Susanna joined First Shift as a Staff Attorney in 2019. She was previously a legal fellow at A Better Balance. She graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2018. During law school she served as President of Harvard Law Students for Reproductive Justice and Executive Policy Editor of the Harvard Law and Policy Review, interned at the Exoneration Initiative, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, and participated in the Health Law and Policy and Family Law and Domestic Violence Clinics.

Cassie will be joining the First Shift team as the Avodah Corps member for 2020-2021. She graduated this past May from Emory University where she studied Psychology and Sociology. She has always been interested in working in social justice and specifically in women’s health & women’s rights. Over the past few years, she has worked as a youth educator as well as volunteering with Jewish Women’s International (JWI) to lead workshops about “safe smart dating” and abusive relationships on college campuses. This year she will be creating and presenting “Know Your Rights” Presentations, conducting client intake interviews, launching the client story telling project among other responsibilities.