Our Team

Our Board

Josephine (Jo) Alioto, Board Secretary

Dina Polanco-Mendoza, Vice President

Greg Wright, Secretary

Priscilla Lopez, Treasurer

Dina Sigal, Board Member

John Weber, Board Member

Lila Carrillo Rodriguez, Board Member

Shelly Lyon, Board Member

Peter Kohli, Board Member

TJ Kapoor, Board Member

 

Emeritus Board Members

Jason Wolford, former Board President (2019-2021)
Jason Wolford is the co-founder of Wolford-Wayne Law.

Shirley Gibson, former Board Secretary 
Shirley Gibson served on EDC’s board from 2011 to 2020, and was the Directing Attorney for the HomeSavers Project at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County/Sobrato Center for Nonprofits from 2011 until she passed away in November 2021. Her kindness, energy, dedication to the people and causes she cared about, and her contributions to tenants’ rights work in the Bay Area, will not be forgotten.

EDC Staff

Angie Aukee, Interim Co-Executive Director
Administration

Krista Alderson, Interim Co-Executive Director
Administration

Brison Blackwell, Director of Operations
Administration

Melanie Harris, People Operations Manager
Administration

Sharrie Overall, People Operations Generalist
Administration

Justin Singh, Payroll Specialist & People Operations Assistant
Administration

Alexis Figueroa, Office Operations Manager
Administration

Nicole Tobor, Operations Associate
Administration

Latashia McFarland, Temporary Operations Associate
Administration

Helena Saito, Data Systems Manager
Administration

Finance Director and Development Director: TBD
Administration

Yevgeniy Kislyuk, Finance Manager
Administration

Phoebe Hua, Finance Associate
Administration

Abdullah Sulaiman, Finance Associate
Administration

Robert Petitpas, Funds Processor
Administration

Director of Development: TBD
Administration

Ankit Jain, Grants Manager
Administration

Frances Rios, Data Assistant
Administration

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Emily Frias, Clinic Supervisor and Program Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Tim Coltman, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Amalia Macias-Laventure, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Jaimie Diaz Barreno, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Megan Duong, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Dana Huffstutler, Sr, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Nami Murthy, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Morgan Wakefield, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Diego Zamora-Salazar, Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Anja Peterson, Temp Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Sean Smith, Temp Right to Counsel Coordinator
Legal Clinic

Arianas Campos-Reese, Triage Specialist
Legal Clinic

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Ora Prochovnick, Director of Litigation & Policy
Litigation Department

Ryan Murphy, Deputy Director of Litigation
Litigation Department

J. Scott Weaver, Supervising Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Jason Hain, Senior Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Sarah Fenton Hinks, Senior Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Daniel O’Connell, Senior Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Veena Bansal, Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Antonia Bethel, Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Claire LaVaute, Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Ezra Lintner, Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Adrienne Mendle, Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Jacqueline Patton, Sr. Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Gina Pham, Litigation Attorney
Litigation Department

Adriana Barajas, EDC Law Fellow
Litigation Department

Ava Lau-Silveira, EDC Law Fellow
Litigation Department

Jack Marschke, EDC Law Fellow
Litigation Department

Ysabelle Orillos, EDC Law Fellow
Litigation Department

Jessica Santillo, EDC Law Fellow
Litigation Department

Samuel Schied, EDC Law Fellow
Litigation Department

Ira Ben Holston, Supervising Paralegal
Litigation Department

Peter Gaughan, Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Department

Jenna Harris, Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Department

Iara Ried, Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Department

Isra Sebiaa, Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Department

Alex Dubin, Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Department

Yangmingyue Li, Litigation Paralegal
Litigation Department

Karen Wolff, Supervising Social Worker
Litigation Department

Masami Endo, Senior Litigation Case Worker
Litigation Department

Brandon Williams, Senior Litigation Case Worker
Litigation Department

Lux Crumpler, Litigation Case Worker
Litigation Department

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Laura Hernandez, RADCo Program Director 
RADCo Department

Amy Price, RADCo Data and Finance Manager
RADCo Department

Virginia Chapman, Housing Subsidy Supervisor 
RADCo Department

Lucerito DeAnda Mendez, RADCo Supervising Coordinator
RADCo Department

Joaquin Zamudio, RADCo Supervising Coordinator
RADCo Department

Hannah Gallagher, RADCo Supervising Coordinator
RADCo Department

Min Ting Yu, RADCo Supervising Coordinator
RADCo Department

Zhenlun Cai, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Glendy Castanon, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Alexandria Corbitt, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Marcos De La Fuente, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Maira Flores, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Jennifer Palacios, Temp Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Quin Hoppe, Temp Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Jazma Jefferson, Temp Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Shephali Ides, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

James Mallman, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Courtney Matlock, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Dylan Morse, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Cheyenne Oberes, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Oriana Saportas, Housing Subsidy Supervising Coordinator
RADCo Department

Raymond Zamudio, Rental Assistance Coordinator
RADCo Department

Moriah Mitchell, Housing Subsidy Coordinator
RADCo Department

Christina Bar, Housing Subsidy Coordinator
RADCo Department

Joyce Manto, Housing Subsidy Coordinator
RADCo Department

Cecilia Chavarria, Intake Specialist
RADCo Department

Carolina Flores, Intake Specialist
RADCo Department

Klarissa Ramirez, Intake Specialist
RADCo Department

Tony Lezama, Intake Specialist
RADCo Department

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Tyler Rougeau, Directing Attorney
Shelter Client Advocacy Program

Ben Baczkowski, Sr. Advocate
Shelter Client Advocacy Program

Ramsey Dunlap, Advocate
Shelter Client Advocacy Program

Ubaldo Espinoza, Advocate
Shelter Client Advocacy Program

Meghan “RK” Johnson, Advocate
Shelter Client Advocacy Program

Anisha Tammana, Advocate
Shelter Client Advocacy Program