克里斯汀·罗马，J.D. '11 Named Louisiana Center for Children's Rights Co-Executive Director

Loyola University 新奥尔良 alumna 克里斯汀·罗马，J.D. '11 has been named Co-Executive Director for Louisiana Center for Children's Rights (LCCR), sharing responsibility with Aaron Clark-Rizzio, who has led the organization for the past six years. Previously, Kristen served as LCCR’s JLWOP Legal Representation Director.

In her new role, Kristen will focus primarily on policy, advocacy, and communications. In addition to being a defense attorney and Loyola 新奥尔良 alumna, she is a mother and 新奥尔良 native. Deeply rooted in our community, Kristen is dedicated to expanding possibilities for Louisiana families. 

在LCCR, Kristen has led a team of staff attorneys representing young people who face the most serious sentence any child can receive– Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP). She has a history of continuously taking concrete steps to protect the rights of children, helping families navigate interwoven systems that – from conception – define young people’s life outcomes.

While at Loyola 新奥尔良, Kristen participated in the Stuart H. 史密斯律师诊所 & Center for Social Justice as a student practitioner.  In addition to her legal work, Kristen is a certified holistic doula, a mentor with Project Butterfly 新奥尔良, and a former Professor of American Constitutional 法律 at Shanghai 国际 Studies University School of 法律 in Shanghai, 中国. 点击 在这里 了解更多.