Your Kalamazoo Defenders

Your Kalamazoo Defenders

We are dedicated and passionate public servants, fervent truth tellers, and creative problem solvers, bringing awareness to intentionally overlooked issues and finding integrated solutions to complex problems. We believe every member of our community deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and we challenge systems that do not offer that respect to everyone.

Kalamazoo Defender
Program staff

Program Staff develop, coordinate, and support initiatives that extend Kalamazoo Defender’s impact beyond the courtroom. Through community engagement, behavioral health access, research, workforce development, and other innovative programs, they help address the underlying factors that influence legal outcomes and strengthen opportunities for individuals and families.

 

Duncan Bjerke

Law Clerk

Catherine Callison

Law Clerk

Jennie Cook

HR Admin Assistant

Kenyatta Herrion

Village Program Coordinator

Taja Kirklin

Receptionist

Destiny McEntyre

Law Clerk

Carrie Portice

Law Clerk

Vivian Pryor

Law Clerk

Jeremiah Reece

Research Attorney

Andrew Rios

IT Support Specialist

Grace Roth

Research Specialist

Taneesha Spencer-Neily

Receptionist

Sravani Vikkurthi

IT Support Specialist

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