OUR STAFF

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VPLC Staff

Please note that the Virginia Poverty Law Center does not provide direct legal representation except in very limited matters. If this is what you need, please call (866) 534-5243 to reach your local legal aid office. You can also visit VaLegalAid.org for other resources.

Main Number: (804) 782-9430
Fax Number: (804) 649-0974

 

ADMINISTRATION

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James W. (Jay) Speer, Esq.
Executive Director

 (804) 351-5268
 jay@vplc.org
Salaam Bhatti headshot

Salaam Bhatti, Esq.
Deputy Director

 (804) 351-5265
 salaam@vplc.org
Carol Gordon headshot

Carol Gordon
Office & Finance Manager

 (804) 659-7344
 carol@vplc.org
Ezra Halstead headshot

Ezra Halstead
Center for Outreach Director

 (804) 624-7812
 ezra@vplc.org
Deepak Madala headshot

Deepak Madala, Esq.
Director of the Center for Healthy Communities and ENROLL Virginia!

 (804) 432-0199
 deepak@vplc.org
Christine E. Marra headshot

Christine E. Marra, Esq.
Director of Housing Advocacy

 christie@vplc.org
Toni Maxey Headshot

Toni Maxey
Director of Development

 (804) 351-5263
 toni@vplc.org
Connie Stevens Headshot

Connie Stevens
Communications Director

 (540) 354-8597
 connie@vplc.org
Susheela Varky

Susheela Varky, Esq.
Director of the Center for Family Advocacy and Legal Assistance for Victim-Immigrants of Domestic Abuse

 (804) 351-5274
 susheela@vplc.org
Graden Weber

Graden Weber
Fund Development Associate

 (804) 774-8613
 graden@vplc.org
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Dana Wiggins
Director of the Center for Economic Justice

 (804) 351-5269
 dana@vplc.org

STAFF

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Carmen Bingham
Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Project Coordinator

 (804) 980-5467
 carmen@vplc.org
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Blanca Bonilla
Health Insurance Navigator, Winchester
Enroll Virginia

 (540) 926-3008
 blanca@enroll-virginia.com
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Lois Caliri
Health Insurance Navigator, Roanoke
Enroll Virginia

 (540) 613-1696
 lois@enroll-virginia.com
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Sara Cariano
Deputy Director of the Center for Healthy Communities
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Enroll Virginia

 (804) 332-1432
 sara@vplc.org
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Jessica Conley
Health Insurance Navigator, Southwest Virginia
Enroll Virginia

 (276) 229-9388
 jessica@vplc.org
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Janae Craddock
Staff Attorney

 (804) 840-4311
 janae@vplc.org
Anna Daniszewski Headshot

Anna Daniszewski, Esq.
Family Defense Fellow
Family & Child Welfare

 (804) 904-7447
 anna@vplc.org
Cassie Edner Headshot

Cassie Edner, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Public Benefits; Director of Virginia Hunger Solutions

 (804) 588-2079
 cassie@vplc.org
Steve Fischbach Headshot

Steve Fischbach, Esq.
Litigation Director

 (804) 351-5266
 steve@vplc.org
Kajsa Foskey Headshot

Kajsa Foskey
Economic Justice Outreach Coordinator

 (804) 659-7345
 kajsa@vplc.org
Amanda Gago Silcox Headshot

Amanda Gago Silcox
Economic Justice Outreach Coordinator

 (804) 659-7359
 amanda@vplc.org
Mara Guyer Headshot

Mara Guyer
Communications & Marketing Specialist
Enroll Virginia

 (804) 801-2927
 mara@vplc.org
Emily Hardy Headshot

Emily Hardy, Esq.
Deputy Director of the Center for Healthy Communities
Staff Attorney
Elder Law

 (804) 588-2089
 emily@vplc.org
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Delaney Larkin
Program Coordinator
Enroll Virginia

 (804) 510-8847
 delaney@vplc.org
Valerie L’Herrou Headshot

Valerie L’Herrou, Esq.
Deputy Director of the Center for Family Advocacy
Staff Attorney
Family & Child Welfare

 (804) 351-5276
 valerie@vplc.org
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Sarah Morton
Staff Attorney
Senior Legal Helpline

 (804) 840-1343
 smorton@vplc.org
Flannery O’Rourke Headshot

Flannery O’Rourke, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Unemployment and Social Security Law

 (804) 750-3151
 flannery@vplc.org
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Vanessa Paster, Esq.
Staff Attorney
LA VIDA (Legal Assistance for Victim-Immigrants of Domestic Abuse)

 (804) 351-5259
 vanessa@vplc.org
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Amber Poron
Outreach Coordinator & Health Insurance Navigator
Enroll Virginia

 (804) 432-9874
 amber@enroll-virginia.com
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Annika Schunn
Paralegal/Eviction Legal Helpline Coordinator
Housing Advocacy

 (804) 916-9794
 annika@vplc.org
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Rhonda Seltz
Health Insurance Navigator, New River Valley
Enroll Virginia

 (540) 525-5924
 rhonda@vplc.org
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Phil Storey, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Housing Advocacy

 (804) 418-3210
 phil@vplc.org
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Dan Sullivan
Health Insurance Navigator, Shenandoah Valley
Enroll Virginia

 (540) 926-3009
 dsullivan@enroll-virginia.org
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Eleanor Sullivan
Medicaid Policy Analyst, Health Insurance Navigator
Enroll Virginia

 (804) 625-2519
 eleanor@vplc.org
Denise Thomas-Brown

Denise Thomas-Brown
Housing Community Education and Engagement Specialist
Equal Justice Works Housing Justice Program Fellow
Housing Advocacy

 (804) 382-8408
 denise@vplc.org