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2022–2023 AILA National Officers
Jeremy McKinney, Esq.
Greensboro, NC,
President
Expertise:
Family, Business, General, Litigation, Removal Defense
Twitter handle: @McKJeremy
Kelli Stump, Esq.
Oklahoma City, OK
First Vice-President
Expertise:
Family, Waivers, General, Naturalization, Removal DefenseJeff Joseph, Esq.
Denver, CO,
Second Vice-President
Expertise:
Family, Business, General
Twitter handle: @jeffjoseph
Jacqueline Watson, Esq.
Austin, TX (English, Spanish)
Secretary
Expertise:
Citizenship and Naturalization, Family, Removal Defense, Asylum, Federal Court LitigationOther National Spokespeople
Allen Orr, Esq.
Washington, DC
Immediate Past President
Expertise:
Legislation, Consular Practice, General, Naturalization, Global, Investors, I-9, Business, and Worksite Enforcement
Twitter handle: @allenorresq
AILA National Office Spokespeople: Washington, DC
Greg Chen, Esq.
Senior Director
Expertise:
Legislation/Congress and Agency Outreach
Twitter handle: @GregChenAILA
Sharvari Dalal-Dheini
Director of Government Relations
Expertise:
Legislation/Congress and Agency Outreach
Twitter handle: @shevdd
Media Advocacy Committee
Evangeline Chan, Esq.
New York, NY, Chair
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise:
Humanitarian-Based Benefits (Asylum, U/T Visas, VAWA, SIJ, TPS, DACA), Removal Defense, and Naturalization
Twitter handle: @EvangelineMChan
Adam Cohen, Esq.
Memphis, TN, Vice-Chair
Pronouns: he/him
Expertise:
Physician and Healthcare Immigration, Academic Immigration (Students and Scholars), General Business Immigration
Twitter handle: @MDVisas
Sandra Feist, Esq.
Minneapolis, MN
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise:
Business, Scientists/Academics, General, O/P visas, Religious Workers, H-1Bs, E-2
Twitter handle: @SandraFeistMN
Cecilia Lai
Dallas, TX (English, Cantonese)
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise:
Business Immigration, EB-1A, EB-1B, NIW, O-1sMatthew Maiona, Esq.
Boston, MA
Pronouns: he/him
Expertise:
Business, Employer Compliance, Military, Removal, Family
Twitter handle: @MMaiona
John Manley, Esq.
Los Angeles, CA (English, Farsi, Spanish)
Pronouns: he/him
Expertise
Family, Business, Trusted Traveler Issues, CBP
Twitter handle: @JohnManleyFiona McEntee, Esq.
Chicago, IL
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise:
Extraordinary Ability (O-1 & EB-1A), Start-Ups, Entrepreneurs, Musicians/Artists/Creatives/Athletes, International Students, DACA, Family
Twitter handle: @USvisalawyer
Victor D. Nieblas Pradis, Esq.
Los Angeles, CA (English, Spanish)
Pronouns: he/him
Expertise: Deportation Defense, Asylum, DACA, Family, Waivers, EOIR, ICE Arrests
Twitter handle: @VictorNieblasGina M. Polo
Miami, FL (English, Spanish)
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise: Business, FamilyHeather Drabek Prendergast
Cleveland, OH
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise:
Business, Family, Waivers, Complex Removal Defense, Consular Processing, TPS, Naturalization, GeneralSara Ramey, Esq.
San Antonio, TX (English, Spanish, French)
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise:
Asylum, Removal Defense, Detention, Humanitarian Protection (TPS, VAWA, U/T Visas, Humanitarian Parole)
Kenneth K. Schmitt, Esq.
Saint Louis, MO
Pronouns: he/him
Expertise:
Removal Defense, Family, DACA
Twitter handle: @USLS_attorneyShannon M. Shepherd, Esq.
Chicago, IL
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise: Business and Family
Twitter handle: @ImmAttyShannonTahmina Watson, Esq.
Seattle, WA (English, Bengali)
Pronouns: she/her
Expertise:
Business Immigration, Family-Based Immigration, Naturalization, AOS, Start-Ups, Entrepreneurs
Twitter handle: @tahminawatson
George P. TzamarasPress Inquiries, Contact:
Senior Director, Communications and Outreach
202-507-7649
gtzamaras@aila.org
Belle Woods
Senior Associate Director, Communications
202-507-7675
bwoods@aila.org
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