Staff diversity is of primary importance to Life Span, and we are proud that many of our clients are served by professionals who speak their language and understand their culture. Our staff includes bilingual and bicultural lawyers, counselors and advocates who speak Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, and Korean. We have staff from diverse faith traditions, as well as staff from the LGBTQ community.
Our staff ensures that Life Span’s services are culturally appropriate, and we strive to create an agency where clients have access to staff that speak their native language and have a similar cultural experience. Further, Life Span’s unusually high retention rate among nonprofit agencies—our staff averages 8.3 years—speaks to the dedication, professionalism and experience of our employees.
Effective services for victims of domestic and sexual violence require the building of trust with clients and the use of expertise and knowledge on their behalf. Our highly skilled and experienced staff fulfills these essential functions, and our services have no equal in Illinois.
Our Executive Team

Amy Fox

Jennifer Greene

Patty Hindo

Ekaette Obot

Beisabel Velasco

Patricia Esquivel
Legal
Amy Alvarado
Human Trafficking Project Coordinator
Veronica Baca
Crisis Advocate
Sophie Barry-Hinton
Staff Attorney
Victoria Bell
Senior Attorney
Melina Burnside
Immigration Staff Attorney
Alexa Cataland
TAC Project Staff Attorney
Kiana Cunningham-Rodriguez
Paralegal
Kevin Curran
Chief Legal Strategist
Fatimeh Hussein
Advocacy Services Coordinator
Selena Gonzalez
TAC Advocate
Naz Ilana
Advocacy Specialist
Anna Jaczewski
Criminal Court Advocate
Erica Jimenez
Senior Paralegal
Mara Kessler
Paralegal
Rebecca Kohn
Staff Attorney
Kris Krafka
Sexual Assault Project Coordinator
Crystal Lopez
Community Outreach Advocate
Amanda N. Marino
Staff Attorney
Ericka Maya
Criminal Court Advocate
Haley Robichaud
Advocate
Kiana Rodriguez
Paralegal
Lizzette Trejo
DOJ Accredited Representative
Jessica Vera
Paralegal
Olivia Villegas
Senior Immigration Attorney
Victoria Villegas
Immigration Paralegal
Cori Zorn
Staff Attorney
Counseling
Dalya Canon
Counselor
Veronika Cascio
Sr. Counselor
Grecia Espinoza
Outreach, Education and Training Coordinator
Kyle Malcolm
Counselor
Jasmine Steele
Counselor
Dulce Torres
Counselor
Linda Yanez
Counselor
Development and Support
Ulises Brito
Administrative Assistant
Aristea Geroulis
Data Management Coordinator
Donna Johnson
Senior Grant Manager
Megan O’Donnell
Executive Coordinator
James Stewart III
Grant Writer
Gina Trapani
Operations Assistant
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