ABOUT US
The Center for Youth Development through Law is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999. We operate in cooperation with the U.C. Berkeley School of Law, although we are funded independently.
We are grateful to our generous
2021 major sponsors:
California ChangeLawyers Foundation
Scott R. Evans Foundation
The Mary and Stan Friedman Family
Mark Lillge
pH Family Foundation
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation
and our many local law firm and individual supporters
For a list of our 2020 supporters, click here
Judge Henry Ramsey, Jr., founding board member, presenting summer program graduation certificates
Our Leadership
Board of Directors
Anitha Anne
Attorney
Goodwin Procter LLP
Theresa Buckley
Attorney
California Public Utilities Commission
Creighton Davis
Attorney
Baker McKenzie LLP
Allyson Deraps
Associate Counsel
Burning Man Project
Hon. Danielle Douglas
Judge
Superior Court of
Contra Costa County
Natalie Friedman
Artist
Hon. Joni Hiramoto
Judge
Superior Court of
Contra Costa County
Jesse Hsieh
Deputy Public Defender
Contra Costa County
Su-Jin Lee
Attorney and Advisor to Startups
Christina Pehl
Educator
James G. Roberts
Attorney
Ariana Shaffer
Attorney
Cooley LLP
Ben Therriault
Police Detective
City of Richmond
Adam Wilks
Deputy District Attorney
Contra Costa County
Michael Wilson
Assistant Public Defender
Alameda County
Leadership Council
Brian Barsky
Ray Cardozo
Stanley Friedman
Ben Hamburg
Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte
Hon. Barbara Lee
Melissa Nelken
Reginald Oh
Dorian Peters, Program Alumnus
Miriam Rokeach
Winslow O. Small
UC Berkeley School of Law Faculty Advisor
Catherine Albiston
Professor
UC Berkeley School of Law
Executive Director
Nancy Schiff