Staff

Erica is a social worker with LSC, working with the Guardianship and Education Teams since October 2021. She began working with systems involved youth in graduate school at UC Berkeley, where she got her MSW in 2018. There, she worked… Read More ›

Beatriz is a social worker at Legal Services for Children (LSC) in San Francisco, CA. She has over 10 years of experience working with children, youth, and their families. At LSC, she has worked with detained youth and is now… Read More ›

Kristine joined Legal Services for Children as the Development Associate in September 2021. She received her Bachelors in Psychology from the City College of New York – CUNY. As an immigrant who grew up in New York City, she’s passionate… Read More ›

Carly joined Legal Services for Children in 2022 as a Staff Attorney working on the Detained Immigrant Children’s Project. While in law school, she had the opportunity to work with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Pangea Legal Services, East Bay… Read More ›

Nedra returned to the LSC team in February 2022 as Legal Director. Nedra brings over 30 years of experience working with youth in various capacities. Nedra began her career in 1991 as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) working with… Read More ›

Cathy Sakimura joined LSC as Executive Director in June 2022. Cathy previously served as the Deputy Director and Family Law Director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. She received her J.D. from UC College of the Law in San… Read More ›