Denise Vivar
Rohit Malik
Karen Narefsky
Bill Whalen
VOLS On the Ground
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Ian Benjamin
Brenna DeVaney
Marcia Levy
Thank you for joining Volunteers of Legal Service on Wednesday, October 14 at 10am for a special On the Ground virtual briefing.
The virtual event (on Zoom) includes guest speakers from the VOLS network of pro bono and community partners. This is a chance to hear about how our served communities are impacted by the threefold crises facing New Yorkers across public health, economic, and racial justice lines. You will learn about how VOLS community is responding to local need, including our team of lawyers and nonprofit professionals who work alongside volunteers and partners from law firms, companies, and community-based organizations. Our partner speakers include:
- Rohit Malik | Senior Vice President and Assistant Vice Counsel at Citigroup and pro bono volunteer, VOLS Unemployed Workers Project
- Denise Vivar | Interim Specialist, Immigrant Student Success Center at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice and community partner, VOLS Immigration Project
- William Whalen | Director and Chief Counsel, District 37 Municipal Employees Legal Services and community partner, VOLS COVID-19 Frontline & Healthcare Workers Initiative
- Karen Narefsky | Senior Organizer for Economic Development, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development and United for Small Business NYC community partner, VOLS Microenterprise Project
- Brenna DeVaney | Director of Pro Bono Programs, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
This event is also a chance to hear from outgoing VOLS executive director Marcia Levy, as she embarks on her next professional role at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, as well as to meet Ian Benjamin, VOLS’ Interim Executive Director.