Board of Directors
President
Ana Storey
Vice President
Lucero Chavez
Lucero Chavez is an Immigrants Rights Attorney with the ACLU of Southern California doing focused work in Orange County and the Inland Empire. She received her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law School in 2010. Ms. Chavez obtained a B.A. in American Literature & Culture and Chicana/o Studies from UCLA in 2007. She is the former Co-Chair of...
Treasurer
Elizabeth Camacho
Elizabeth A. Camacho is Special Counsel with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP where she practices in the area of land use permitting, associated environmental review and related litigation. Ms. Camacho represents clients in...
Secretary
Courtney Chavez
Courtney Chavez is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Scheper Kim & Harris LLP. Her practice areas include civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense. She represents both international and domestic corporations and individuals. Her clients are currently facing federal securities class action lawsuits and civil lawsuits...
Past President
Ivette Peña
Ivette Peña is Court Counsel for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. In that capacity, she is primarily responsible for advising the Court on employment, labor and personnel matters involving the Court’s 5,000 employees. Prior to joining the Court, Ms. Peña worked with the San Francisco-based school law firm of Miller,...
Trustee
Rebecca Aragon
Rebecca Aragón, a first generation Mexican-American, was the first in her family to complete elementary school. Her family history of plowing forward despite hardships, and the assistance Rebecca received from Latino mentors and organizations were pivotal factors that changed her life. She received her B.A. from Yale University and her J.D....
Carla Barboza
A fulltime ADR professional known for her success in settling difficult, often precedent-setting cases, Carla Barboza has become the neutral choice in disputes where the issues are unconventional and the parties are unyielding. Considered one of the country's foremost experts in employment law, Carla has served as a neutral since 1998 and has...
Christine Diaz-Herrera
Christine Diaz-Herrera is an Associate with the law firm Sidley Austin LLP (http://www.sidley.com/default.aspx), where she practices complex civil litigation and white collar criminal defense. She received her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law School in 2008. Ms. Diaz-Herrera obtained her B.A. from UC...
Leticia Espinoza
Leticia G. Espinoza was born in Los Angeles, California. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science & Philosophy from the University of Southern California. In 1997, she earned her Juris Doctor degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Leticia's career began in law firms specializing in public and private...
Elisa Fernandez
Since 2000, Elisa Fernandez has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California., Criminal Division. As a federal prosecutor, Ms. Fernandez handles complex white collar crime and public corruption cases, as well as cases involving governmetn fraud, money laundering and violation of civil rights. Ms....