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Public Interest Fellowship
In September 2007, the Foundation established a two-year public interest law fellowship. The Fellowship provides legal help to the county's underserved residents, and also provides training to a new lawyer who otherwise might not have the opportunity to do public interest work.

 

WCBF Fellows
Karen Maxim (nee Tenenbaum), a Harvard Law graduate, was the first Fellow, doing her work through Legal Services of the Hudson Valley. The second Fellow, hosted by My Sister's Place in White Plains, was Pace Law graduate Virginia Foulkrod. Read the Newsletter article about Virginia (she also has a short video below!). The third Fellow, hosted by Student Advocacy, was Pace Law graduate Darren Guild. Read Darren's speech regarding the Fellowship from the 3rd Annual Foundation Benefit on November 14, 2013. The fourth Fellow, Elizabeth Mastropolo, a St. John's Law graduate, was hosted by Pace Community Law Practice and worked with clients of Neighbors Link. The fifth Fellow, Jennifer Pacheco, worked for the Hudson Valley Justice Center in Yonkers from  2015 to 2017 The sixth Fellow, Luis Leon, a Pace Law School graduate, began his fellowship in the fall of 2017 at the Make the Road New York.  Luis transitioned to a full-time position with the organization at the conclusion of his Fellowship and continues to serve the underprivileged in the areas of immigration law and family law. The seventh Fellow, Antonio Iglesias began his Fellowship in  2019 with Legal Services of the Hudson Valley. Antonio continued to work through the pandemic and transitioned to a full-time position in 2021 with LSHV. The eighth Fellow, Deyvid Arango-Valencia began his Fellowship in September 2022 with Neighbor's Link. The ninth Fellow, Kaylin Bridglall began her Fellowship in 2024 with Student Advocacy.