Our Team

Our team is dedicated to giving employees, employers, students and educators the critical tools they need in order to navigate difficult times so they can quickly and peacefully get back to work. We value integrity, courage, excellence, passion, Learnovation, and humanity in all of our team members. Together, we ensure all of our work is of the utmost quality, unbiased, and human-centered.


Attorneys

Daphne Pierre Bishop

Managing Partner, Los Angeles, AWI-CH

Liz DeChellis

Partner and Title IX Program Director, AWI-CH

Jennifer A. Doughty

Partner and Director of Attorney Development, AWI-CH

Nikki Hall

Managing Partner, Bay Area

Erich A. Knorr

Partner, AWI-CH

Eli MakusSenior Managing Partner, AWI-CH

Eli Makus

Senior Partner, AWI-CH
Firm Managing Partner

Sue Ann Van Dermyden Senior Partner, AWI-CH

Sue Ann Van Dermyden

Senior Partner, AWI-CH
Managing Partner, San Diego

Nicole BeaudryFront Desk and Intake Coordinator

Nicole Beaudry

Attorney Investigator

Kayleigh Birks

Senior Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Jesse Collmann

Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Jasmin Darron

Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Katie EbertAssociate Attorney

Katie Ebert

Senior Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Mark Gabel

Senior Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Harper Gernet-Girard

Attorney Investigator

Katherine Guilford

Senior Attorney Investigator and Adjudicator, AWI-CH

Carl C. Larson

Senior Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Devin Mikulka

Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Leo Moniz

Senior Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Kamon Naddaf

Attorney Investigator

Joe Parisi

Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Christina PetriccaAssociate Attorney, AWI-CH

Christina Petricca

Senior Attorney Investigator and Adjudicator, AWI-CH

Dante Quilici

Attorney Investigator

Aman Rai

Attorney Investigator

Matthew D. Rose

Senior Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Sereena Singh

Attorney Investigator

Stephanie Slone

Attorney Adjudicator

Sarah E. Tobias

Senior Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Lexi WeyrickPost-Bar Law Clerk

Lexi Weyrick

Attorney Investigator, AWI-CH

Lexi ZuidemaAssociate Attorney, AWI-CH

Lexi Zuidema

Attorney Investigator and Adjudicator, AWI-CH

Professional Staff

Rebecca Burton

Marketing Content Strategist and Coordinator

Brooke Harrison

Administrative Assistant II

Marissa Crespillo

Human Resources Specialist

Mary Ann Demos

Supervising Editor and Paralegal

Erika Galvez

Administrative Assistant

Antonia GordonCase Editor / Paralegal

Antonia Gordon

Editor / Paralegal

Bailey Harvey

Office Manager

Yvette Lemus

Intake Coordinator

Lisa Mabie

Senior Editor

Emma Newton

Business Operations Analyst

Sabrina Pedeupe

IT Manager

Katrina Sayles

Title IX Assistant

Kimberly Skarka

Billing Specialist

Julia Renner

Program Director for VM Mastered/T9 Mastered

Olivia Totten

Law Clerk

Sarah Treseler

Senior Editor

Cristina Watson-Ilacqua Title IX Hearing Coordinator

Cristina Watson-Ilacqua

Title IX Hearing Coordinator

Our Trusted Partners

Brenda Ingram

Trauma and Self-Care Expert

Matt Malone

Trusted Partner

Tia Kemokai

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Attorney/Advisor

Deborah Levine

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Expert/Designer

James Cawood

Threat and Violence Assessment Professional