• Staff
• Board

• Karen A. Newton Cole Executive Director
• Tyra Aikens Assistant to the Director of Finance and Administration
• Kate Arnold Housing, Paralegal/Investigator
• Angie Bailey Intake Specialist
• Cecilia Barber Eviction Prevention Project Coordinator
• John K. Blake Managing Attorney, Economic Security Unit
• Kiara Breault Housing, Paralegal/Investigator
• Ray Crichton Intake Specialist
• Nicole Davies Development Coordinator
• Paige Dennis HCPI Project Coordinator
• Khari A. Edwards Staff Attorney, Housing Unit - Family Preservation Project
• Itta Englander Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
• Kathy Hollins Fields Director of Finance and Administration
• Elizabeth Floyd Supervising Attorney, Housing Cooperative Preservation Initiative
• Ashley Graham-Watanabe Managing Attorney, Brief Services Unit and Director of Compliance
• Janice Johnson Hunter Senior Staff Attorney, Economic Security Unit
• Sheryl Kay Staff Attorney, Family Law Practice
• Kevin Kearns Paralegal, Economic Security Unit
• Kimberly Kelly Intake Specialist
• Deborah Levine Senior Staff Attorney, Brief Services Unit
• Hector Martinez Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
• Adam Marshall Managing Attorney, Housing Law
• Lorna McCandless-Moss Compliance and Operations Coordinator
• Joe McLean Staff Attorney, Housing and Economic Security Units
• Kalen Nehler Staff Attorney, Housing & Economic Security Units
• Maria O'Sullivan Howard C. Westwood Fellow
• Nicholas Patten Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
• Nadiyah Peacock Intake Specialist
• Mary-Elizabeth Pratt Executive Assistant
• Tomás Rivera Staff Attorney, Family Law and Brief Services Unit
• Claudia Roman Paralegal, Economic Security Unit
• Kate Schnell Staff Attorney, Brief Services and Housing Units
• Philip Scholz Brief Services Unit, Paralegal
• Laquita Stagg Tenant Empowerment Specialist
• Mark Trumbore Senior Staff Attorney, Economic Security Unit
• Cassidy Waskowicz Director of Development
• Rachel Weiss Supervising Attorney, Housing Unit
• Mary William Senior Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
• Raquel Wollaston Staff Attorney, Family Law Unit

Cecilia BarberEviction Prevention Project Coordinator

Cecilia Barber joined NLSP in 2022 as the Eviction Prevention Project Coordinator after relocating from Charlottesville, Virginia, where she worked as a grassroots organizer and project coordinator at the Public Housing Association of Residents.

She received her bachelor’s degree in Global Studies from the University of Virginia. Her area of concentration was the Middle East and South Asia. In addition to her work with NLSP, Cecilia is currently working toward her master’s in Public Administration and Policy at American University.

Beyond her experience in housing policy and advocacy, she is well-versed in sustainability and migration issues, and conducted research on climate refugees to write her senior capstone project. She is also a voting community member of the Institutional Review Board for Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia.

One of many reasons that Cecilia chose NLSP is its commitment to justice in all forms. She believes universal access to safe, decent, and affordable housing is the foundation of a more just society. She looks forward to serving low-income Residents of D.C. by amplifying their voices, listening to their needs, and learning every step of the way.

Cecilia can be reached by phone at (202) 750-7445 and via email at cbarber@nlsp.org.