Lauren Fine, Esq
Co-founder, Youth Sentencing and Re-Entry Project
Lauren Fine, Esq. is the co-founder and co-director of the Youth Sentencing and Re-entry Project (YSRP). Prior to founding YSRP, Lauren was a Zubrow Fellow in Children’s Law at Juvenile Law Center. There, she co-authored Amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court and state supreme courts on juvenile life without parole sentences, aided in successfully challenging the adjudication of homicide for an 11-year-old; provided legal intake services at a homeless shelter for youth, and co-authored a Model Act and reports on juvenile record expungement and on trauma and resilience. Fine is a volunteer with Big Brothers, Big Sisters and the Pennsylvania Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. Lauren is a graduate of Yale University and Duke University School of Law.
Cynthia Figueroa
Commissioner, Department of Human Services
Cynthia Figueroa, Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, has served as President and CEO of Congreso de Latinos Unidos. Under her leadership, Congreso expanded its campus by opening the Trujillo center, home to the Pan American Charter School, and opened a Federally Qualified Health Center. Figueroa served as Deputy Commissioner for DHS from 2008 – 2011, and has served as Executive Director of Women Against Abuse.
Kenyatta Johnson
Councilman, Philadelphia City Council, 2nd District
Councilman Kenyatta Johnson represents the 2nd District, which covers part of Center City and South and Southwest Philadelphia. Councilman Johnson’s political career began in 1998 when he founded Peace Not Guns, an organization dedicated to preventing gun violence through education and alternative programs. Johnson served as a State Representative for the 186th Legislative District from 2009 – 2012, when he joined the City Council. He chairs the Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities and the Legislative Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Finance; Streets and Services; Licenses and Inspections; Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs; Public Health and Human Services; Public Safety; Housing Neighborhood Development and the Homeless; and Technology and Information Services committees.
Wesley Stevenson
Justice Lab, LAW ’17
Wesley Stevenson (LAW ’17) is a graduate of the University of Michigan and a member of Temple Law School’s Class of 2017. Prior to law school, she spent two years serving for City Year in Chicago and Washington DC. After graduation, she will be working as an Associate at Ballard Spahr in 2017-2018 and will clerk in the Western District of PA for the Honorable Cathy Bissoon in 2018-2020. She is a member of BLG, SPIN, Outlaw, and wrote for Temple Law Review.
Sela Cowger
Justice Lab, LAW ’17
Sela Cowger (LAW ’17), spent the last year in DC working in various immigrant rights and refugee organizations including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Migration Policy Institute, and the National Immigration Forum. She is the Executive Articles Editor for Temple International & Comparative Law Journal, a Law and Public Policy Scholar, a Rubin Presser Social Justice Scholar, and a Henry W. Maxmin Scholar. After graduation, she will be doing a two-year clerkship at the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in New York City with the Department of Justice Attorney General’s Honors Program.
Kelsey Grimes
Justice Lab, LAW ’17
Kelsey Grimes (LAW ’17) is a proud graduate of Bryn Mawr College. She is a Law & Public Policy Scholar and Board Member of Temple Law’s If/When/ How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice. While in law school, Kelsey interned with the National Abortion Federation, Women Against Abuse, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Community Legal Services, and the Center for Health and Gender Equity. Kelsey has accepted a fellowship with Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity upon graduation.