Leadership Team
Matthew Wait
Executive Director
Christin Mehrtens-Carlin
Felony Supervisor
Melody Woods
Village Operations Director
Mary Anne Simmering
Misdemeanor Supervisor
SaConna Johnson
Director of Client Advocacy
Samantha Davidson
Legal Staff Administrator
Rachel Suhrbier
Chief Defender
Brittany Chambers
Human Resources Manager
Taylor Young
Chief Client Navigator
Janet Karpus
Special Projects Manager
Susan Luthy
Chief Investigator
Jennifer Peck
Office Manager
ATTORNEYS
Mark Beougher
Assistant Public Defender
Ellen Christie
Assistant Public Defender
Lucy DeHaan
Assistant Public Defender
Alan Koenig
Assistant Public Defender
Rachel Viñales
Assistant Public Defender & Motion and Appeals Specialist
Jesse Fernandez
Assistant Public Defender
Aiyana Godsil
Assistant Public Defender
Scott Graham
Assistant Public Defender
Devon Maas
Assistant Public Defender
Marsha Kraycir
Assistant Public Defender
Alicia McCarthy
Assistant Public Defender
Jaime Nelson
Assistant Public Defender
Marcus Richard
Assistant Public Defender
Rebecca Richman
Assistant Public Defender
Valerie Foster
Assistant Public Defender
Donna Innes
Juvenile Specialist
Jeremiah Reece
Research Attorney
Daniel Horwitz
Assistant Public Defender
Michael Rizzuto
Assistant Public Defender
Angelica Caoile
Assistant Public Defender
Peter D’Angelo
Assistant Public Defender
Casey Johnson
Assistant Public Defender
Ronald Slaven
Assistant Public Defender
Matthew Buck
Assistant Public Defender
Torey Davenport
Assistant Public Defender
Maggie Jones
Assistant Public Defender
Rebecca Stevens
Assistant Public Defender
Support Staff
Michelle Koh
Deputy Legal Administrator
Gonzalo Viñales
Investigator
Kris Alleshouse
Paralegal
Grace Monroe
Research Assistant
Angie Devereaux
Paralegal
Jada
Receptionist
Kelsea Lange
Paralegal
Jad Samman
Paralegal
Village Staff
Kenyatta Herrion
Village Program Coordinator
Taylor West
Mitigation Specialist
Grace Cozat
Client Navigator
DaQuon Harp
Client Navigator
Kennedy Allyn
Client Navigator
Ashley Nabors, Mitigation Specialist