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Julie Stavarski

Julie is an Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) fellow who will be working with the asylum and removal defense team. Previously,… MORE

Rebecca Vilella-Perez

Rebecca Vilella-Perez

Rebecca Vilella Perez is a Know Your Rights Specialist on the Immigrant Youth Advocacy Program team at HIAS Pennsylvania. In… MORE

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Kaitlyn Hepburn

Kaitlyn joined HIAS Pennsylvania in 2023 as a bilingual paralegal with the Immigrant Youth Advocacy Program. In this role, Kaitlyn… MORE

Sushmita Das

Sushmita Das

Sushmita Das is the Pro Bono Program’s Paralegal at HIAS Pennsylvania. Sushmita was born in Bangladesh and came to the… MORE

Ella Fleming

Ella Fleming

Ella Fleming is the Haverford Fellow working with the Asylee Outreach Program (AOP) team. With the AOP team, Ella helps… MORE

Janelle Ellis

Janelle Ellis

Janelle was born and raised in a Jamaican immigrant family. As a first-generation Jamaican-American, the experiences of her family members… MORE

Pamela Morales

Pamela Morales

Pamela Morales is a Paralegal in the Immigrant Youth Advocacy Program. Pamela was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador. She… MORE

Juana Perozo

Juana Perozo

Juana Perozo joined HIAS Pennsylvania as a Legal Advocate with the IVOC program in November of 2022. She provides high-quality… MORE

Emily Crossen

Emily Crossen

Emily Crossen is an Asylee Outreach Program Case Manager at HIAS PA. In this role, Emily assists clients with accessing… MORE

Danielle Lean

Danielle Lean

Danielle Lean came to HIAS PA in October 2022 as the Legal Administrative Assistant. She graduated from West Chester University… MORE