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Board of Directors

Leaders Expanding Access to Justice

Rising for Justice’s Board of Directors includes leaders from law firms, corporate legal departments, government bodies, and the broader legal and advocacy community.

Board Leadership

Professional portrait of Helen Dooley, a woman with blonde hair, smiling and facing the camera in a well-lit indoor setting.

HELEN DOOLEY

Board President

Williams & Connolly LLP

Curtis Lu, a smiling man with short, neatly combed dark hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and striped tie, photographed against a dark background.

CURTIS LU

Board Vice President

FTI Consulting

Brian Stekloff, a smiling man with short dark hair, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and purple tie, photographed against a softly blurred indoor background.

BRIAN STEKLOFF

Board Treasurer

Wilkinson Stekloff

Maggie O’Donnell, a smiling woman with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing a blue blazer and white top, photographed against a softly blurred office background

MARGARITA K. O’DONNELL

Board Secretary

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Board Members

Nita Cumello, a smiling woman with long brown hair, wearing a black top and floral drop earrings, photographed against a light gray background.

NITA CUMELLO

Thomson Reuters

Tasha Hailey Hitchings, a Black woman with shoulder-length styled hair, smiling in a red blouse with a bow at the neck, posed against a softly blurred indoor background.

TASHA HAILEY HUTCHINS

S&P Global

Ian Herbert, a smiling man with short dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard, wearing a dark suit jacket, light blue shirt, and striped tie, photographed against a light background.

IAN HERBERT

Miller & Chevalier

Theodore Howard, a middle-aged Black man wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue striped tie, posed against a light gray background with a calm, professional expression.

THEODORE HOWARD

Wiley Rein LLP

Carmen Gonzales, a smiling woman with shoulder-length dark curly hair, wearing a dark blazer, light top, and a delicate necklace, photographed against a light background.

CARMEN IGUINA GONZÁLEZ

ACLU National Prison Project

John Jeffress, a smiling man with short gray hair, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and patterned tie, photographed against a plain brown backgro

JONATHAN S. JEFFRESS

Kaiser PLLC

Phyllis Jones, a Black woman with short, curly hair, smiling in a black top and beaded necklace, photographed against a light gray background.

PHYLLIS A. JONES

Covington & Burling LLP

James Koukios, a smiling man with short dark hair, wearing a dark suit jacket and light-colored shirt, photographed against a neutral background.

JAMES KOUKIOS

Morrison Foerster LLP

William Laxton, a smiling man with short brown hair and a neatly trimmed beard, wearing glasses, a navy suit, white shirt, and pink tie, photographed against a softly blurred green outdoor background.

WILLIAM LAXTON, JR.

Jones Day

Anne Lee, a smiling woman with long dark hair, wearing a black blazer and blue top, photographed against a softly blurred office background.

ANNE Y. LEE

Covington & Burling LLP

Jeremy Merkelson, a smiling man with a shaved head, wearing a dark blazer and white shirt, photographed against a dark blue background.

JEREMY MERKELSON

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Heather Pinckney , a smiling Black woman with braided hair, wearing large round black glasses, a black top, and a layered beaded necklace, photographed outdoors against a softly blurred background.

HEATHER PINCKNEY

Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

Melinda Warner, a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black blazer and blue necklace, photographed against a softly blurred outdoor background.

MELINDA WARNER

Vinson & Elkins LLP