Our Team

Meet our team of lawyers, advocates, and activists committed to creating a more just and restorative society.

STAFF

Staff Members

Gabrielle Atwell

South Carolina Paralegal

South Carolina

Meet Gabrielle

Amanda Carlin

Litigation Staff Attorney

Southern California

Meet Amanda

Deborah Choi

Youth Justice Staff Attorney

Southern California

Meet Deborah

Katie Decker

Record Cleaning Paralegal

Oakland, California

Meet Katie

Eva DeLair

Deputy Director, Northern California Programs

Oakland, California

Meet Eva

Marvel L. Faulkner

Reentry Attorney

Oakland

Meet Marvel

Sam Fishman

In-Prison Programs Attorney

Oakland

Meet Sam

Alesia Flores

Deputy Director of National Programs and South Carolina Managing Attorney

South Carolina

Meet Alesia

Carmen Garcia

Executive Director

Oakland, California

Meet Carmen

Zack Gates

Data Manager

Oakland, California

Meet Zack

Zach Gautier-Klos

California Policy Attorney

Oakland, California

Meet Zach

Claudia Gonzalez

Central Valley Policy Associate

Central Valley California

Meet Claudia

Gabriel Gonzalez

Shartsis Friese LLP Public Interest Fellow

Oakland, CA

Meet Gabriel

Fredrick Green

Warm Handoff Fellow

Oakland, California

Meet Fredrick

Daniel Halpern

Senior Paralegal

Oakland, California

Meet Daniel

Alia Hartman

Senior Development Manager

Oakland, CA

Meet Alia

Stephen Ho

In Prison Programs Coordinator

Oakland, California

Meet Stephen

Darya Kashani

Program Coordinator

Oakland

Meet Darya

Joshua Kim

National Director of Litigation for Economic Opportunity

Southern California

Meet Joshua

Marshal Lawler

Policy Fellow

Oakland, CA

Meet Marshal

Jamie Popper

Supervisory Attorney - In-Prison Programs

Oakland, California

Meet Jamie

Mitra Purpur

LSFN Fellow 

Oakland, CA

Meet Mitra

Luke Robins

Communications Associate

Oakland, California

Meet Luke

John Rodriguez

Education & Communications Manager

Oakland, California

Meet John

Chloe Sanderson

Program Coordinator

South Carolina

Meet Chloe

Alwin Smith

Resource Specialist & Employment Coach

Oakland, California

Meet Alwin

Sarah True

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Southern California

Meet Sarah

Tiana White

South Carolina Paralegal

South Carolina

Meet Tiana

Our AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers

Bella Di Francesco

NorCal Outreach and Partnership Coordinator VISTA

Oakland

Meet Bella

Kiran Rao

Data Analyst VISTA

Meet Kiran

Law Clerks, Interns, and Volunteers

Root & Rebound would not be where we are today without the hard work and dedication of volunteers, law clerks, and interns.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board of Directors

Saeleen Bommarito

Irene Diaz

Carmen Garcia

Watani Stiner

Advisory Board

Carol Kahm

Keith Smalls

Elaina Wolfe

Join The Team

Root & Rebound is looking for enthusiastic, creative people who thrive in a dynamic environment to join our team.

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