Board of Directors

Co-President

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.

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, Brown & Dannis where she represented school districts and community colleges.

Amira Al-Alami

Amira Al-Alami received her Bachelor of Science degree in International Economics from Texas Tech University located in Lubbock, Texas in 2000, graduating magna cum laude with highest honors. Thereafter, she received her JD from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2003.

Representing corporations in labor and employment litigation matters, Rebecca M. Aragon focuses her practice on the defense of class, collective, multi-plaintiff and hybrid wage and hour actions. She has a proven track record of helping national and California-based clients navigate the intricacies of federal labor law and California’s complex Labor Code to achieve favorable outcomes in a variety of claims ranging from misclassification to unfair competition.

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 resolved employment disputes of every possible variety. Carla is available independently as a mediator, arbitrator, investigator and special master. She is also a member of the AAA Labor and Employment Panel. Carla beg

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 involving fraud, misrepresentation, concealment and breach of contract claims.

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.

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 Santa Cruz in 2000 in Politics and Legal Studies. She is the former Managing Editor of the Berkeley Law Raza Law Journal and Co-Chair of the Berkeley Law Raza Law Students Association. Ms.

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.

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. Fernandez trains foreign prosecutors and investigators regarding evidence and trial advocacy. Ms.

Board of Directors

Co-President

Elizabeth Camacho

Ivette Peña

Trustee

Amira Al-Alami

Rebecca Aragon

Carla Barboza

Courtney Chavez

Lucero Chavez

Christine Diaz-Herrera

Leticia Espinoza

Elisa Fernandez