Advocacy-Legal
The advocacy-legal department executes the mission and values of the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties in the community through the building of strategic relationships, and by engaging and developing community leaders in order to create sustainable social change.
Christie Love Hill
Chief Program and Strategy Officer
she/her/hers
Hill is a San Diego native and has worked in California, Washington, DC and New York advocating for the rights of women, children, and low-income...
Frederick Carroll
Legal Director
he/him/his
Frederick Carroll, originally from Colorado, has lived and worked in San Diego for 30 years, with a distinct passion for constitutional rights. For...
Nalini Gupta
Policy Director
she/her/hers
Prior to joining the ACLU-SDIC in 2025, Nalini Gupta worked for 10 years as a legal and policy advisor for the Defense Advisory Committee on Sexual...
Crystal Quezada
Imperial Valley Regional Director/ Directora Regional del Valle Imperial
She, Her, Ella
Crystal has over ten years of experience in state legislative affairs and has strong expertise in policy advocacy and research and analysis. She...
Branden Sigua
Senior Policy Advocate
He, him, his
Branden Sigua, originally from Los Angeles, has always had a passion for and felt deeply connected to the community. Prior to joining the ACLU-SDIC...
Anjleena Kour Sahni
Advancing Racial & Economic Justice Policy Advocate
She/They
Anjleena Kour Sahni, MPA, brings almost a decade of experience to ACLUF-SDIC that informs her community-driven approach to public policy and...
Andrés Holguin-Flores
Racial and Economic Justice Senior Staff Attorney
he/him/his
Prior to joining the ACLUF-SDIC, Andrés Holguin-Flores previously worked as a litigation attorney for the Coalition of California Welfare Rights...
Brisa Velazquez
Immigrants’ Rights Staff Attorney
She, Her, Hers
Prior to joining the ACLU-SDIC, Brisa Velazquez represented workers throughout California who had experienced racial discrimination, disability...
Samantha Itazawa
Staff Attorney
she/they
Samantha Itazawa is a native San Diegan with a commitment to advocacy and social justice. Before joining the ACLUF-SDIC, she worked as a policy advisor for San Diego County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe,
Blair Overstreet
Central San Diego Organizer
Blair Overstreet joined the ACLU-SDIC in 2023 as the Central San Diego organizer and is part of the Advancing Justice issue team. She is a...
