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Gloria Crook
Gloria joined Legal Aid in 2006 as our administrative assistant and intake specialist, a job she had handled at Central Virginia Legal Aid. Gloria has a background in Richmond’s financial services industry, where she developed efforts to expand services to the region’s Spanish-speaking community.
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Arnoldo Borja
Arnoldo brings a multitude of skills to his work with Latino day laborers. He worked for five years as an outreach coordinator with Neighbors’ Consejo in Washington, and was Professor at the Institute of Agricultural Technology in Guerrero, Mexico, where he also received his degree in Agricultural Engineering.
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Emily C. Dreyfus
Emily joined LAJC over 20 years ago, bringing experience with non-profit administration and running successful community organizing campaigns. She began her career as a community organizer with a national non-profit organization and later became a housing organizer for a statewide group in Massachusetts. Emily’s work with LAJC has contributed to leadership development among often under-represented […]
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Angela Ciolfi
Angela began working at LAJC in 2004 as a Powell Fellow, then became Legal Director of the Youth Justice Program in 2010. In 2017 she became Director of Litigation and Advocacy and then LAJC’s Executive Director in late 2018. Angela has worked on many of LAJC’s biggest campaigns, including the Drive Down the Debt Campaign […]
Read moreJustChildren Helps Exonerate Innocent Youth
Edgar Coker was only 15 when, upon advice of court-appointed counsel, he entered a guilty plea to the rape of a 14-year-old neighbor and was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. The complaining witness recanted her story two months later. However, it took seven years, several attorneys, […]
Read morePowell Fellow Joins JustChildren
The Legal Aid Justice Center is pleased to announce that Mario Salas will join the JustChildren Program in September of 2014. Currently a 3rd year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, Salas was named as the 13th recipient of the law school’s Powell Fellowship. The fellowship will fund a position in our […]
Read moreVirginia Students Sue for In-State Tuition
The Legal Aid Justice Center filed a lawsuit in Arlington County Circuit Court on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, on behalf of seven immigrant students from Virginia, all of whom have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status by the federal government. Although these students grew up in Virginia and graduated from Virginia […]
Read moreNew Executive Director Announced
Mary Bauer to Lead Legal Aid Justice Center The Legal Aid Justice Center is pleased to announce that Mary Bauer has been selected to be the new executive director, following the departure of long-time director, Alex Gulotta. Bauer – a recognized leader and key litigator in immigration reform efforts on the national level – most […]
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