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33 Balcony <br />Irvine, CA 92603 <br />I <br />California - SBN 254678 <br />New York- SBN 389986 <br />LEGAL EXPERIENCE <br />949-981-8550 <br />jDyct.noche Id) rnadxprn <br />-g_ _ <br />Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Los Angeles, CA - January 2018 - present <br />Legal Services Director <br />Direct and manage adult representation programs for ImmDef, including fi-ninDefs <br />locally -funded initiatives in Los Angeles, Orange County, an(] San Diego, <br />Stone Grzegorek & Gonzalez LLP, Los Angeles, CA - July 2016 - January 201.8 <br />Senior Attorney, Family Removal Group <br />Led case management and supervision of Family Removal Group staff', direct client <br />representation before USCIS, EOIR, and the Superior Court of California. <br />Public Law Center, Santa Ana, CA - September 2013-Present <br />Directing Attorney, Immigration Unit <br />Directed and managed Immigration Unit, provided volunteer and pro bona MCLE <br />trainings, led grant and program development, and direct client representation <br />before USCIS, EOIR, and the Superior Court of California, <br />Asian Americans Advancing justice, Los Angeles, CA - December 2011 - August 2013 <br />Supervising Attorney, hninigration and Citizenship Project <br />Supervised and managed Immigration and Citizenship Project staff, oversaw <br />program development and grant management, including management of local and <br />national naturalization projects, and development of DACA direct services clinics, <br />Served on the legal tearn that Supported youth leadership in the creation and <br />implementation of the DACA program in 2012. <br />U.S. Department of Homeland Security, USCIS, Los Angeles, CA - August 2006 - <br />December 2011 <br />Supervisory Asylum Officer, Quality Assurance Trainer, Asylum Officer <br />Served from 2008 - 2011 as a supervisory asylum officer, Supervising a team of <br />asylum officers on applications for asylum, NACARA, and termination of asylum <br />status, Conducted performance reviews in compliance with asylum officer basic <br />training guidelines. Provided training on Country conditions, law and procedure and <br />reviewed decisions to ensure quality adjudication. As an asylum officer, adjudicated <br />over 300 asylum applications. <br />