Staff

PLS Staff

Pisgah Legal Services employs attorneys, client advocates, fundraisers and legal support staff who are committed to providing free legal help to thousands of local people each year.

Our offices are located in Asheville, Burnsville, Hendersonville, Highlands/Cashiers, Marshall, Newland, Rutherfordton, Spruce Pine and Waynesville. Contact us via email or call (828) 253-0406 or toll-free: 1-800-489-6144.

Executive Director
Jim Barrett, 828-210-3408

Chief Operations Officer
Jaclyn Kiger, 828-210-3415

To Contact Staff Attorneys, call 828-253-0406 or 1-800-489-6144.

Managing Attorneys and Directors

James Gorsuch, Managing Attorney: Legal Intake Systems & Client Access
Julia Horrocks, Managing Attorney: Domestic Violence and Immigration
Mike McDonald, Managing Director of WNC Economic Recovery Program
Robin Merrell, Managing Attorney: Generalist and Housing
Katie Russell Miller, Managing Director of Community Engagement
Anne Salter, Managing Attorney: Health and Income

Staff Attorneys

David Bartholomew
Parris Booker
Patricia Caddell
Brian Dufresne
Becca Eden
Frank Fischer
Katherine Freeman
Shoshana Fried
Leonel Gonzalez
Misty Greene
Ryan Hamady
Jaclyn Helton
Genevieve Holmes
Thomas Lodwick
Molly Maynard
Kate Merlin
Joe Mouer
Megan O’Dell
Jacob Oakes
Madeline McKeller Offen
Justin Pack
Angie Peña
Michael Puterbaugh
Chris Reed
John Rogers
Nora Ryan
Casey Steen
Andrew Stevenson
Madison Thornton
Ed Treat
Gabrielle Trott
Jenna Walley
Robert Wharton

Client Services and Legal Support Staff

Yeltsin Aguilar
Katie Alexander
Naomi Alicea-Rosado
Melissa Arbelius-Poole
Karla Bongiovanni
Rhonda Brown
Perla Bustos
Jennifer Calloway
Hannah Campbell
Cristhian Carvajal Murcia
Patricia Casey
Vannesa Castorena
Jewel Clavette
Alejandra Coleman
Chris Collins
Kortney Conner
Flor Corral
Vanessa De Maria
Sarah DeArmon
Joan Dennehy
Alicia Díaz
Jeanne DiBella
Lakeisha Dula
Lauren Eakin
Donna Etter
Lanna Evans
Ramiro Flores Diaz
Patricia Furnish
Benito Garcia
Kristianna Gasparjan
Joanne Gaylord
Rose Goodbread
Pamier Hernandez
Ali Houghton
Thalia Hoy
Mei Li Johnson
Colyn Kilmer
Erin Kinard
Claire Kolberg
Melissa Lacy
Sally Levy
Sandra Leyva Chavez
Stefani Maldonado
Maxine McLaughlin
Kelly McNeirney
Veronica Medina Irizarry
Julio Moncada
Sam Peck
Noel Poindexter
Suzanne Ponder
Andrea Robles-Leon
Christy Rhodes
Carol Rogers
Ivonne Rojo Resendiz
Jean Rowe
Bow Rudolph
Erin Ryan
Hector Salgado
Claire Scanga
Jessi Stone
Sheila Tucker

Accounting and Human Resources

Shannon Adams, CFO/Controller
Rocio Borghini, HR Officer
Franchesca Figaro, Accountant
Samantha Winn Galloway, Director of Human Resources & Facilities, 828-210-3425
Stuart Johnson-Kwochka, IT Specialist
Katie Latino, HR and Facilities Coordinator
Georgia Lawrence, Bookkeeper
Craig Shapley, HR and Facilities Assistant

Community Engagement

Keverlee Burchett, Grants Coordinator, 828-210-3419
Daniel Carey, Regional Development Officer, 828-210-3452
Stefanie Gerber, Grants Coordinator, 828-210-3772
Rebekah Lewis, Communications and Content Manager, 828-210-3405
Rachel Moore, Communications Specialist, 828-210-3436
Lori Nierzwick, Donor Engagement and Events Manager, 828-818-5474
EB Odderstol, Data Administrator, 828-419-1122
Michelle Spiegel, Donor Relations Assistant, 828-210-3773
Valerie True, Grants Manager, 828-210-3410
Evie Sandlin White, Communications Director, 828-210-3430
Ally Wilson, Chief Development Officer, 828-210-3444 

Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyer Program
Max Gibbons, Director of Pro Bono Services, 828-463-3105

Volunteer Program
Alison Conroy, WNC HEOP Volunteer Coordinator
Beth Herrman, General Screening Coordinator, 828-210-3787
Michelle Stevens, Director of Volunteer Engagement, 828-210-3401
Jennifer Collier Wilson, WNC HEOP Volunteer Coordinator