Meet Our Team

Dedicated Staff Serving Houstonians

Executive Director

Jessica Howton Stool

Executive Director

Staff Attorneys

Clara Altfeld

Texas Immigration Law Council Fellow

Joseph Barron

Hunton Andrews Kurth Fellow

Barbara “Bobbie” Cochran

Staff Attorney

Maricarmen Dollar

Supervising Attorney

Andrew Lehmann

Supervising Attorney

Stephanie McKernan

Staff Attorney

Samantha Nguyen

Staff Attorney

Iris Onassis

Staff Attorney

Stephanie Sommerlatte

Supervising Attorney

Susan Soto

Staff Attorney

Michelle Tewal

Supervising Attorney

Elizabeth Tran

Legal Services Director

Elliott Tucker

Staff Attorney

Barbara Urdiales

Staff Attorney

Cory Williams

AWA Fellow

Lisa Windsor

Staff Attorney

Jessica Zarate

Equal Justice Works Fellow

Pro Bono Department

Brittany Krohn

Pro Bono Director

Leilani Ortiz

Program Coordinator

Kelly Wood

Communications & Outreach Manager

Legal Case Workers

Yamilex Aguirre

Program Coordinator

Leana Caballero

Program Coordinator

Angeles Calderon

Intake Manager

Daniela Delgado

Legal Case Worker

Natalie Garcia

Legal Case Worker

Deon Hunter

Program Assistant

Jacqueline Lopez

Legal Case Worker

America Malacara

Legal Access Fellow

Kenia Montano

Program Coordinator

Natalia Reyes

Lead Program Coordinator

Administration

Marilyn Brown

Director of Grants and Special Projects

Laura Lopez

Receptionist

Thao Dong

Senior Staff Accountant

Thao Nguyen

Staff Account

Yaroslav Diaz

IT Jr. Administrator

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