The team at the Center for Victim and Human Rights comes from all walks of life with a diversity of knowledge, skills, and abilities, sharing a common vision and passion to stand up for those who may otherwise not have a voice in the justice system.
After receiving her 2005 A.B. degree in English from the University of Michigan, Jessica studied Environmental and Human Rights Law at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. As a student, she started working with the CVHR in 2012, and got licensed to the Indiana Bar in 2013. To this day, Jessica still embodies CVHR’s mission and values in her work as a Supervisory Staff Attorney.
Rachel has been a Staff Attorney at the CVHR since becoming licensed to the Indiana Bar in 2015. She has a Bachelor’s degree in History and minors in Criminal Justice and Business from Indiana University, and a law degree from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. While attending law school part-time, Rachel worked full-time, including working one year for Judge Gary Miller in the Marion County Protection Order Court and one year for Judge Ezra Friedlander in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Kathryn is a graduate from the University of Central Florida, having graduated summa cum laude with a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and a minor in Legal Studies in 2007. She then attended the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and graduated in 2012. While attending law school, she interned for Indiana Legal Services in the Senior Law Project and with the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence in the Pro Bono Protective Order Project. After becoming licensed to the Indiana Bar in 2012, Kathryn practiced family law, elder law and estate planning. Most recently, she was the Staff Attorney and Pro Bono Referral Director of Legal Aid District Eleven, Inc., which serves Indiana Pro Bono District I. She serves on the Indiana State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee and the boards of Perry Senior Services and The Social of Greenwood.
Leontiy graduated from Temple University (Philadelphia) in 2008 with a B.A. in Political Science and B.A. in Philosophy. He then studied Environmental and International Human Rights Law at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. Leontiy has had a variety of professional experiences since graduation, including work in the private practice, state government and the corporate sector. However, while waiting for the right opportunity, he continued to stay involved in human rights work by donating time to the CVHR, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, and the Military Commission Observation Project which gave him the opportunity to travel to Guantanamo Bay to observe the 9/11 Military Commission Trials.
Emily Djabi graduated from Taylor University in 2011 with a B.S. in Spanish Education and a licensure in TESOL education. After graduating, she spent four years teaching English as a Second Language at ELS language centers in Indianapolis while also volunteering with the CVHR as an interpreter. In 2016, she accepted a job with the CVHR serving as the Community Outreach Coordinator. She is a recent graduate of IUPUI’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), completing a Master of Public Affairs in Non-Profit Management in summer of 2017.
Hayley is a law student at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and is looking to graduate in May of 2018. Prior to attending law school, Hayley graduated from Franklin College with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2015 where she majored in Political Science. Hayley has worked with the CVHR since the Fall of 2016 and enjoys the ability to work in the human rights field helping others.
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