Emerging Leaders Class of 2015

Talia is a recent graduate of SUNY Buffalo Law School and the Say Yes Coordinator for Volunteer Lawyers Project,  responsible for the implementation of free civil legal clinics in five Buffalo Public Schools. Her volunteer work is centered on advocacy for women and children, including the areas of domestic human trafficking; child abuse, neglect, and abandonment; domestic violence; gender violence; and foster care. Talia hopes to meet other like-minded individuals in Open Buffalo and collaborate with them in an effort to expand Western New York’s community capacity to address issues  such as advocacy and access to justice for low-income Americans.