(This is not a complete list — the listing is voluntary.)

CENTRAL OFFICE

Michelle Albano
Team/Unit: Housing
Position: Supervising Attorney
Year Started: 2021
University of Nebraska College of Law – JD

Carly Ardussi
Team/Unit: Housing
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2021
Missouri Western State University – BS

Erin Bartling
Team/Unit: Migrant Farmworkers Project
Position: Project Director
Year Started: 2006
University of Kansas – BA

Theo Blackwood (he/she/they)
Team/Unit: Housing
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2023

James Boyce
Team/Unit: Consumer Protection
Position: Supervising Attorney
Year Started: 2022
Washington University School of Law

Stacey Brake
Team/Unit: Human Rights Protection
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2023
Saint Louis University

Cody Brooks (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Comsumer Protection Unit
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2023
Pennsylvania State University

Kaitee Brown
Team/Unit: Public Benefits
Position: Advocates for Family Health Project – Director, Attorney
Year Started: 2014
University of Kansas School of Law–JD/University of Texas at Austin–MSW/University of Kansas–BSW

Amelia Bushek (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Administration
Position: Grant Writer
Year Started: 2022
University of Arkansas, Fulbright College of Arts and Science – BA

Shannon Carney (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Administration
Position: Grants Manager
Year Started: 2021
William Jewell College – BA

Amber Castro
Team/Unit: Housing
Position: Administrative Assistant
Year Started: 2023
Anthem College – BS in Criminal Justice

Rebecca Chambers (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Human Rights Protection (Migrant Farmworkers Project)
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2021
UMKC School of Law – JD

Garrett Christensen
Team/Unit: School-Based Legal Services
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2020
University of Minnesota Law School

Christopher H. Chung
Team/Unit: Human Rights Protection (Immigration)
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2022
Regent University School of Law

Karen Cutliff (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Administration
Position: Marketing Coordinator
Year Started: 2006
Kansas City Art Institute, George Washington University

Kayla DeLoach
Team/Unit: Consumer Protection Unit
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2023
University of Central Floriday – BS/BA, University of Iowa College of Law- JD

Dennis Galloway (he/him/his)
Team/Unit: Domestic
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2023

Chris Giffin
Team/Unit: Information Technology
Position: IT Director
Year Started: 2021
Northwest Missouri State University

Suzanne Green
Team/Unit: Consumer Protection
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2021

Kelsey Griffith (she/her/hers)
Team Unit: Domestic
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2023

Kara Harms (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Central Office
Position: Supervising Attorney for Client Access/Director of Social Work Assistance Program
Year Started: 2011  Practice Area: Social Security
University of Kansas School of Law – JD/Creighton University – BA

Blake Hatfield
Team/Unit: Public Benefits
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2020
Indiana University – Bloomington JD

Kim Hayes
Team/Unit: VAP
Position: Coordinator
Year Started: 2020
BA-Theatre Education MA-Curriculum Instruction

Vince Hayes
Team/Unit: Federal Rights
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 1986  Practice Area: Social Security
Missouri Western State University- BS, BA, AS

Taylor Hirth (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: VAP
Position: Coordinator
Year Started: 2021
University of Missouri – Kansas City

Thomas Houdek (he/him/his)
Team/Unit: Consumer Protection Unit
Position: Director, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
Year Started: 2023
UMKC School of Law – JD/LLM Taxation

Alicia Johnson
Position: Executive Director
Year Started: 2010
UMKC School of Law – JD/Missouri Western State University – BS

Karen Karnes
Team/Unit: Public Benefits
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 1987
Truman State

Meghan M. Kennedy
Team/Unit: Domestic
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2021
Truman State University, BA/University of Missouri-Kansas City, JD

Chloe Ketchmark (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Federal Rights
Postion: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2023
University of Kansas School of Law – JD

Katy Kettler
Team/Unit: Consumer Protection
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2019
University of Kansas – JD, MSW

Lisa Kivett
Team/Unit: Administration
Position: Computer Supervisor
Year Started: 1987
William Jewell College

Sara Kosmicki (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Housing Plus
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2006
St. Mary’s University – BA

Julie Larson (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Human Rights Protection Team (Immigration Project & Migrant Farmworkers Project)
Position: Supervising Attorney
Year Started: 2017
University of Kansas School of Law – JD/North Park University – BA

Kelsey Lester (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Public Benefits
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2021
St. Louis University

Kate Macan
Team/Unit: Migrant Farmworkers Project/Immigration
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2019
University of Notre Dame du lac

Jamie Matarazzo (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Social Work Assistance Program
Position: Social Worker, LMSW
Year started: 2021
Monmouth University

Isabella McCarty
Position: Intake Specialist
Year Started: 2021
Rockhurst University

Mike Miller
Team/Unit: Public Benefits
Position: Supervising Attorney
Year Started: 2019
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law

William Miller (he/him/his)
Team/Unit: Domestic
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2021
Syracuse University College of Law

Jessica Nasternak (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Housing
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2022
University of Kansas School of Law – JD

Lindy O’Rourke
Human Resources Director
Year Started: 2023
MA Human Resources Management & MA Counseling – Webster University

Billie Orr
Managing Attorney
Year Started: 2022
Dickinson College – BA/Notre Dame Law School – JD

Morgan Parker (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Domestic
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2022
UMKC School of Law – JD

CJ Payton
Team/Unit: Information Technology
Position: Technology Specialist
Year Started: 2021
Education: MCC-KC – AA

Madison Peak
Team/Unit: Domestic
Position: Supervising Attorney
Practice Area: Family Law
Year Started: 2018
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law – JD/Kansas State University – BS

Helen Perez
Team/Unit: Human Rights Protection
Position: Legal Assistant
Year Started: 2019
Augustana College/Johnson County Community College

Jaden Powell (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Justice in the Schools
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2022
NYU School of Law – JD

Sara Powell
Team/Unit: Administration
Position: Executive Assistant
Year Started: 2021
Northeastern State University University = Tahlequah – BA

Lindsey Praechter (she/her/hers)
Team/Unit: Consumer Protection
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2022
Kansas State University – Journalism

Kyle Richardson (he/him/his)
Team/Unit: Consumer Protection Unit
Position: Intake Specialist/Legal Secretary
Year Started: 2021
UMKC

MUNICIPAL DEFENSE

Lanna Allen (they/them/theirs)
Team/Unit: Municipal Defense
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2021
Washburn University School of Law – JD

Christina Frommer
Team/Unit: Municipal Defense Unit
Position: Paralegal
Year Started: 2011

Warren Hayter
Team/Unit: Municipal Court Unit
Position: Managing Attorney
Year started: 2014
University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law – JD / University of Missouri – BS

Caitlin Holt
Team/Unit: Municipal Defense Unit
Position: Administrative Assistant
Year Started: 2021
Missouri State University – BS

Christine Ladner
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 2019
Washburn University School of Law – JD

Susan McRill
Team/Unit: Municipal Defense Unit
Position: Attorney
Year Started: 1990
UMKC School of Law – JD/William Jewell College – BS

Dale Meyer
Team/Unit: Municipal Defense Unit
Position: Staff Attorney
Year Started: 1990  Practice Area: Municipal Defense
Central Missouri State University – BA / by Thomas M. Cooley Law School JD