Our Team
Our experienced team of lawyers, clinicians and program staffers provide high-quality legal assistance and psychological counseling to individuals and families.
Administration
Mojdeh Rohani, Executive Director
mrohani@denovo.org
John Froio, Deputy Director
jfroio@denovo.org
Amanda Becker, Development Director
abecker@denovo.org
Eneyda Benitez, Administrative Assistant
ebenitez@denovo.org
Monica Cheever, Human Resources Coordinator
mcheever@denovo.org
Brette Lennon, Administrative Coordinator
blennon@denovo.org
Nora Sears, Volunteer and Training Coordinator
nsears@denovo.org
Paige Swanson, Development Coordinator
pswanson@denovo.org
Legal Program
Ellen Wilbur, Legal Director
ewilbur@denovo.org
Karen Bobadilla, Immigration Attorney
kbobadilla@denovo.org
Eric Bove, Housing and Disability Attorney
ebove@denovo.org
Valerie Fisk, Immigration Supervising Attorney
vfisk@denovo.org
Katherine Fustich, Housing Attorney
kfustich@denovo.org
Myriam Georges, Housing and Disability Attorney
mgeorges@denovo.org
Alexia Goncalves, Housing Legal Assistant
agoncalves@denovo.org
William Lonn, Housing Supervising Attorney
wlonn@denovo.org
Michael Marciano, Disability Supervising Attorney
mmarciano@denovo.org
Briana Ong, Immigration Attorney
bong@denovo.org
Paulette O’Sullivan, Paralegal
posullivan@denovo.org
Mariah Reliford, Family Law Paralegal mreliford@denovo.org
Dexter Rowell, Housing Attorney
drowell@denovo.org
Hanieh Vahidi, Intake Specialist
hvahidi@denovo.org
Rosa Elena Villanueva, Immigration Attorney
rvillanueva@denovo.org
Lisa Laurel Weinberg, Senior Immigration Attorney
lweinberg@denovo.org
Aidan Wertz, DOJ Partially Accredited Representative awertz@denovo.org
Tanasia White, Family Law Supervising Attorney
twhite@denovo.org
Counseling Program
Lauren Shebairo, Clinical Director
lshebairo@denovo.org
Cindy De La Cruz, Clinical Social Worker
cdelacruz@denovo.org
Robert Lae Wild, Clinical Social Worker, MetroWest
rlaewild@denovo.org
Michelle Morales, Clinical Social Worker
mmorales@denovo.org
Isa Ormsby, Case Manager
iormsby@denovo.org
Board of Directors
De Novo is led by a diverse and committed group of individuals who work to ensure access to justice and healing for all people.
Officers
Christine Nelson, Board President
Retired, Cornerstone Research
Mark Bernfeld, Vice President
Tamarack Technologies
Marie Lee, Board Clerk
McCue, Lee & Greene
Mark Smith, Board Treasurer
Goodwin Procter LLP
Board Members
Emma Andrews
Pfizer, Inc.
Walter Bardenwerper, Board President
Retired, Towers Watson & Co.
Julia Byers
Lesley University
David Henderson
Boston Medical Center
Gary Howell-Walton
WilmerHale
Hugo Kamya
Simmons University School of Social Work
Liza Lunt
Retired, Zalkind, Duncan and Bernstein LLP
John McBrine
Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP
Tony Mirenda
Foley Hoag LLP
Craig Merrick Mortley
Social Worker, DEI Trainer, and Forced Migration Practitioner
Mary Murphy
Registered Nurse and Community Advocate
Joshua Rubenstein
Harvard Law School