Staff
We have a staff of four full-time lawyers, an office manager, and many volunteer attorneys, law students, paralegal students, and undergraduates who help us in our work. Our volunteers donate generous amounts of time and their professional skills in helping workers receive their unemployment benefits. In addition, we have an active board of directors who effectively provide direction to the organization.
Staff Members
You may email the following staff by sending an email addressed to her or his user name @ulproject.org
John Tirpak
Executive Director/Attorney
User name: jtirpak
Juliana Repp
Spokane Managing Attorney
User name: jrepp
Anne Paxton
Staff Attorney
User name: anne
Hyun-Ji Lee
Staff Attorney
User name: hlee
Behnaz Mansouri
Senior Attorney
User name: behnaz
Katelyn Morgaine
Staff Attorney
User name: kmorgaine
Meg Bridewell
Staff Attorney
User name: megb
Andra Kranzler
Staff Attorney
User name: andra
Ahmed Abdi
Outreach Coordinator
Jason Arends
Office Manager/Paralegal
User name: jason
Erin O’Brien
Legal Assistant
User name: erin
Stephan Elmer
Legal Assistant
User name: stephan
Jill Cornaggia
Spokane Paralegal
User name: jill
Board of Directors
Our governing body consists of twelve members who have all accepted a leadership role in terms of directing the ULP. They meet six times a year and chart the direction of the organization.
President
Joseph Shaeffer — (Partner) MacDonald Hoague & Bayless
Vice President
Jennifer Murray — Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC
Treasurer
Jeneé Jahn — Office of Labor Standards
Secretary
Eric Gonzalez — American Civil Liberties Union
Members
Amanda Ballantyne — National Director of Main Street Alliance
Lillian Kaide — Jefferson County Public Defense
Andres Munoz — Yakima County Public Defense
Erin Pettigrew — Attorney
Jennifer Yogi — Northwest Justice Project