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The Kathryn W. Davis Global Community Scholarship Fund brings together outstanding students from diverse backgrounds for education, international understanding, exchange and service. Students’ participation in the program is made possible by the scholarships, but the initiative offers much more than a traditional scholarship program. The Kathryn W. Davis Global Community Scholarship Fund promotes interchange of ideas, enlightens participants about global and local issues and engages the students in cooperative and productive experiences.
Dr. Elizabeth Miller, Professor of Sociology.
Kent Trickel, Associate Professor of English/ESL
A founding member of Lerman Senter, Steve helped set the firm on its current course: as an especially responsive, relatively small and specialized firm that provides clients with the highest quality work product, yet at a reasonable price point. Lerman Senter’s representation truly reflects a greater breadth and depth of experience than larger, more expensive firms, which are limited to communications departments within their larger structure. Because of these enduring strengths, complex media companies such as CBS, Viacom, Infinity, Entercom, Cumulus, Beasley Broadcasting, Newscorp, WNET, and many others have chosen Lerman Senter to represent them.
Steve is consistently included in Best Lawyers (2009-2021), selected to the Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers list (2007-2021), and a recipient of the Martindale-Hubbell “AV Preeminent” rating every year since 1984. A long-time leader in the legal community, he dedicates much of his time to diverse philanthropic causes supporting the education, careers, and well-being of hundreds of young people and families.
Steve A. Lerman
Community Resource Center (formerly Hispanic Resource Center) is a 501 (c)(3) community-based organization founded in 1998 to empower immigrant and low-income families by providing the resources and advocacy to help them become self-reliant and thriving members of the community.
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Luis Zarate
ATTORNEY
Bertha Rodriguez
LEGAL ASSISTANT
Silvia Falcon
PARALEGAL
Cristina Gaitan
NYCLA’s bedrock principles: the inclusion of all who wish to join, the active pursuit of legal system reform, and access to justice for all.
Since its inception, NYCLA has been at the forefront of most legal debates in the country. The Association’s founders and successors are dedicated to the highest standards for the legal profession, including inclusion and diversity and the preservation of justice for all.
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Anthe M. Bova
General Counsel & Director of Pro Bono Programs
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Hannah Sears
Pro Bono Program Administrator
The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County provides free criminal and family court legal representation to persons who are unable to afford an attorney. We also handle appeals and post-conviction matters for our clients. The Society is founded upon the belief that equal access to effective representation by counsel is vital to upholding justice and assuring equal administration and protection under the law. Our staff is comprised of a leading team of experienced defense attorneys, family court attorneys, social workers, investigators, and professional support individuals who have all shown a commitment and dedication to indigent criminal defense.
Robert Horne
Managing Attorney of RIAC
Navil Infante
RIAC Staff Attorney
Make the Road New York builds the power of immigrants and working-class communities to achieve dignity and Justice. Staff and members repeat a common refrain: “Make the Road is my second home.” Regardless of immigration status, race, or gender identity, all find safety, support, and solidarity here. Everyone who comes with an individual story of abuse and exploitation finds that they are not alone – that in collectivizing our experiences and voices, we can build the power to change not just one case, but entire systems
Elizabeth “Lilly” Tonne-Daims
is a senior immigration attorney at Neighbors Link Community Law Practice. While concentrating on crim-imm law, she represents clients in various immigration matters, including affirmative applications and removal defense. Previously, she was a Regional Immigration Assistance Center attorney, providing mandated Padilla advice to assigned criminal counsel with noncitizen clients on the immigration consequences of criminal matters. She also conducted regular training on crim-imm issues for criminal and immigration attorneys and performed advocacy work with the New York City ICE-Out-of-Courts Coalition. Before that, she spent several years in private practice, representing clients in various affirmative applications at Seham, Seham, Meltz & Petersen, and then at Gehi & Associates, where she focused primarily on removal defence. Lilly speaks Spanish and has dedicated her career to the practice of immigration law, and advocacy of immigrant rights.
Jonathan Campozano
began his career practicing immigration law as an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at the Empire Justice Center in Yonkers. There, he represented immigrants in an array of immigration matters, including deportation defense, asylum applications, and other forms of relief. Following his time as a fellow, he joined the New York State Senate Democratic Majority as Associate Counsel where he worked on significant pieces of legislation, including the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act and the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act (Green Light NY). Recently, Jonathan worked as an Assistant County Attorney for Westchester County’s Law Department in their Family Court Bureau.
Jonathan graduated from SUNY Purchase where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies. Subsequently, he obtained his Juris Doctor Degree from Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.
Make the road New York builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice. Staff and members repeat a common refrain: “Make the Road is my second home.” Regardless of immigration status, race, or gender identity, all find safety, support, and solidarity here. Everyone who comes with an individual story of abuse and exploitation finds that they are not alone – that in collectivizing our experiences and voices, we can build the power to change not just one case, but entire systems.
Luis Leon
Lead Immigration Attorney
I'm Emille Macdonald, a Brazilian who decided to have an adventure in the USA in 2014. I am the founder of EM Consultoria, former au pair, a former US student, and now a permanent resident.
I facilitate and show the way for those abroad who wish to stay as a student, or tourist or obtain a green card by marriage.
My passion is to help immigrants to reach the dream of American legal stay. Sharing this joy goes beyond the financial part; participating in this achievement with my clients is a personal satisfaction.
Emille Macdonald
My Sisters’ Place strives to end domestic violence and human trafficking through comprehensive services, advocacy, and community education. MSP works to create a world in which every individual has the basic human right to be free from gender-based violence and to engage in relationships that embrace the principles of respect, equality, and safety.
We are known for our ability to identify critical issues, develop and implement creative solutions and monitor ongoing results. Our staff has protected and strengthened the legal rights of people in New York who are poor, disabled or disenfranchised for over forty years. We do this through three major areas of service.
We teach the law by providing training, support and technical assistance to legal services and private attorneys and other community-based advocates to help them better serve their clients.
We practice the law by providing direct civil legal assistance and undertaking impact litigation.
We improve the law by engaging in policy analysis, research and advocacy.
The Port Chester - Rye Brook Public Library. Librarian - Stacey Harris
