Since 1996, David has litigated to enforce access for low-income and minority children to an equal and adequate education under state and federal law and has served as counsel to the plaintiff students in New Jersey’s landmark Abbott v. Burke case. He also conducts research, writes, and lectures on education law and policy in such areas as school finance, early education and school reform. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated magna cum laude in 1978 from Temple University School of Law.

Elizabeth joined ELC in 1997, after working as a Legal Services attorney in New Jersey. She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Mount Holyoke College and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. In 1990, she was awarded the Ronald B. Atlas Outstanding Attorney Award by Legal Services of New Jersey.

Before joining ELC, Danielle conducted research in the field of urban education on such topics as school choice, racial and economic segregation, and reactions to racial integration, and coauthored peer reviewed articles on parental involvement among low-income families. Danielle has a Ph.D. in Sociology from Temple University.

Molly directs ELC’s Education Justice program, which offers technical assistance to a nationwide network of education advocates, advocates for improved federal education policies, analyzes and disseminates information on research and policies, and convenes conferences and meetings to promote equal educational opportunity.

Prior to joining ELC, Molly directed the National Access Network at Teachers College, Columbia University, practiced education and employment law in New York City, and represented plaintiffs as a member of the team litigating New York’s quality education case, Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) v. State. She received a J.D. from New York University’s School of Law and a B.A. from Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Stan comes to ELC from his staff position in Paterson, New Jersey, where he taught English and journalism for 30 years. Stan is also an editor of the school reform journal Rethinking Schools and has published widely on school reform and educational policy.

Prior to joining ELC, Sharon served as Director of the Coalition to Preserve Public Education, an organization of NJ public school districts seeking to change the state's charter school funding law. She also worked as a freelance journalist and an editorial and communications consultant to non-profit organizations and for-profit firms.

Wendy was a staff attorney at CFE in New York. She has also worked as a consultant in education finance and policy for The Rural School and Community Trust and Connecticut Voices for Children. She is currently an education columnist for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Before joining CFE, Wendy was a staff attorney at both the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, in the Bronx, and at My Sister’s Place, a domestic violence agency in White Plains. She also served as the Assistant Legal Director and House Counsel for the American Jewish Committee. Wendy has a B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. from New York University. She is the former president of the Stamford Parent Teacher Council.

Ruth has been active in the field of disability rights since 1981, working at Untapped Resources, Inc., in New York City; the Community Health Law Project in East Orange, New Jersey; and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Inc., in New York City, where she was the director of the Disability Law Center. She received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 1981, and her law degree with the inaugural class of CUNY Law School in 1986. She has taught disability law at CUNY Law School and Seton Hall University.

Theresa has a B.A. with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University, and a J.D. from Rutgers-Newark School of Law. Prior to joining ELC, she worked as a research analyst at the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining ELC, Aimee worked as a Community Organizer at La Casa de Don Pedro, where she was also responsible for implementing outreach and recruitment for the Abbott preschool program. Her efforts resulted in the enrollment of 2,182 preschoolers into Abbott Preschool programs in Essex County in 2002-2003.

Prior to joining ELC, Cynthia worked for La Casa de Don Pedro, where she helped low-income families qualify for home energy assistance.

Jitendra has a B.A. and a Master’s degree in Accounting & Auditing from India.