Our Staff

Executive Director

Steve Dickinson

Operations

Dianne Funes, Director

Jacqueline Kuhle, Richmond Office Manager & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Director

Michelle King, Petersburg Office Manager & Training Director

Victoria Booker, Charlottesville Office Manager & Asset and Procurement Director

Finance

Lorie Illsley, Director

Dimi Ioannou, Accounting Assistant

Human Resources

Jill Pierce, Director

Development

Pam Kelleher, Director

Advocacy

Sylvia Cosby Jones, Director

Ruth Jones, Richmond Receptionist

Housing Team

Austin Giesel, Managing Director

Dale Reed, Supervising Attorney

Katie Allen, Attorney

Rose Palmer, Attorney

Olivia Seksinsky, Attorney

Kimberly Bolinskey, Attorney

Charlie Schatz, Attorney

Malisa Esposito, Legal Assistant

Alex McMann, Legal Assistant

Erica Scott, Legal Assistant

Warren Holly, Legal Assistant

Cole Alder, Paralegal

Family & Victim Services Team

Rebekah Luttrell, Managing Director

Rhonda Earhart, Attorney

Palma Pustilnik, Attorney

Beth Browning, Attorney

Anne Stambaugh, Paralegal

Marina Battistini, Legal Assistant

Mellaney Gordon, Legal Assistant

Employment & Consumer Team

Jessica Thompson, Managing Director

Dan Schupe, Attorney

Matthew Whitfield, Attorney

Elliot DeMent, Attorney

Colleen Owens, Legal Assistant

Shamika Murphy, Legal Assistant

Health, Elder & Public Benefits Team

Sara Blose, Managing Director

Emma Whitten, Attorney

Carla Torres-Barrera, Healthcare Navigator – Team Coordinator

Diana Marrero, Healthcare Navigator

Carolina Alvarez, Healthcare Navigator

Tanisha Jackson, Health Law Paralegal

Pro Bono & Triage Team

Lisa Bennett, Managing Director

Freddie Goode, Senior Attorney

David Tisel, Hunton Andrews Kurth Pro Bono Fellow

Dawn Trenbath, Pro Bono Paralegal

Virginia Farmworkers Program

Christianne Queiroz, Managing Director

Ninel Foss, Migrant Outreach Coordinator

Dalia Tejada, Outreach Specialist