Job Type: Program Services

Erica ZermenoIntake and Data Specialist Erica Zermeno (she/her/ella) is an Intake and Data Specialist at Legal Aid at Work. Erica has dedicated her career to advocating for social and economic justice for low-wage workers. She studied law and politics with an emphasis on Latin American politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, then transferred… Continue reading Erica Zermeno

King Szeto Senior Language Access Coordinator King (he/him) provides language assistance and legal information to low-income workers with limited English capacity. He helped initiate and manages our Chinese-language phone line, and he conducts outreach on employment law weekly through Chinese-language radio and newspapers. Before joining Legal Aid at Work in 2000, King worked as a… Continue reading King Szeto

Valerie Sprague Senior Paralegal Valerie (she/her) comes to us from the Paralegal Program at San Francisco State University where she received her ABA –approved Paralegal Certificate, with honors. She provides legal support across all programs in the organization including researching civil procedure and local rules, performing analysis on discovery, calendaring deadlines, and preparing legal documents.… Continue reading Valerie Sprague

Tishon Smith-Bennett Senior Paralegal/Legal Project Coordinator Tishon enjoys helping people and strongly believes in the power of the law to address issues of social justice. Supporting lawyers across Legal Aid at Work’s programs, she looks up rules and prepares pleadings, subpoenas, deposition notices, spreadsheets, client correspondence, and other documents. Tishon has worked as a legal… Continue reading Tishon Smith-Bennett

Sandra Johnson Racial Economic Justice Workers’ Advocate Sandra Johnson (she/her/hers) grew up in the community that Legal Aid at Work serves. She has experienced incarceration and workplace discrimination and has overcome many barriers because of our systemically racist society. These experiences fuel Sandra’s commitment to advocating for equality for people of color that suffer from… Continue reading Sandra Johnson

Natalia GottschalkWork and Family Program Advocate Natalia Gottschalk (they/she/elle/ella) is the Work and Family Program Advocate – supporting the team’s attorneys and legal staff by providing outreach and trauma-informed direct services to working families and domestic violence survivors. Along with having lifelong experience working with marginalized communities, Natalia is a certified domestic violence counselor, and has received awards for their… Continue reading Natalia Gottschalk

Franchesca GarciaParalegal Franchesca (she/her) is a paralegal who provides legal support, including researching civil procedure and local rules, calendaring deadlines, and preparing legal documents. Franchesca is bilingual in Spanish and English. She interprets and translates for clients and helpline callers. Prior to joining LAAW, Franchesca worked as a paralegal and legal assistant in criminal and… Continue reading Franchesca Garcia

Jessica Carmona Senior Community Legal Services Workers’ Advocate Jessica (She/Her) is the Senior Central Valley Workers’ Advocate for the Central Valley program that is under the Gender/LGBTQ program. Raised in Stockton, Jessica has seen first-hand the empowerment reliable, accessible legal services can have on immigrant communities. Jessica conducts intakes, manages calls to the Central Valley… Continue reading Jessica Carmona