Major Gifts Officer

Deanna Galer Major Gifts Officer CLS Center City Office 1424 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 dgaler@clsphila.org Deanna Galer (she/her), CLS’s Major Gifts Officer, is responsible for managing and cultivating relationships with CLS’s major donors and corporate supporters. She uses a combination of fundraising strategy, data analysis, event planning and volunteer management to bring additional resources…

Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney Brandon DeShields is a Staff Attorney in Community Legal Services’ Employment Unit.

Paralegal

Paralegal Sabrina Geary (she/her) is a paralegal is CLS’ Housing Unit. She is part of the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Program (PEPP) which is a program that focuses on providing representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. PEPP is a multi-agency project that services tenants with and without rental subsidies who have housing related issues and court…

Paralegal Emily Mansfield is a paralegal in the CLS SSI Unit.

Paralegal Briana Johnson is a paralegal in Community Legal Services’ Housing Unit.

Paralegal Tiffany Turner is a paralegal in Community Legal Services’ Housing Unit.

Communications and Content Manager

Zakya Hall Communications and Content Manager CLS Center City Office 1424 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 zhall@clsphila.org Zakya Hall (she/her) serves as Communications and Content Manager at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS). Zakya takes the lead on writing content for CLS, including press releases, publications, website content, award nominations, and other written materials. She…

Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney Lauren Davis is a staff attorney in the Health and Independence Unit at Community Legal Services. Previously she held an Independence Fellowship in the CLS Housing Unit. Her fellowship involved increasing access to safe, healthy housing for the most vulnerable Philadelphians, focusing primarily on affirmative litigation against problematic landlords who neglect to make…

Supervising Attorney

Supervising AttorneyShe/Her Sarah Kim Eisenhard (she/her) is a supervising attorney in the Housing Unit. Sarah works in the Lawyer of the Day Program, providing on-the-spot legal representation to tenants facing eviction in Philadelphia Municipal Court. Sarah is also a co-chair of the Housing Unit’s Domestic Violence Work Group, where she coordinates referrals for clients who…

Supervising Attorney

Supervising Attorney Dominique Wiggins (she/her) is a Supervising Attorney in the Housing Unit at Community Legal Services, providing same day legal representation to indigent tenants facing eviction through the Lawyer of the Day (LOTD) Program. Outside of court, she is committed to community outreach and advocating for eviction record sealing for all Pennsylvania residents.  …