2024-2025 Committee Information

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Past liaison notes can be found here.
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Committee Chair Breakfast: TBD, March 2025

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES

Communications Committee

Christian Liao, Chapter Secretary

Mehran Fardis

Sara Mahoney

Kara Watkins

Education Committee

Noemy Cruz, Chapter Vice Chair

Lauren Cusitello

Maricela Amezola

Nadia Galash

Melissa Nonaka

Anne Rowley

Finance Committee

Andrea Montavon-McKillip,Chapter Treasurer

Noemy Cruz

Jonathan Greene

Amber Spring

Governance Committee

Nanya Thompson,Chapter Ex Officio

Jesse Imbriano

Andrew Nietor

Paulina Reyes

Nominating Committee

Nanya Thompson,Chapter Ex Officio

Josh Altman

Jesse Imbriano

LIAISON COMMITTEES

Asylum

Grace Mandry,Chair,

Melissa Shepard

Noemy Cruz

CBP

Brianda Renteria, Co-Chair

Aude Ruffing, Co-Chair

DMV

Christina G Liao, Chair

EOIR

Jesse Imbriano, Chair

Kevin Gregg

Nora Milner

Andrew Nietor

ICE – ERO

Ian Seruelo, Chair

Crystal Felix

Arwa Kakavand

Paulina Reyes

ICE – OCC (OPLA)

Maria Chavez, Co-Chair

Josh Altman, Co-Chair

Lauren Cusitello

Sara Mahoney

Local Law Enforcement Certifiers

Jairo Castañeda, Chair

Andrea Montavon-McKillip

Nora Milner

Julia Torres

Mexican Consulate

Maricela Amezola, Co-Chair

Yunuen Mora, Co-Chair

Andrea Montavon-McKillip

SSA

Lynne Feldman, Chair

Kathleen Spero

US Consulate

Grace Zimmerman, Co-Chair

Larissa Ricci, Co-Chair

Mehran Fardis

Guadalupe Alvarado Luna

USCIS

Maricela Amezola,Co-Chair

Suzi Worm, Co-Chair

Guadalupe Alvarado Luna

Mehran Fardis

Nadia Galash

Arwa Kakavand

Grace Mandry

Fabiola Navarro

Marie Puertollano

Kathleen Spero

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Aude Ruffing, Chair

Sajjad Hussain

Lauren Cusitello

Nadia Galash

Andrea Montavon-McKillip

Essay Contest

Julia Torres, Co-Chair

Anne Rowley, Co-Chair

Diana Vellos Coker

Kiana Ajir

Volunteers needed to join this committee

Law Student Outreach

Ashley Orjiako, Chair

Kevin Gregg

Paulina Reyes

Aude Ruffing

NMD

Kiana Ajir, Chair

Kevin Gregg

Marie Puertollano

Pro Bono Liaison

Michelle Celleri, Chair,

Lauren Cusitello

Nadia Galash

Amber Spring

Wellness

Arwa Kakavand, Co-Chair

Maricela Amezola, Co-Chair

Matt Holt

Ashley Orjiako

ADVOCACY COMMITTEES

National Advocacy

Kimberley Best Robidoux, Chair

Diana Vellos Coker

Leah Chavarria

Marie Puertollano

Tammy Lin

Noemy Cruz (Chapter Vice Chair)

State and Local Advocacy

Crystal Felix, Chair

Kathleen Spero

Amber Spring

Maricela Amezola