- Karen A. Newton Cole Executive Director
- Tyra Aikens Assistant to the Director of Administration
- Kate Arnold Housing, Paralegal/Investigator
- Odilia Asakeyarigo Howard C. Westwood Fellow
- Angie Bailey Intake Specialist
- Michaela Bapis Intake Specialist
- Cecilia Barber Project Manager
- Marka Belinfanti Director of Private Attorney Involvement
- Caren M. Bright-Webb Director of Litigation and Advocacy
- Cyntoria E. Carter Chief Management Specialist
- Olivia Carvajal Staff Attorney, Brief Services and Family Law Units
- Sade Clarke Staff Attorney
- Schantell S. Comegys Managing Attorney
- Ray Crichton Compliance and Special Projects Coordinator
- Nicole Davies Development Coordinator
- Paige Dennis HCPI Project Coordinator
- Britt Dillman Staff Attorney, ESU
- Mary Kate Edelson Intake Specialist
- Itta Englander Senior Staff Attorney, Housing Cooperative Preservation Initiative
- Kathy Hollins Fields Director of Administration
- Elizabeth Floyd Supervising Attorney, Housing Cooperative Preservation Initiative
- Frank Garvey Interim Director of Development
- Ashley Graham-Watanabe Director of Compliance and Legal Innovation
- Alexa Himonas Equal Justice America Veterans' Rights Fellow, Staff Attorney
- Laura Holm Staff Attorney
- Sheryl L. Kay Staff Attorney, Family Law Practice
- Kimberly Kelly Intake Specialist
- Karen Malovrh Managing Attorney, Brief Services Unit
- Adam Marshall Managing Attorney, Housing Law
- Joe McLean Staff Attorney, Housing and Economic Security Units
- Alfred Miller Paralegal, Economic Security Unit
- Kalen Nehler Staff Attorney, Housing & Economic Security Units
- Nicholas Patten Supervising Attorney, Housing Unit
- Mary-Elizabeth Pratt Executive Assistant
- Olivia Rahn Howard C. Westwood Fellow
- Shawn Michael Randolph Staff Attorney, Economic Security Unit
- Miranda Redzich Senior Staff Attorney
- Claudia Roman Paralegal, Economic Security Unit
- Neil Satterlund Staff Attorney
- Kate Schnell Staff Attorney, Brief Services and Housing Units
- Philip Scholz Brief Services Unit, Paralegal
- Jordan Sciascia Gallogly Family Foundation Fellow
- Laquita Stagg Tenant Empowerment Specialist
- Marie Tashima Staff Attorney, Housing Unit
- Mark Trumbore Senior Staff Attorney, Economic Security Unit
- Tracey Tucker Paralegal
- Robert Warren Staff Attorney, Brief Services Unit
- Rachel Weiss Supervising Attorney, Housing Unit
- Catherine Quinn Eviction Prevention Project Coordinator
- Luer Yin Staff Attorney, Family Law Unit
Marka BelinfantiDirector of Private Attorney Involvement
Marka Belinfanti is the Director of Private Attorney Involvement. She manages the range of pro bono resources that are generously provided to NLSP by members of the private bar, government attorneys, law school students, in-house legal departments, and paralegal programs in the District of Columbia.
Before joining NLSP, Marka served as the Assistant Director of Pro Bono at Columbia Law School, where she advised students about the New York State pro bono requirement and the law school's pro bono guidelines. In her role, Marka focused on building relationships with public interest organizations and government agencies to create meaningful volunteer opportunities and increase access to justice for New York City residents. Prior to Columbia, Marka counseled students at Fordham Law on all aspects of employment and professional development. She also worked as an associate attorney at various New York law firms specializing in consumer and class action litigation. She began her legal career as a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society representing clients regarding unlawful evictions, succession claims, and public benefits.
Marka holds a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. from Bowdoin College. She is admitted to practice in New York and Washington D.C.
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