Staff & Board

Staff

EXECUTIVE

Leslie Allen, Acting Executive Director
Pronouns: she/her/hers

CLIENT SERVICES

Hank Oliver, Interim Director of Client Services
Pronouns: he/him/his

Vanessa Crespo, Client Advocacy Specialist
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Delilah Seligman LMSW, Manager of Training Programs 
Pronouns: she/her/hers

LEGAL SERVICES

Paulina A. Cohen, Senior Staff Attorney
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Kathryn Leuch, Senior Staff Attorney
Pronouns: she/her/hers, they/them/theirs

FINANCE and OPERATIONS 

Jolene Halzen, Senior Manager of Operations and Human Resources 
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Elsa Gjyshi, Senior Finance and Contracts Manager
Pronouns: she/her/hers

To reach a member of our Finance team, please contact finance@avp.org

To reach a member of our organizing team, please contact community@avp.org

To reach Development, please contact development@avp.org 

 

Board of Directors

Lee Garza, Board Chair
Marcus Escobedo, Vice Chair
Matthew Brandt
Melvin Clayton
Laura Horvath-Roa
Michael Martell