- 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
Mary-Elizabeth PrattExecutive Assistant
Mary-Elizabeth Pratt is the Executive Assistant to Karen Newton Cole. She joined NLSP in 2023.
Prior to joining NLSP, Mary-Elizabeth worked in the non-profit and government contracting sectors as an administrative and executive assistant with organizations such as Fisher House Foundation, the US Army, and US Air Force. Mary-Elizabeth has also volunteered with social justice organizations in Ohio and the DC area in administration and as an EMT.
Mary-Elizabeth graduated from Wittenberg University with a BA in History, and served in the US Coast Guard for over five years.
Mary-Elizabeth can be reached by phone at 202-750-7447, or via email at mepratt@nlsp.org.
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