NORTHERN NEVADA LEGAL AID - Key Persons


Adriana Rivas

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Intake Specialist

Alma Rivera

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Consumer & Housing Sr. Legal Assistant - SLC

Amanda Stocke

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Ana Alvarado

Job Titles:
  • Adult Guardianship Sr. Legal Assistant

Asher A. Killian

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
Asher Killian has been on the Northern Nevada Legal Aid board for more than three years. He works for the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau practicing constitutional, administrative, and legislative law. He has a Juris Doctor, a Bachelor of Science in psychology, and a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Letters and Social Sciences and Organizational Studies from the University of Oklahoma. He chose to be on the board because he wants to contribute to the mission of ensuring all people, and not just the wealthy, have access to justice.

Austin Sweet

Austin Sweet has been on the Northern Nevada Legal Aid board for over 10 years. He is a shareholder at Gunderson Law Firm, practicing general business and real estate litigation. He joined NNLA's board to help the organization and its exceptional staff efficiently and effectively advise, assist, and represent northern Nevada's most vulnerable populations.

Brenda Ahonima

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Adult Guardianship Legal Assistant

Charles Finlayson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Chris McQuattie

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Christina Chiang

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Dana Sisk

Job Titles:
  • Adult Guardianship Supervising Attorney

Danielle L. Christenson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Dave Russell

Job Titles:
  • Consumer & Housing Attorney - SLC

Dave Spitzer

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Diana Meza

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Self - Help Coordinator

Diana Zuccarini

Diana Zuccarini has been on the Northern Nevada Legal Aid board for two years. She works for the Second Judicial District Court in family law. She earned a Juris Doctor in 2008 and is licensed in California and Nevada.

Drew Bradley

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Elena Butko

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Self - Help Managing Attorney

Emily Harbaugh

Job Titles:
  • Adult Guardianship Attorney

Emmanuel Calderon

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Erin Ching

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Espe Harmer

Job Titles:
  • Pro Bono & Outreach Manager

Gracie Echeverria-Leyva

Job Titles:
  • Front Desk - Bilingual Intake Specialist

Heidi Meek

Job Titles:
  • Payroll Specialist

Honorable Bridget Robb

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Ingrid Maldonado

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Immigration Legal Assistant

Jeff Briggs

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Supervising Attorney

Jennifer Christie

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Jennifer Jeans

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Jessica Garza

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Office Administrator

Jill Whitbeck

Job Titles:
  • Director of Intake Programs / DV Supervising Attorney

Jim Leslie

Job Titles:
  • Adult Guardianship Attorney

Jim Proctor

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Jolie Lopez Vaquiax

Job Titles:
  • Immigration Intake Specialist

Kathleen Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Adult Guardianship Attorney

Kelly Werth

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney - Yerington

Kenia Carrillo Quiroz

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Intake Specialist

Kris Moe

Job Titles:
  • Adult Guardianship Attorney

Lala McGhee

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Manager

Linda Nagy Daykin

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Maddy Vargas

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Victim Advocacy Sr. Legal Assistant

Mark Beguelin

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Marty Acevedo

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Consumer & Housing Sr. Legal Assistant

Melissa Jimenez

Job Titles:
  • Intake Specialist

Mike Reynolds

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Sr. Legal Assistant

Noemi Valle Diaz

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Office Manager / Victim Advocacy & Housing Intake Specialist

Paola Valdez

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Consumer & Housing Legal Assistant - SLC

Perla Kramer

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Immigration Legal Assistant

Rebecca M. Duguid

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Northern Nevada Legal Aid Board
Rebecca M. Duguid is a newer member of the Northern Nevada Legal Aid board. She works for the Whittier Trust Company of Nevada. She is very excited to be part of such a great board and organization and got involved because she believes NNLA is providing an essential service to the community, and she wanted to be part of it.

Renee Aguilar

Job Titles:
  • Bilingual Immigration Specialist

Sarah Ferguson

Sarah Ferguson has been on the Northern Nevada Legal Aid board for more than two years. She works for the Parsons Behle & Latimer Firm as a lawyer practicing civil litigation. Sarah is a proud Reno native and active pro bono attorney for NNLA. She joined the organization to help build its presence in Northern Nevada's legal community and ensure it receives the recognition it deserves for providing legal representation to Reno's underserved and marginalized populations.

Tabitha Clark

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Legal Assistant

Tyler Sheridan

Job Titles:
  • Child Advocacy Attorney

Zoie Harmer

Job Titles:
  • Grants & Development Manager