AILA National Spokespeople

AILA's network of national spokespeople includes recognized immigration law experts. To schedule an interview with an AILA national spokesperson, contact the Communications team at newsroom@aila.org.

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2024-25 AILA National Officers

Kelli Stump, Esq.

President
Oklahoma City, OK

Expertise: Family, Business, Asylum, General

Jeff Joseph, Esq.

President-Elect
Denver, CO

Expertise:
Family, Business, General
Twitter handle: @jeffjoseph

Alexis S. Axelrad, Esq.

First Vice-President
New York, NY

Expertise:
Family, Business, General

Jacqueline Watson, Esq.

Second Vice-President
Austin, TX (English, Spanish)

Expertise:
Citizenship and Naturalization, Family, Removal Defense, Asylum, Federal Court Litigation

Rekha Sharma-Crawford, Esq.

Treasurer
Kansas City, MO

Expertise:
Removal Defense, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Family, and Federal Court Litigation

Michelle Saenz Rodriguez

Secretary
Dallas, TX (English/Spanish)

Expertise:
Family, Removal Defense, Asylum

Advisor to the 2024-25 Executive Committee

Farshad Owji, Esq.

Immediate Past President
San Francisco, CA

Expertise:
Family, Business, Asylum, General

Jeremy McKinney, Esq.

Advisor
Greensboro, NC,

Expertise:
Family, Business, General, Litigation, Removal Defense
Twitter handle: @McKJeremy

National Office Spokespeople: Washington, DC

Benjamin Johnson, Esq.

AILA Executive Director

Twitter handle: @AILAExecDir

Greg Chen, Esq.

Senior Director of Government Relations

Expertise:
Legislation/Congress and Agency Outreach
Twitter handle: @GregChenAILA

Sharvari Dalal-Dheini

Director of Government Relations

Expertise:
Legislation/Congress and Agency Outreach
Twitter handle: @shevdd