About
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
Salma Taleb
Director of Membership & Operations
(510) 302-2217
Luis Valdes
Membership, Education, and Section Coordinator
(510) 302-2208
Valerie Brown Lescroart
Director of Communications and Marketing
(510) 302-2215
Julia Hall
Events & Development Manager
(510) 302-2221
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Amber Sutter
CFO
Natalia Ventsko
BALI Director
Ester Cruz
BALI Coordinator
(510) 433-8706
Rachel Shigekane
Lawyer Referral Service Director
(510) 302-2210
Shree Benjamin
LRS Referral Coordinator
Rosa Perez
LRS Referral Coordinator
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
Housing and Consumer Managing Attorney
(510) 302-2227
Edward Kaigh
Family and Probate Attorney
Vanessa Smith
Shriver Family Law Attorney
Linda Coco
Bankruptcy Program Attorney
David Chircop
Shriver Housing Attorney
Alia Taqieddin
Grants Manager
Amarilis Medrano
Operations & Program Manager
(510) 302-2219
Sarah Shank
Operations & Program Manager
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
Zach Gratz-Lazarus
CAAP Managing Social Worker
Kelsey Ritter
CAAP Senior Social Worker
Shannon Pastorini
CAAP Juvenile Social Worker
(510) 302-2204
Peter Lassalle-Klein
CAAP Reports Coordinator
(510) 302-2212