Meet our advisors
The Advisory Committee is CILA’s connection to the needs of attorneys and agencies serving unaccompanied children. The committee is comprised of 13 attorneys and advocates from organizations working on children’s immigration cases. The committee meets quarterly to inform and advise CILA on our work and help us meet our mission to ensure more children are represented and to provide the resources and expertise needed to support those who work to represent them.


Terry Cody
Cabrini Center, Catholic Charities Galveston-Houston

Carolina Rodriguez-Neufeld
KIND Houston

Nicole Jones
YMCA International Services

Jacob Wedemeyer
DMRS

Rebecca Rosenberg
Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON)

Javier Dominguez
Tahirih Houston

Elissa Steglich
University of Texas Immigration Clinic

Aimee Maldonado
South Texas College of Law Houston Immigration Clinic

Kate Wegener
International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Cory Sagduyu
Human Rights Initiative of North Texas (HRI)

Elizabeth Sanchez-Kennedy
Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project (GHIRP)

Sarah Valdes
RAICES

Beatriz Jones (Sr. PL)
ProBAR

Dolores Rosales (SW)
DMRS

Aimee Korolev
ProBAR