Who We Are

Community Action Program Legal Services (CAPLAW) is a non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) membership corporation.  It is managed by a Board of Directors composed of current and former CAA executive directors from across the country. Its staff is based in Boston, with a coordinator in Washington, D.C.

 

Board Members

Winston A. Ross, CAPLAW President
Executive Director, Westchester Community Opportunity Program

  

Patricia Steiger, CAPLAW Vice-President
Consultant

Former Executive Director, National Community Action Management Academy

Former Executive Director, Iowa East Central T.R.I.A.N

  
Gale F. Hennessey, CAPLAW Treasurer
Executive Director, Southern NH Services, Inc.

 
Catherine Hoskins, Secretary
Executive Director, Salt Lake Community Action Program

  

David Brightbill, CAPLAW Board Member
Executive Director, Washington-Morgan Counties CAP

 
Leonard Dawson, CAPLAW Board Member
Executive Director, Coastal GA Area CAA, Inc.

  

John J. Drew, CAPLAW Board Member

President and CEO, Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.

 

Jerralynn Ness, CAPLAW Board Member
Executive Director, Community Action serving Washington County

  
Douglas Rauthe
, CAPLAW Board Member
Executive Director, Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana
  

Staff Members

Anita Lichtblau, Esq.

Executive Director and General Counsel

Eleanor Evans, Esq.

Depuity Director and Senior Counsel


Allison Ma'luf, Esq.

Associate Counsel

Brandan Still, Esq.

Legal Fellow

Bernadette Hood

Administrative Coordinator and Executive Assistant

Cara Loffredo

Communications Assistant

David Bradley

Coordinator
National Community Action Foundation (NCAF)


CAPLAW
178 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02111-1017
Phone: (617) 357-6915