GOVERNANCE
The Institute is governed by a diverse multi-disciplinary board of directors from the university and law school as well as from the community at large.
The Institute is also aided in reaching its goals through working with a Board of Advisors that is comprised of community leaders who support its urban mission.
A board of law advisors made up of distinguished legal professionals assists the Institute in providing high quality legal service and advice to its clients through its various legal service programs.
The Institute also boasts seven task forces made up of highly motivated volunteers that work with the Institute on a regular basis. These Task Forces meet to help formulate priority projects of the Institute in a variety of urban issue areas.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors serves as the governing board for the Institute. This board is responsible for developing and approving Institute policies, public positions, programming, and general operations. Comprised of volunteers, board members include professors at Thurgood Marshall School of Law and the colleges of Texas Southern University as well as leaders in the larger community the dean of the law school is an ad hoc member of this board.
BOARD OF LAW ADVISORS
The board of law advisors provides legal expertise and assistance to the Institute in service provider programs that include the property preservation project, the juvenile justice project, and the innocence project. The board of law advisors also consults with the Board of Directors. Members of this board commit to provide up to two hours of assistance in their areas of expertise.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
The Board of Advisors consists of civic activists who advise the Institute on matters of public concern. These members assist the Institute in developing general operations guidelines, public outreach and strategies and assist the governing board as needed.
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The Development Committee is chiefly responsible for guiding the Institute’s fundraising efforts. They recommend fundraising plans and strategies to the Board of Directors.
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ECI BOARDS AND TASK FORCES |
Officers
Robert Ford, President
Martina Cartwright, Secretary
Thomas Kleven, Treasurer
Sarah R. Guidry, Interim Director
Board of Directors
James Beard
Marguerite L. Butler
McKen V. Carrington
Okezie Chukwumerije
Fernando Colon-Navarro
James Cotton
Martha Davis
James Douglas
Constance Fain
Robert L. Ford
Lonnie Gooden
Theo Harrington
Dannye Holley [Ad Hoc]
Anna T. James
Thomas Kleven
Marcia Johnson
Manuel Leal
Martin Levy
Ana Otero
Carlton Perkins
Deanna Pollard
Docia Rudley
Claude R. Superville
April Walker
L. Darnell Weeden
Board of Law Advisors
Donald Dewberry
Benjamin Hall
Kimberly James
Jeffrey Londa
Jalene Mack
Robert Miller
Sandra Peake
Kim Phillips
Frumencio Reyes
Craig Washington
Advisory Board
Sylvia Brooks
Zinetta Burney
Bonnie Fitch
Cong. Al Green
Howard Jefferson
Rev. William Lawson
Ronald Reynolds
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Fundraising
Rickey Anderson, Chair
Kim Burkley
Algenita Davis
John Mukuro
Matthew Nwogu
Prudence Smith
Enid Williams
Carey P. Yates
Criminal Justice Task Force
Mark Vinson, Chair
C.O. Bradford
Lydia Johnson
Joel Salazar
Dennis Spurling
Craig Washington
Education Task Force
Jay Cummings, Chair
James Douglas
Thomas Kleven
Carroll Robinson
Mark Trachtenberg
Leonard Haynes
Family & Gender Task Force
Anna James, Chair
Charlotte Booker
Tabitha Conway
DeJauna Jernigan
Marva Johnson
Marcie Miller
Housing & Environment Task Force
Martina Cartwright, Chair
Bruce Austin
Jean Hampton
Judith Mazique
Juan Parras
Juan Perales
Laura Solitare
Renard L. Thomas
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Legislative Policy Task Force
Hon. Jew Don Boney, Chair
Sylvia Brooks
Oscar Criner
James Douglas
Claude Foster
J. Goodwille Pierre
Carroll Robinson
Judson Robinson
Student Development Task Force
George Connelly, Chair
Ashley Marshall (2L)
Aleece McKnight (2L)
Virgie Mouton
Ana Otero
Deana Pollard
Docia Rudley
Markita Samuel (2L)
Wealth & Taxation Task Force
Carlton Perkins, Chair
Gabriel Aitsebaomo
Valex Amos (2L)
James W. Beard, Jr.
Marguerite Butler
McKen Carrington
Clyde Miller
Associate Directors
Associate Directors
Lucinda Daniels, Special Projects & Publications
Sarah R. Guidry, Center for Civil Advocacy
Anthony Haughton, Center for Criminal Justice
Leonard Spearman Jr., Government Law Center
Staff
Addie Johnson, Supervising Attorney, OMLPPP
Yvonne Taylor, Staff Attorney, Juvenile Justice and Foreclosure and Debtor Relief
Olimpia Sacaciu, Paralegal
Andreience Hines, Sr. Administrative Assistant
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