Meet Our Staff

The Student Legal Lounge Staff is composed of dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds interested in assisting you with legal matters.

Each of us has chosen a focus area to specialize in researching and providing resources for. Our focus can be found with our information below. However, our services aren't limited to our focus areas! Visit Our Detailed Services Page for more.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to attend our office hours or, depending on your needs, contact a member of our team via email.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not send confidential information by email. We can't guarentee confidentiality over emails. If you need to discuss confidential matters contact us by or email to setup a phone/in person meeting. For best privacy assurance we recommend using a non-Humboldt email account and refraining from including confidential information on legal matters in your email.

Program Director

Program Director & Disability Advocate
Focus: Educational Psychology with an emphasis on Postsecondary Special Education.
M.A. Psychology
Alumni 2023

alicia.martin@humboldt.edu

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Past staff

We really appreciate all team members, past and present, for all of the work they contributed to the Student Legal Lounge over the years. We will continue to add students to this list as they move on from the Lounge. A message for our team: You all were a part of creating a resource that is very much needed in Humboldt County. Student Legal Lounge is a staple on the Cal Poly Humboldt Campus. Thank you!

Jessica Richard

Program Director, Co-founder (2017)

B.A. Philosophy

Alumni 2019

Cole Hasslip

Co-founder (2017)

B.A. Political Science

Alumni 2018

Joey Kliest

Co-founder (2017)

Alumni 2018

Kimberly Nguyen

Research and Development Coordinator, Co-founder (2018)

Focus: Criminal/Family Law

B.A. Philosophy

Alumni 2020

Olivia Gainer

Volunteer

B.A. Philosophy

Alumni 2019

Hannah Koh

Technology Coordinator

B.A. Environmental Studies

Alumni 2023

Abigail Grattidge

Outreach Coordinator

Alumni 2020

Roman Sotomayor

Program Director

B.A. Religious Studies

Alumni 2021

Xavier Damas

Technology Coordinator

Focus: General

B.A. Computer Science

Alumni 2020

Jesus Nolasco

Technology Coordinator

Focus: Immigration and Municipal Law

B.A. Political Science

Monica Quintanilla-Flandez

Program Director

B.A. Criminology and Justice Studies

Alumni 2021

Jesus Nolasco

Technology Coordinator

Focus: Immigration and Municipal Law

B.A. Political Science

Alumni 2022

Kora Shoemaker

Research Coordinator

Focus: General, Substance Use

B.A. Criminology and Justice Studies

Alumni 2020

Natalia Gomez

Research Intern

B.A. Criminology and Justice Studies

Alumni 2020

Odalis Coronado

Research Intern

B.A. Social Work

Alumni 2021

Darelene Silva

Research Intern

B.A. Criminology and Justice Studies

Alumni 2021

Corina McDonald

Program Director

Focus: Sustainable City Planning

B.A. ESM Planning and Policy

Alumni 2022

Jugjeev Mangat

Research Volunteer

Focus: Immigration

B.A. Biology

Alumni 2021

Jeremiah Plata

Research Intern

B.A. Political Science

Alumni 2021

Babur Husain

Research Intern

B.A. Criminology and Justice Studies

Alumni 2021

Barbara Stockham

Research Intern

B.A. Social Work

Alumni 2022

Michael Coyne

Research Intern

B.A. Political Science

Alumni 2022

Gena Vasquez

Research Intern

B.A. Social Work

Alumni 2022

Zachary Noakes

Research Intern

B.A. Criminology and Justice Studies

Alumni 2022

Nataley Zuacha

Program Director

B.A. Criminology and Justice Studies

Alumni 2023

Zoe Burg

Research Coordinator

B.A. Psychology

Alumni 2022

Alicia Martin

Relations Coordinator

M.A. Psychology

Alumni 2023