- 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
Claudia RomanParalegal, Economic Security Unit
Claudia Roman began working with the Neighborhood Legal Services Program in May 2023. She is a paralegal in the Economic Security Unit. In this position she assists attorneys with cases regarding public benefits and conducts client intake. She is dedicated to helping clients get the benefits and assistance
they need.
Claudia was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia and came to Washington DC to study at American University. She graduated in December 2022 with a BA in Justice and Law with a specialization in Criminology. She also minored in Area Studies: Latin America and Spanish. Claudia is bilingual in English
and Spanish.
Before joining NLSP, Claudia had interned at numerous places such as the Museum of the Palestinian People, the Washington Office on Latin America, and the Portsmouth General District Court in Virginia to just name a few places. She was also the president of the Latinx American Student Organization (LASO) at American University for two years and was an active member of the Puerto Rican Student Organization (PRSO). She is excited to be a part of NLSP and to serve the DC community in the best way
possible.
Claudia can be reached by emailing croman@nlsp.org.
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