The Client Council Steering Committee is made up of seven members, all of whom are on the board of directors of a legal aid programs. A client-eligible MLAC board member also serves on the Committee as a liaison to the MLAC board. Current members are:
Jamie Berberena
New Center for Legal Advocacy
Myrnairis Cepeda
Greater Boston Legal Services
Jackie Farrow - liaison to the MLAC board
Western Massachusetts Legal Services
David Pearson
Volunteer Lawyers Project
Gloria Piner
Western Massachusetts Legal Services
Kwasi Sarpong
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts
There is currently one vacancy for the Northeast region.
Client Council Member - Emeritus
Ethel (Peggy) Santos
Peggy's 10 years of service to the MLAC board of directors concluded in May 2008. She continues to serve as an emeritus member of the Client Council.
She is shown here at MLAC's 20th anniversary celebration with Chief Justice Margaret Marshall (left) of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.