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https://www.clcm.org/board-of-directors daily 0.75 2026-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/0d959161-f233-41b7-b0be-0ecee1342d20/Carol.jpg Board of Directors - Make it stand out Carol serves as Board President of CLCM and has been an active member of the Board since 2019. For the past ten years, Carol has worked at the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS), where she currently serves as the Deputy General Counsel. Prior to working at DDS, Carol worked as a legal services lawyer and manager for thirty years at several different legal services programs including Merrimack Valley-North Shore Legal Services and Maryland Legal Aid. In her capacity as a legal aid attorney, she provided services in a wide variety of legal areas, including housing, consumer rights, domestic violence, public benefits, education, and children’s rights. Carol also served on the board of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) and the Children’s Law Support Project (CLSP). Her work experience, including various leadership roles, reflects a deep commitment to public service and to advancing high-quality supports for individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Massachusetts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/b139544d-be48-40e2-b0d2-cb10b0faf54e/brigantine-25.jpg Board of Directors - Make it stand out Attorney Dalton is the Managing Partner at Brigantine, P.C. in addition to being a well-established and respected family law practitioner. Prior to Brigantine, Attorney Dalton worked in Washington, DC providing support to USG initiatives in AML and CFT alongside the US Treasury and State Department. Attorney Dalton is a graduate of St. John’s Preparatory School (’88), Stanford University (BA, Philosophy ‘92), The Graduate Institute at St. John’s College (MA, Liberal Arts, ‘95) and The University of San Diego School of Law (JD, ‘03) where he was awarded for his Jurisprudence work. During law school, he interned with the Federal Defenders of Billings, MT and for the Foundation for Freedom of Information in St. Petersburg, Russia. Prior to attending law school Attorney Dalton was the Director of the San Francisco office of Human Rights Watch. Attorney Dalton currently lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts with his wife and two young children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/2ca5aa9b-82c5-43f4-8c98-f7886ac8046d/Bowditch.jpg Board of Directors - Make it stand out Brigid is an attorney at Hunton Andrews Kurth, whose practice focuses on advising institutions of higher education. Brigid has worked in-house at universities including Harvard and UMass Boston, and began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Brigid lives in Newburyport with her husband and children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/5ced08bb-5465-412c-a739-b31205709de6/Jennifer+Lamanna.webp Board of Directors - Jenny Chou Jennifer Lamanna is the founder and principal attorney of Lamanna Law, LLC, a woman-owned firm dedicated to providing effective legal services in appeals, criminal defense, business litigation, family law, DCF defense, and personal injury. Attorney Lamanna is a summa cum laude graduate of Northeastern University and Boston University School of Law, where she was a member of the Probate Law Journal. She has over 25 years of litigation experience in all levels of the Massachusetts court system, including Superior Court, Appeals Court, and the Supreme Judicial Court. In addition to her legal expertise, Jennifer is passionate about community involvement and strives to support local organizations and initiatives. She joined the CLCM Board in 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/cfeb59a5-bae3-4833-b236-752896c63bae/Susan+Lillis.jpg Board of Directors - Make it stand out Susan G. Lillis is a Massachusetts attorney with more than three decades of experience in family and probate law. From 2000 to 2020, she led her own practice in Ipswich, focusing on domestic relations dispute resolution through negotiation, litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. She has also served the Essex County Probate and Family Court for over 25 years through the Lawyer for the Day and Conciliation Programs. Susan currently serves as Clerk and newsletter editor for her church, and sits on the Government and Bylaw Committee for the Town of Rockport.A longtime board member of the Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts, Susan serves as Clerk and brings deep institutional knowledge, governance experience, and a sustained commitment to children and families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/1efa886e-fbc6-4d64-ad47-649f751e93c1/Michelle_Guzman-removebg-preview.png Board of Directors - Make it stand out Michelle Guzman is a community leader and the founder of Lynn Walking Shoe Tours, a storytelling-driven tour company that highlights the rich history, public art, and cultural heritage of Lynn, Massachusetts. A long-time resident of the city, Michelle is also a community organizer, a union member of 1199SEIU and participant of local meetings and boards to be a multicultural voice within the community in Lynn. Michelle has been a devoted member of the Children's Law Center of Massachusetts Board since 2018. She brings diversity and connectivity from the community we serve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/dfc48158-c9a1-406f-adbe-99e840e9aa0f/Reyna+Photo.jpeg Board of Directors - Make it stand out Reyna Ross joined the CLCM Board in 2025. She is an inspiring leader and community advocate, deeply committed to personal growth and supporting others. She serves as a Home Visitor at Catholic Charities Healthy Families North Shore program in Lynn, a voluntary and free home-based family coaching program that supports young, first-time parents and helps them create stable, nurturing environments for their children. She has many years of experience as a family advocate, parent educator, and in childcare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/51485113-8656-44b3-80ad-e31dc4e4cccb/Samuel%2BThompson.webp Board of Directors - Make it stand out Sam Thompson is an education law attorney at SET Law, where he works on implementing enforceable IEPs for students. Before entering law, Sam worked as a special education teacher and administrator. He successfully advocated for children in and out of the classroom and provided students with special needs better access to the curriculum. Sam holds a J.D. from the University of Massachusetts School of Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Boston College and a Master of Education in Moderate Disabilities from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/6085ca85-b0dd-490e-92da-23bb3759340e/Yu_Michael_Web.jpg Board of Directors - Make it stand out Michael Yu is an associate at Ropes & Gray LLP and practices in the Asset Management group, primarily in private fund formation. Mike holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he graduated magna cum laude and as a member of the Order of the Coif. During law school, Mike served as a student attorney in the Juvenile Justice Clinic and as an Executive Online Editor of the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy. Prior to law school, Mike worked as a clinical social worker in Boston, providing therapeutic services to high-risk and system involved children and adolescents. Mike holds a Master’s of Social Work and a Master’s of Theology from Boston College. Before graduate school, Mike served as an AmeriCorps member with Franciscan Outreach in Chicago providing services to homeless men and women. He joined the CLCM board in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/f886bb85-42ae-46a4-b17c-39e3d228271f/Claire.Schneider+-+Intellectual+Property.jpg Board of Directors - Make it stand out Claire Superfine Schneider is Counsel in MIT's Office of the General Counsel. Her areas of focus at MIT include intellectual property, sponsored research, conflict of interest, entrepreneurial activities, and academic and business transactions. Before joining MIT, Claire was an attorney in the Licensing and Technology Transactions Practice at the Boston office of the law firm, Mintz Levin, where she advised clients on complex technology transactions. Prior to joining the Licensing and Technology Transactions Practice, Claire was a litigator at Mintz Levin and, prior to that, an IP litigator at the Boston law firm, Wilmer Hale. Claire graduated summa cum laude from the Boston University School of Law and cum laude from Dartmouth College. Following law school, Claire was a law clerk for the Honorable Richard G. Stearns in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Honorable Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall and the Honorable Associate Justice Fernande Duffly (both of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts).Prior to law school, Claire worked for several years as a Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, and also at an international NGO in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/b575506b-7de3-482e-bf6e-e953067a6c6d/Nicole.png Board of Directors - Make it stand out Nicole McClain is a public servant, U.S. Army veteran, and community builder rooted in Lynn, Massachusetts. She served in Iraq in 2004 and 2008 and continues her lifelong commitment to service as a City Councilor-at-Large. A proud wife, mother, and grandmother, Nicole is the Founder and President of the North Shore Juneteenth Association and holds a master’s degree in Educational Leadership & Policy from Boston College. Her work centers on building inclusive systems, uplifting culture, expanding opportunity, and creating pathways for future generations. https://www.clcm.org/staff daily 0.75 2026-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/f807293c-f67c-476a-bf8f-0c700de4a22b/Alex%2BHeadshot.png Staff - Make it stand out Alex joined the Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts in August 2026. She moved up to Massachusetts after graduating from New College of Florida with a bachelor’s in political science. Guided by a passion for social and economic justice and a love of storytelling, she quickly found her way into a career in nonprofit development and communications. Outside of her work, Alex can be found spending time with friends and doting on her cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/6bbbdecf-ae91-4e6e-aae6-f1b2585ba0e5/CLCM+Website+%281%29.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Samantha joined the CLCM in October 2022. Samantha holds a Master of Public Health from Tufts University School of Medicine and a Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University School of Law where she received a full-tuition scholarship as a Health Law Scholar. Before attending law school, Samantha served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, where she worked as a Community Health and Malaria Prevention Specialist before extending her service for a third year as Peace Corps Togo’s National Malaria Prevention Coordinator. During law school, Samantha interned with the Immigration Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services where she advocated for asylum seekers, with the Health Care Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office where she worked on policy and litigation matters, and with the Northeastern University Program for Human Rights and the Global Economy where she contributed to water rights research. As the Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney at CLCM, Samantha will work with the Mass General Brigham Chelsea Health Care Center to provide legal aid to children who face barriers to educational access or are at risk for school exclusion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/52bb5edb-8b43-4f3b-acd0-c3942b2028dc/nina+headshot.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Nina Carr joined CLCM in January of 2025 as Program Associate. In this role, Nina maximizes internal efficiency, engages in outreach and fosters community connections. Nina contributes to the CLCM mission by working both internally and externally to attract clients who are most in need of our services. Before starting at CLCM, she worked for two years as a high school English teacher in the north of France. Nina enjoys working with youth, as she believes that giving people support and equal opportunity from a young age is crucial to building a just and prosperous society. Nina has a long-standing interest in social justice, and has volunteered with various non-profits over the years, as well as serving as president of the Human Trafficking Activism and Awareness Club for three years, during college. Nina graduated from the University of Vermont with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Religious Studies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/e1069b9a-a249-441e-bf01-a5ce124abf07/1637118097675.jpg Staff - Jenny Chou Jenny Chou joined the CLCM as Director in October 2023. Most recently, Jenny was the Deputy Director of South Coastal Counties Legal Services. She was Senior Attorney and Racial Justice Fellow at the Center for Law and Education (CLE) where her legal work focused on ensuring a quality education for public school students in Massachusetts, particularly those who were most affected by exclusionary policies and practices of various school districts. She also represented low-income, mostly court-involved students while at the EdLaw Project. Jenny has been in private practice, has served as the consulting attorney for the education team at Medical-Legal Partnership Boston, was an associate at Stern, Shapiro, Weissberg and Garin and at the Criminal Defense Division of the New York Legal Aid Society. Her community-based legal services experiences included projects of the Harry Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund and based in the Asian Outreach Unit of Greater Boston Legal Services. Jenny is a graduate of Wellesley College and Boston College Law School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/5298e077-d7f3-4d4b-87f8-5ab364fe726c/Jack+Headshoot.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Jack is the Operations Associate, a role they began in March 2024. They have played a key role in restructuring internal processes and database management. Jack brings a wealth of diverse experiences to their role. Before joining CLCM, Jack worked in a variety of positions across industries that honed their operational, administrative, and project management skills. While working at Metro Housing Boston, they supported the HR department and MIS refining their logistical, administrative and coordination skills. At Allandale farms, they were the office assistant, in charge of handling financial data and invoices. They worked at Rescuing Leftover Cuisines where Jack had single handedly rescued and redistributed 17,574 pounds of food, accounting for 14,645 meals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/c7d823eb-8079-44a6-8025-1ac9c69f6d53/nora.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Nora joined CLCM in September 2025 and represents youth in immigration matters. Most recently, she served as an Attorney Advisor at the Boston Immigration Court. Her legal experience spans removal defense, family- and employment-based immigration, and policy advocacy, through positions at Greater Boston Legal Services, Palmer Polaski PC, Las Americas Advocacy Center, and the Program for Human Rights and the Global Economy. Before becoming an attorney, Nora taught middle school math in Lawrence and Chelsea, MA, and was awarded a Fulbright grant to teach English at La Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana in Bucaramanga, Colombia. She holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, an M.Ed. from Boston University, and a B.A. in Psychology and Peace and Justice from Villanova University. Nora is fluent in Spanish and is committed to advancing immigrant rights and challenging the injustices embedded in our current immigration system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/2eeeeca2-a906-4807-8648-adcde7f8e089/sophia+full.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Prior to joining CLCM, Sophia spent several years working in family law, assisting clients through complex and highly litigious cases. She has always been passionate about helping people navigate difficult moments with compassion and dignity, and has assisted in aggressive advocacy. During law school, she led a pro bono project for survivors seeking protective orders and served as President of her school’s National Lawyers Guild chapter, focusing on social justice and public interest. She also volunteered with Young Advocates for Fair Education, a nonprofit in NYC dedicated to advocating for students' educational rights. At CLCM, Sophia seeks to ensure every child and family feels empowered while overcoming educational and legal challenges.She holds a J.D. from New England Law | Boston and a B.A. in Politics and Philosophy (Honors College) with minors in Legal Studies and Africana Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, a foundation that deepened her understanding of systemic inequities and informs her zealous advocacy today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/603a3918-44c9-4af2-a671-6811d4dec118/Jackie.png Staff - Make it stand out Jackie joined the CLCM in January 2018. She represents children in federal immigration proceedings as well as before the Asylum Office. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California (B.S. 2006) and Northeastern University School of Law (J.D. 2010). Prior to joining the Children’s Law Center, Jacklyn practiced in San Antonio, Texas, where she represented both children and adults in immigration proceedings, focusing on asylum and removal defense. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/4f1c30a2-e048-4705-ba99-05f050ec0e5e/Shauna.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Shauna King joined CLCM in September 2024 as an AmeriCorps Legal Advocate of Massachusetts. AmeriCorps Legal Advocates of Massachusetts is a one-year service program that embeds advocates into legal aid programs to open doors to justice, invigorate organizations and cultivate the next generation of public leaders. Shauna works primarily with the Immigration team and is passionate about helping low-income youth navigate a complex legal system. Before exploring her interest in law through her AmeriCorps service, she worked at a public relations agency and taught English in Spain. Shauna graduated summa cum laude from Virginia Tech with Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Public Policy and Public Relations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/8ce97c59-1d14-42f4-847d-5534541c37c8/robyn.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Robyn joined the CLCM in the fall of 1999. In addition to providing direct representation to her clients in the Lynn and Salem Juvenile Courts, she has coordinated and trained attorneys for CLCM’s pro bono program, and is involved with fundraising and event planning for CLCM. Robyn is a graduate of Wellesley College and Boston College Law School. Upon graduating from B.C. Law, she joined the Boston firm of Widett, Slater & Goldman as a corporate associate. After four years, she continued her business law practice at Bruker Corporation as in-house Corporate Counsel. While raising her two children, Robyn was an active volunteer at the New England Aquarium where she was an Overseer for 15 years. There, she engaged in outreach with children at Boston Head Start Preschools. This path led her to change her focus from corporate law to juvenile advocacy at CLCM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/fc8f1c26-20aa-4461-a0db-b0899760625b/shruti.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Shruti has worked as a defender of youth rights for over 20 years, starting her legal career at the EdLaw Project in Roxbury, MA. She has continued her work as a post-conviction defender by supporting and advocating for youth throughout their commitment in the Department of Youth Services. Shruti serves as a Mentor Attorney for both the GCL Panel of the Committee for Public Counsel Services and the Special Education Panel of the EdLaw Project. She was recently awarded the DYS Commissioners Award for her commitment and tenacity on behalf of DYS committed youth. In her work at CLCM, Shruti represents students to maximize their opportunity to learn through a quality education and seeks to address the systemic barriers that hold low-income children, children of color, English learners and those who are disabled from attaining their full educational potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/e42120d6-83e6-453f-abc1-dfe2884dfa75/Lauren+Russell.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Lauren joined CLCM in September 2024. As Co-Director of Strategic Advocacy, she will represent children on delinquency matters, at both the trial and appellate levels, and engage in systemic advocacy on behalf of court-involved children and youth. Lauren graduated from Northeastern University School of Law in 2011. Following law school, she was an attorney with the Youth Advocacy Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS), where she represented juveniles on delinquency and youthful offender cases in Essex County. She received the Tenacious Initiative Award for Essex County from the Department of Youth Services in 2018. In December 2019, Lauren joined the Strategic Litigation Unit of CPCS. There, she pursued litigation at the trial and appellate levels, aimed at challenging injustices across CPCS’s practice areas, including systemic violations of the right to counsel. Most recently, Lauren was in private practice, where she handled delinquency trials and post-adjudication matters and cases at the Parole Board and Sex Offender Registry Board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/65dd4346-5f7d-4548-9290-0f89c9b9b8ef/Alyssa-Schnoor-scaled.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Alyssa joined CLCM in December 2023. At CLCM, Alyssa represents child victims of crime in need of legal assistance throughout Massachusetts. Alyssa is a graduate of Tulane University and Suffolk University Law School. While in law school, Alyssa was a student attorney in the Family Advocacy Clinic, representing survivors of domestic violence in family law matters. Prior to joining CLCM, Alyssa was an Associate at the Boston law firm of Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin LLP, practicing in the areas of business succession and estate planning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/06af043b-2cca-4840-81b9-9ebb689ecdcd/headshot.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Claire Valentin returned to CLCM as Managing Director of Innovation and Advocacy in January 2025. Claire started her career in legal services at CLCM in 2013 representing unaccompanied children and youth in immigration and state child welfare matters. In 2019, Claire joined the Immigration Impact Unit of CPCS, the public defender agency in Massachusetts, where she advised public defenders on the immigration consequences of criminal conduct and on immigration-related matters in family defense/child welfare cases. Prior to re-joining CLCM, Claire was Managing Director of the Boston Field Office of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). She has taught an experiential immigration law course at Boston College Law School and co-authored sections of the Massachusetts Continuing Education Manual for criminal defense and family defense attorneys. Claire holds a BA in International Studies and Ethnic Studies from Brown University (2006) and a J.D. from Harvard Law School (2011). Claire is a naturalized US citizen, and believes more humane, equitable, and generous immigration laws would benefit us all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/5cc3b396-402e-4557-8c64-b1bbfabedf99/dan.jpg Staff - Jenny Chou Dan joined CLCM in September 2025 and represents youth in immigration matters. Prior to joining CLCM, Dan was an Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP, where alongside his corporate work he maintained an active pro bono immigration practice representing clients in areas such as asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, humanitarian parole and removal defense. During law school, Dan interned with Greater Boston Legal Services Immigration Unit, Oxfam America and Ropes & Gray. Before law school, he built a successful career in financial services as a Chartered Internal Auditor. Dan’s commitment to advocating for young people began before his legal career and includes ten years’ volunteering with the Youth Adventure Trust, a UK non-profit, where he helped run adventure camps, mentored young people, and co-founded the organization’s Volunteers Committee. He holds a J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the Northeastern University Law Review, and a B.A. (Honors) in Modern History from the University of Bristol (UK). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eba93aff8ad71474552da2d/4d6e032b-3700-475b-97b4-3f66321bb177/AWT+picture.jpg Staff - Make it stand out Alexis joined CLCM in September 2024, as the Co-Director of Strategic Advocacy. In this role, she will represent children and young adults in juvenile and other courts, as well as pursue systemic efforts to keep children out of substitute care and improve the conditions of those children involved with DCF and other carceral systems. Prior to joining CLCM, Alexis represented parents, young adults, and children in care and protection, guardianship, permanency for young adult, and child requiring assistance matters in the Essex County Juvenile Courts, first as an attorney with the Committee for Public Counsel Services’ Children and Family Law Division (CAFL), and then briefly in private practice. Alexis assists as faculty in CAFL attorney trainings. In addition to her family defense experience, Alexis spent seven years clerking for the Honorable William E. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and she clerked for the Honorable Paul A. Suttell of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Alexis holds a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law, and a B.S. in Psychology and Management from Boston College.