- 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
John K. BlakeManaging Attorney, Economic Security Unit
John first joined Neighborhood Legal Services Program in September of 2018 as a Howard C. Westwood Fellow. After his Fellowship with NLSP, John worked for just under two years at a sister legal services organization in the District on the rights of consumers and victims of economic crime. John returned to NLSP in April of 2022 to work in the Brief Services and Economic Security Units.
John has a long-time commitment to advocacy and service around the issues impacting people living in poverty. John earned his J.D. from The University of The District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. During his time there, he was selected as a Dean’s Fellow, received the Earl H. Davis Award as an Olender Scholar, and was a recipient of the Dean’s Cup for his commitment to service and scholarship. John received his B.A. in Public Administration & American Government from The University of Montana. John is an alum of the AmeriCorps State & National Justice For Montanans Program, where he worked with Montana Legal Services Association to increase access to civil legal services. Before law school John worked as a long-time organizer, activist, and nonprofit administrator, on the rights of racial minorities, LGBTQIA people, and women.
John can be reached by phone at 202-269-5128, or via email at jblake@nlsp.org.
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