec succès des centaines de milliers de familles en fournissant des services juridiques et de défense gratuits, y compris une représentation aux audiences et appels liés à l'école, et en enseignant aux familles ce qu'elles doivent savoir. défendre les droits éducatifs de leurs enfants.
Rencontrez notre équipe
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Alex Elegudin
Director, Postsecondary Readiness Project
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Allison Guttu
Supervising Attorney and Senior Pro Bono Manager
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Andrea Picon
Bilingual Education Advocate
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Anna Brehm
Advocate, Robin Hood Project (she/her)
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Anne Klein
Director of Operations (she/her)
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Beata Jarosz
Development Operations Manager
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Betty Baez Melo
Director, Early Childhood Education Project (she/her/ella)
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Brittney Melvin
Early Childhood Education Advocate
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Brianna Kitchelt
Staff Attorney, Impact Litigation and Direct Services (she/her)
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Daniela Garcia-Casares
Education Specialist, Helpline
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Daniela Nauffal
Staff Attorney, Robin Hood Project (she/her)
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David Marx
Law Graduate, Project Thrive (he/him)
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Diana Aragundi
Assistant Director, Immigrant Students' Rights Project (she/her/ella)
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Diana Imbert
Staff Attorney, Early Childhood Education Project (she/her)
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Edgar Trinidad
Assistant Director of Development (he/him)
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Emily Kramer
Project Director, Technical Assistance Center for Students in Temporary Housing (she/her)
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Erika Palmer
Supervising Attorney (she/her)
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Isabella Rieke
Senior Communications Manager (she/her)
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Ivette Greenblatt
Director of Development
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Jacqueline Ontaneda
Helpline Project Director
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Janyll Canals-Kernizan
Director, Robin Hood Project (she/her)
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Jennifer Pringle
Director, Project LIT (she/her)
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Juliet Eisenstein
Assistant Director, Postsecondary Readiness Project (she/her)
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Julio Gonzalez
Staff Attorney, Robin Hood Project (any pronouns)
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Karen Alves
Senior Education Specialist and Outreach Coordinator (she/her/ella)
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Karen Herrera
Parent Center Advocate (she/her)
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Karoline Quiros
Senior Education Specialist and Administrative Coordinator, Helpline
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Kim Madden
Director of Family Support (she/her)
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Lilliana Díaz-Pedrosa
Director, AFC Parent Center (she/her/ella)
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Lisa Bernard
Staff Attorney, School Justice Project
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Lisbeth Guzman
Project Manager, Technical Assistance Center for Students in Temporary Housing
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Maggie Moroff
Senior Special Education Policy Coordinator (she/her)
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May DePierro
Policy Associate (she/they)
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Malika Harris
Director of Equity and Impact
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Marcia Flores
Education Partnerships Manager, Project LIT (she/her/ella)
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Melissa Atkinson
Administrative Assistant
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Michael Arrington
Law Graduate and Education Collaborative Manager, Project Achieve (he/him)
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Michelle Eaton
Senior Education Specialist, Project Achieve (she/her)
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Naphtali Moore
Staff Attorney, School Justice Project
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Noelis Ciriaco
Administrative Assistant (she/her/ella)
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Pamela Mendez
Staff Attorney, Project Achieve (she/her)
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Ptahra Jeppe
Staff Attorney, Charter Schools (she/her)
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Randi Levine
Policy Director (she/her)
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Rebecca Shore
Director of Litigation (she/her)
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Rita Rodriguez-Engberg
Director, Immigrant Students' Rights Project
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Rohini Singh
Director, School Justice Project (she/her)
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Romi Paek
Director, Project Thrive
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Ross Baker
Education Advocate
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Sarah Part
Senior Policy Analyst (she/her)