OUR STAFF

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

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

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

Blanca Bonilla
Health Insurance Navigator, Winchester
Enroll Virginia
blanca@enroll-virginia.com

Lois Caliri
Health Insurance Navigator, Roanoke
Enroll Virginia
lois@enroll-virginia.com

Sara Cariano
Deputy Director of the Center for Healthy Communities
Senior Health Policy Analyst
Enroll Virginia
sara@vplc.org

Jessica Conley
Health Insurance Navigator, Southwest Virginia
Enroll Virginia
jessica@vplc.org

Cassie Edner, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Public Benefits; Director of Virginia Hunger Solutions
cassie@vplc.org

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

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

Flannery O’Rourke, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Unemployment and Social Security Law
flannery@vplc.org

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

Amber Poron
Outreach Coordinator & Health Insurance Navigator
Enroll Virginia
amber@enroll-virginia.com

Annika Schunn
Paralegal/Eviction Legal Helpline Coordinator
Housing Advocacy
annika@vplc.org

Rhonda Seltz
Health Insurance Navigator, New River Valley
Enroll Virginia
rhonda@vplc.org

Dan Sullivan
Health Insurance Navigator, Shenandoah Valley
Enroll Virginia
dsullivan@enroll-virginia.org

Eleanor Sullivan
Medicaid Policy Analyst, Health Insurance Navigator
Enroll Virginia
eleanor@vplc.org

Denise Thomas-Brown
Housing Community Education and Engagement Specialist
Equal Justice Works Housing Justice Program Fellow
Housing Advocacy
denise@vplc.org