Kimberly Jones Merchant
President and CEO
Tonya F. Adams
Director of Finance and Accounting
Stacey Moore Buchanan
Director of Operations & General Counsel
Harya Tarekegn
Director of Advocacy and Policy
Samira Abunemeh
Policy Research Analyst, Advocacy Team
Denise Antoine
Program Manager,
Housing Law
Marnesha Atkins-Johnson
Paralegal,
Economic Justice
Andrea’ Barnes
Director,
Heirs’ Property
William Arthur Bettis
Staff Attorney,
Heirs’ Property
Catouche Body
Staff Attorney,
Heirs’ Property
Charity Bruce Sweet
Director,
Economic Justice
Felicia Davis
Program Manager,
Health Justice
Linda M. Dixon
Director,
Health Justice
Patrick Ervin
Program Manager,
Civic Engagement
Ryvell Fitzpatrick
Staff Attorney,
Education Equity
Erinn Funches
Program Manager,
Health Justice
Shaneice Gordon
Paralegal,
Heirs’ Property
Ian Gustafson
Staff Attorney,
Housing Law
Ashley Guy
Accounting Clerk,
Finance and Accounting Department
Alisa M. Hill
Outreach Liaison,
Health Justice
Mohammed Ibrahim
Accounting and Grants Fiscal Manager, Finance and Accounting
Marilyn James
Program Manager,
Economic Justice,
Justice Court Pilot Program
Veronica Jenkins
Executive Assistant
Alexis Johnson
Staff Attorney,
Housing Law
Yumekia S. Jones
Program Manager,
Community Engagement
Elijah Karriem
Communications and Graphic Design Specialist
Rob McDuff
Director,
Impact Litigation
Patricia McGee
Administrative Assistant
Evelyn Mixon
Intake Associate,
Heirs’ Property
Alecia Reed-Owens
Deputy Director,
Health Justice
Ashley Richardson
Director,
Housing Law
Jaylen Sanders
Paralegal,
Heirs’ Property
Walter H.
Boone
BOARD CHAIR
Jackson, MS
Partner
Balch & Bingham
Gordon D. Greenwood
BOARD VICE-CHAIR
Oakland, CA
Partner
Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood
Ivy Snider
BOARD SECRETARY & TREASURER
Edmond, OK
President
The Southwestern Companies
Martha Bergmark
FOUNDER
Washington, DC
Bonnie Allen
Little Rock, AR
Interim Executive Director
Center for Arkansas Legal Services
David Baria
Bay St. Louis, MS
Partner
Cosmich, Simmons & Brown, PLLC
Matthew P. Bergman
Seattle, WA
Social Media Victims Law Center
William Buster
Kalamazoo, MI
Executive Director
Stryker Johnson Foundation
Johnny Donaldson
Jackson, MS
Executive VP/ Chief Culture Officer
BankPlus
Judith L. Lichtman
Washington, DC
Consultant
David M. Lipman
Miami, FL
Owner
The Lipman Law Firm
Margaret McMullan
Pass Christian, MS
Writer / Professor
Aafram Sellers
Jackson, MS
Attorney / Owner
Sellers & Associates, PLLC
Chevis C. Swetman
Biloxi, MS
President & CEO
The Peoples Bank
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
Washington, DC
Partner & DC Office Founder
Munger, Tolles & Olson
