{"id":6543,"date":"2026-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthjustice.org\/about-staff\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T08:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:36:19","slug":"about-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/earthjustice.org\/about\/staff","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n\t

With 220 attorneys in 15 offices<\/a> across the country, Earthjustice is the nation’s leading environmental law organization, working at the federal, state, and local levels.<\/p>\n

As a nonprofit, our attorneys fight for everyone’s right to a healthy environment free of charge, because we believe the earth needs a good lawyer. <\/p>\n

Our team also includes legal and research analysts, policy and legislation experts, staff scientists, communications staff who raise public awareness about our issues and the communities we work with, and development officers who help our supporters invest in the change they want to make in the world.<\/p>\n\t

Senior Leadership<\/p>\n\t

Abigail Dillen<\/strong><\/p>\n

President<\/p>\n\t

Sambhav Sankar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Vice President for Programs<\/p>\n\t

Jamila Frone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President of Litigation Practice<\/p>\n\t

Drew Caputo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President of Litigation for Lands, Oceans, and Wildlife<\/p>\n\t

Andre Segura<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President of Litigation<\/p>\n\t

Patrice Simms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities<\/p>\n\t

Jill Tauber<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President of Litigation for Climate and Energy<\/p>\n\t

Ra\u00fal Garc\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President of Policy & Legislation<\/p>\n\t

Melanie Hart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Vice President of Community, Justice, and Impact<\/p>\n\t

Andrew Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Vice President of Operations<\/p>\n\t

Libby Marsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Vice President of Development<\/p>\n\t

Steve Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior Vice President of Communications and Marketing<\/p>\n\t

Lauren Wollack<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications<\/p>\n\t

Conchita Lozano-Batista<\/strong><\/p>\n

General Counsel<\/p>\n\t

Connor Fournier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Workplace Experience & Sustainability<\/p>\n

\n Our lawyers measure success in clean air, clean water, and protected wild spaces.\n<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Every one of our clients gets top-tier legal representation, free of charge. And we win.<\/p>\n

Which is why your support is so crucial.<\/p>\n

We can’t keep fighting for our planet without your help.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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