- Karen A. Newton Cole Executive Director
- Cecilia Barber Project Manager
- Marka Belinfanti Director of Private Attorney Involvement
- Milton Burley Human Resources Coordinator
- Cyntoria E. Carter Chief Management Specialist
- Ray Crichton Compliance and Special Projects Coordinator
- Nicole Davies Development Coordinator
- Paige Dennis HCPI Project Coordinator
- Mary Kate Edelson Intake Specialist
- Itta Englander Senior Staff Attorney, Housing Cooperative Preservation Initiative
- Kathy Hollins Fields Director of Administration
- Elizabeth Floyd Program Manager, Housing Cooperative Preservation Initiative
- Liz Fuller Howard C. Westwood Fellow Economic Security Unit
- Frank Garvey Grants Manager
- Ashley Graham-Watanabe Director of Compliance and Legal Innovation
- Kierrah Harris Westwood Fellow, Family Law Unit
- Alexandra Himonas Staff Attorney, Economic Security Unit
- Laura Holm Staff Attorney
- Leroy Hughes, Jr. Deputy Executive Director of Operations
- Sheryl L. Kay Staff Attorney, Family Law Practice
- Kimberly Kelly Senior Intake Specialist
- Karen Malovrh Managing Attorney, Family Law Unit
- Adam Marshall Managing Attorney, Housing Law Unit
- Joe McLean Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
- Alfred Miller Paralegal, Economic Security Unit
- Kalen Nehler Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
- Nicholas Patten Managing Attorney, Housing Law Unit
- Mary-Elizabeth Pratt Executive Assistant
- Catherine Quinn Eviction Prevention Project Coordinator
- Olivia Rahn Staff Attorney, Economic Security Unit
- Miranda Redzich Senior Staff Attorney
- Neil Satterlund Senior Staff Attorney
- Kate Schnell Senior Staff Attorney, Brief Services and Housing Units
- Philip Scholz Economic Security Unit, Paralegal
- Jordan Sciascia Gallogly Family Foundation Fellow
- Paris M. Scott Director of Development and Communications
- Laquita Stagg Tenant Empowerment Specialist
- Marie Tashima Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
- Mark Trumbore Program Manager, Economic Security Unit
- Tracey Tucker Paralegal
- Robert Warren Senior Staff Attorney, Economic Security Unit
- Rachel Weiss Managing Attorney, Economic Security Unit
- Luer Yin Senior Staff Attorney, Family Law Unit
Leroy Hughes, Jr.Deputy Executive Director of Operations
Leroy Hughes, Jr. is a seasoned nonprofit operations executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience providing strategic oversight for mission-driven organizations. As Deputy Executive Director of Operations at the Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia, he provides executive leadership across organizational operations, human resources, information technology, benefits administration, business management, and administrative services.
Throughout his career, Leroy has held senior executive leadership positions with notable national organizations, including the Public Justice Foundation, the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, Concerned Black Men National, and Teach For America, Inc. In these roles, he directed multi-site operations, strengthened organizational infrastructure, and implemented systems that enhanced operational efficiency, organizational effectiveness, and long-term sustainability.
Leroy earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University and a Master of Public Administration from Troy University. He has been recognized in Who's Who in Washington, DC and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Leroy is committed to building high-performing organizations through strategic operations, collaborative leadership, and sound administrative stewardship that advance mission impact and long-term organizational success.
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