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Staff
On this page you’ll find contact information for ACBA staff members, organized by department.
ACBA Staff: Administration, Membership and Lawyer Referral Service
Hadassah Hayashi
Chief Executive Officer
(510) 302-2200
Valerie Brown Lescroart
Director of Communications and Marketing
(510) 302-2215
Salma Taleb
Director of Membership & Operations
(510) 302-2217
Julia Hall
Continuing Legal Education & Volunteer Coordinator
(510) 302-2221
Dimos Coutoulas
Membership, Education, and Section Coordinator
(510) 302-2201
Priscila Correa
Membership, Education, and Section Coordinator
(510) 302-2208
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Amber Sutter
CFO
Zeba Shariff
Bookkeeper
(510) 302-2213
Rachel Shigekane
Lawyer Referral Service Director
(510) 302-2210
Shree Benjamin
LRS Referral Coordinator
HongYu Minh
LRS Referral Coordinator - Mandarin
Natalia Ventsko
BALI Director
BALI Coordinator
Stephanie Chamberlain
Development Associate and Special Events Manager
(510) 302-2209
ACBA Staff: Legal Access Alameda
Christina Wiellette
Legal Access Alameda Director
(510) 302-2216
Christine Knowles
Court Programs Managing Attorney
(510) 406-3108
Beth Litwin
Disaster Legal Services Attorney
(510) 302-2225
Amarilis Medrano
Volunteer and Clinics Coordinator
(510) 302-2219
Kodie McGinley
Family Law Day of Court (FLDOC) Supervisor
Vanessa Smith
Shriver Family Law Attorney
Bianca Torres
Housing Programs Attorney
David Chircop
Free Legal Answers Attorney
Yeseo Chung
Disaster Legal Services Coordinator
Alia Taqieddin
Grants Manager
Edward Kaigh Synder
Title Clearing Project Supervising Attorney
Sarah Shank
Title Clearing Coordinator
Vacant
Title Clearing Grants and Data Analyst
Linda Coco
Bankruptcy Program Attorney
ACBA Staff: Criminal Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP)
Andrea Zambrana
CAAP Director
(510) 302-2202
Shabnam Hotaky
CAAP Conflict Referral Coordinator
(510) 302-2205
Sarah Brooks
CAAP Administrator
(510) 302-2204
April Sterrett
CAAP Billing Specialist
CAAP Billing Specialist
Zach Gratz-Lazarus
CAAP Managing Social Worker
Emma Germer
CAAP Supervising Juvenile Social Worker
Shannon Pastorini
CAAP Juvenile Social Worker
(510) 302-2204