Marilyn Alvarado
Litigation Paralegal Marilyn E. Alvarado is a native New Yorker and the daughter of a Salvadoran mother and a Honduran father. She is a first-generation college graduate from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Marilyn earned a degree in Forensic Psychology and honors minor in Latin American studies and Human Services. Read More.
Litigation Paralegal Marilyn E. Alvarado is a native New Yorker and the daughter of a Salvadoran mother and a Honduran father. She is a first-generation college graduate from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Marilyn earned a degree in Forensic Psychology and honors minor in Latin American studies and Human Services. Read More.
Conchita Cruz
Co-founder Conchita Cruz is ASAP’s Co-Executive Director and a Skadden Fellow. Prior to law school, Conchita served as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and as Chief of Staff for State Senator Gustavo Rivera of the Bronx. Conchita has worked as a policy and political advisor for progressive local, state, and federal candidates. Read More.
Co-founder Conchita Cruz is ASAP’s Co-Executive Director and a Skadden Fellow. Prior to law school, Conchita served as Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) and as Chief of Staff for State Senator Gustavo Rivera of the Bronx. Conchita has worked as a policy and political advisor for progressive local, state, and federal candidates. Read More.
Janis Jin
Project Associate Janis Jin earned her B.A. from Yale University in English and Ethnicity, Race & Migration. She brings experience working with immigrant communities in Koreatown, Los Angeles and conducted legal visits with asylum seekers in detention as a volunteer with the El Paso Immigration Collaborative. Read More.
Project Associate Janis Jin earned her B.A. from Yale University in English and Ethnicity, Race & Migration. She brings experience working with immigrant communities in Koreatown, Los Angeles and conducted legal visits with asylum seekers in detention as a volunteer with the El Paso Immigration Collaborative. Read More.
Zachary Manfredi
Zachary (Zak) Manfredi is a staff attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow at the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). Prior to joining ASAP, Zak served as a law clerk to the Honorable Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court. Immediately after law school, Zak worked as a Mary McCarthy legal fellow… Read More.
Zachary (Zak) Manfredi is a staff attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow at the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). Prior to joining ASAP, Zak served as a law clerk to the Honorable Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court. Immediately after law school, Zak worked as a Mary McCarthy legal fellow… Read More.
Dennise Moreno
Dennise Moreno is a staff attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP at the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). Dennise earned a B.A. in psychology with a concentration in neuroscience from Yale University in 2014, and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2017. Read More.
Dennise Moreno is a staff attorney and Equal Justice Works Fellow sponsored by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP at the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP). Dennise earned a B.A. in psychology with a concentration in neuroscience from Yale University in 2014, and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2017. Read More.
Jasmina Nogo
Jasmina Nogo is a Staff Attorney at ASAP. Prior to joining ASAP, she worked as an immigration attorney at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project and as an education attorney at Advocates for Children’s Services, a statewide education justice project of Legal Aid of North Carolina.
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Jasmina Nogo is a Staff Attorney at ASAP. Prior to joining ASAP, she worked as an immigration attorney at the Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project and as an education attorney at Advocates for Children’s Services, a statewide education justice project of Legal Aid of North Carolina.
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Evelyn Núñez
Immigration paralegal Evelyn Núñez joined ASAP’s team to manage and build ASAP’s online community center. Prior to joining ASAP, Evelyn worked as a litigation paralegal for the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs in Washington, D.C. supporting lawsuits filed by immigrant clients enforcing their civil rights. Read More.
Immigration paralegal Evelyn Núñez joined ASAP’s team to manage and build ASAP’s online community center. Prior to joining ASAP, Evelyn worked as a litigation paralegal for the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs in Washington, D.C. supporting lawsuits filed by immigrant clients enforcing their civil rights. Read More.
Swapna Reddy
Co-founder Swapna Reddy is ASAP’s Co-Executive Director. Prior to law school, she conducted technical and empirical research for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Indianapolis Colts, and more. Read More.
Co-founder Swapna Reddy is ASAP’s Co-Executive Director. Prior to law school, she conducted technical and empirical research for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Indianapolis Colts, and more. Read More.
Nicole Tan
Immigration Paralegal Nicole Tan is a passionate advocate for immigrant rights and has extensive experience working with these communities on a global scale. Born and raised in Penang, Malaysia, Nicole campaigned with Amnesty International in Malaysia to advocate for the rights of Rohingya refugees arriving by boat. Read More.
Immigration Paralegal Nicole Tan is a passionate advocate for immigrant rights and has extensive experience working with these communities on a global scale. Born and raised in Penang, Malaysia, Nicole campaigned with Amnesty International in Malaysia to advocate for the rights of Rohingya refugees arriving by boat. Read More.
Dorothy Tegeler
Co-founder Dorothy Tegeler is ASAP’s Co-Legal Director. Prior to joining ASAP, Dorothy worked for five years as Editor and Assistant Director of the health education nonprofit Hesperian Health Guides, publisher of Where There Is No Doctor. She also has a background in organizing for domestic worker rights and disability justice. Read More.
Co-founder Dorothy Tegeler is ASAP’s Co-Legal Director. Prior to joining ASAP, Dorothy worked for five years as Editor and Assistant Director of the health education nonprofit Hesperian Health Guides, publisher of Where There Is No Doctor. She also has a background in organizing for domestic worker rights and disability justice. Read More.
Liz Willis
Co-founder Liz Willis is ASAP’s Co-Legal Director. She has worked with asylum seekers in the United States and abroad, with a focus on working with Latin American and Latinx communities. Prior to law school, Liz researched Latin American refugee policy at Asylum Access in Quito, Ecuador. Read More.
Co-founder Liz Willis is ASAP’s Co-Legal Director. She has worked with asylum seekers in the United States and abroad, with a focus on working with Latin American and Latinx communities. Prior to law school, Liz researched Latin American refugee policy at Asylum Access in Quito, Ecuador. Read More.
