ANNUAL R E PORT

2015–2016

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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDear Friends of NCIP,

I am pleased to present the Northern California Innocence Project’s (NCIP) 2015-2016 Annual Report. Since joining NCIP last November, I have had the honor of working with an incredible team of talented and committed advocates, who spend each waking hour working to free the innocent and reform the criminal justice system.

We have made great progress. A key highlight came in October with the exoneration of NCIP client Larry Pohlschneider after 15 years of wrongful imprisonment. Our meticulous screening and investigation of the nearly 2,000 inquiries received annually has led to a variety of cases set to move forward in the courts in coming months. In addition, we launched a comprehensive

investigation of hundreds of hair analysis cases in California following the stunning admission by FBI Director James Comey in February 2016 that expert testimony given by analysts trained or employed by the FBI may have been erroneous.

Our policy work continues to expand with the hiring of NCIP’s first full-time policy director and the undertaking of a number of new initiatives. This year, NCIP-backed laws were passed which increased compensation for exonerees, and provided exonerees with critical services upon their release from prison. We also held a successful symposium on conviction review units which led to significant collaborations with District Attorneys’ offices across the state. In addition, we continued work on restorative justice, holding another retreat for exonerees, crime victims, family members, and other stakeholders as part of NCIP’s efforts to deal holistically with the impacts of wrongful conviction.

NCIP’s clinical program continues to train Santa Clara University Law students in an intensive year-long program. Enrollment in the clinic is high as students participate in case work and policy work and attend semi-weekly seminars.

With all of these successes, our efforts are redoubled as we remember in sorrow NCIP client David Losoya, who died in prison last year after 37 years, most of it in solitary confinement, waiting for vindication. The urgency of our work is great.

As we celebrate NCIP’s 15th anniversary, we can see the hard work and investment of many years’ labor coming to fruition. We are poised to make even more significant impacts in the year ahead.

Special thanks to Associate Dean Sandee Magliozzi for her devoted work as interim Executive Director this year. NCIP would also like to thank Santa Clara University (SCU) President Father Michael Engh and SCU Law Dean Lisa Kloppenberg for their ongoing support. Thanks also to the NCIP Advisory Board, staff, volunteers, and students for their commitment and hard work.

Finally, thanks to you. Without your continued support, none of this would be possible. Together, we can truly create a fair, effective, and compassionate criminal justice system and fully protect the rights of the innocent.

Sincerely,

Hadar Harris, Executive Director Northern California Innocence Project

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The Northern California Innocence Project’s mission is to promote a fair, effective, and compassionate criminal justice system and protect the rights of the innocent.

NCIP MISSION

The Northern California Innocence Project envisions a cost-effective, compassionate, and fair criminal justice system that makes us safer and accurately separates the innocent from the guilty. NCIP strives to partner with all stakeholders — from law enforcement to advocates — to ensure that this vision is realized.

NCIP VISION

The Northern California Innocence Project has identified five organizational goals as part of its 2014–2019 Strategic Plan. These goals are:

Exonerate the innocent

Reform criminal justice policy

Build a cutting-edge training program

Ensure excellence in clinical education

Ensure organizational effectiveness and sustainability

NCIP GOALS

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Exonerees reunite before NCIP’s 2016 Annual Justice for All Awards Dinner

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EXONERATING THE INNOCENTExonerating the innocent is the core of NCIP’s mission. Since its inception in 2001, NCIP has directly attained justice for 18 innocent people and helped dozens of others. This year, we achieved great successes but also faced tragedy.

On October 14, 2015, Larry Pohlschneider walked out of prison a free man after serving 15 years wrongly incarcerated. Due to evidence presented by NCIP Assistant Legal Director Maitreya Badami and pro bono attorney Thom Seaton, the Tehama County District Attorney agreed that Pohlschneider’s conviction should be vacated and charges dismissed. NCIP’s investigation revealed Pohlschneider’s trial counsel failed to challenge critical testimony by the prosecution’s medical expert – testimony that was scientifically inaccurate and upon which Pohlschneider’s conviction was based. Since his release, Pohlschneider has reunited with his mother and children and welcomed his newborn grandchild.

Sometimes justice moves too slowly. On June 23, 2015, NCIP client David Losoya died of valley fever while in prison awaiting justice. Losoya spent 37 years in prison – mostly in solitary confinement – despite the fact that authorities had credible evidence of his innocence within months of his conviction. NCIP was weeks away from filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus when prison authorities informed us of his death. NCIP and the Santa Clara University community held a memorial service in Losoya’s honor in September 2015 and NCIP continues to seek his vindication through a posthumous pardon by the governor.

In February 2016, FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to governors across the United States noting flaws in the way that hair examiners had been trained which may have ultimately led to wrongful convictions. In the wake of this stunning admission, NCIP began an immediate review of hair analysis cases in California. NCIP screened nearly 1,000 California cases it identified in a preliminary search, and discovered more than 70 cases in which experts may have improperly testified regarding the scientific accuracy of hair comparisons. NCIP is leading a statewide coalition of California innocence organizations with the pro bono assistance of law firm Morrison and Foerster to identify all California cases which may have been impacted by faulty forensic hair testimony.

“NCIP gave me my life back, they gave me my integrity, they gave me a lot of hope while I was in prison, and they still encourage me today…”

Larry Pohlschneider and Maitreya Badami celebrate his release.

David Losoya’s family and friends gather to pay tribute to him.

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– Larry Pohlschneider, NCIP Exoneree

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REFORMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICYWith the hiring of NCIP’s first full-time policy director in April 2015, NCIP’s legislative work has achieved new successes.

Increase in Exoneree CompensationIn October 2015, Governor Brown signed into law NCIP-sponsored SB 635, authored by Senators Nielsen and Leno. This bill, which passed with virtually unanimous bipartisan support, increases exoneree compensation by 40 percent to $140 per day of wrongful incarceration, and now also includes jail time served.

Obie’s Law The governor also signed into law NCIP-supported AB 672, or Obie’s Law, named in honor of NCIP exoneree and Advisory Board member Obie Anthony who advocated successfully for passage of the bill. This bill, authored by Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer, provides transitional support services for exonerees recently released from prison.

Expediting Payment of CompensationIn June 2016, NCIP was instrumental in expediting the passage and signing of SB 1186, authored by Senator Lara, which authorized payment from the state’s general fund of compensation claims for seven exonerees, including NCIP exonerees Obie Anthony and Larry Pohlschneider and Lake County exoneree Luther Jones.

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“The wrongfully incarcerated can never get back the time spent in prison that separated them from their loved ones and cut off other opportunities and life experiences, [but SB 635] provides increased compensation to help them rebuild some of what was lost.”

– Sen. Mark Leno

Witnesses, coalition partners, NCIP policy director and NCIP clinic students outside the Senate Public Safety Committee hearing room. From left: Don Anders, Maurice Caldwell, Alex Simpson, Michelle Feldman, Lucy Salcido Carter, Ted Bradford, Marta Hafner, and Alvin Yu.

Sen. Mark Leno (left) and Maurice Caldwell after testifying in support of NCIP-sponsored bills.

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ENSURING EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL EDUCATIONNCIP runs a two-semester law clinic in which students participate in all aspects of our work under the supervision of NCIP staff. This year, 18 students participated in the seminar and worked on NCIP’s cases and policy initiatives.

Students participated in the negotiations that resulted in the reversal of Larry Pohlschneider’s conviction and also conducted examinations of witnesses in a hearing which resulted in a finding of factual innocence for him. They also drafted Pohlschneider’s compensation claim. In addition, students interviewed dozens of witnesses and clients, drafted portions of a petition for writ of habeas corpus, and participated in meetings with crime labs and forensic scientists, and in negotiations with district attorney’s offices. Students also drafted the compensation claim for Lake County exoneree Luther Jones, assisted in NCIP’s successful efforts to educate legislators regarding the need for reforms, and researched best practices.

“The hands on experience I gained at NCIP is unlike any other class I have taken at law school. The education, lessons, and instruction allowed me to grow professionally and develop skills that I will carry into my career.”

– Danny Wall, NCIP Clinic Student

Student Danny Wall examines expert psychologist Kamala London-Newton.

Linda Starr facilitates class discussion about wrongful conviction.

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BUILDING A CUTTING-EDGE TRAINING PROGRAMThis year, NCIP expanded its cutting-edge training program by presenting expertise on a range of innocence-related topics to nearly 1,000 professionals in a variety of venues.

Conviction Review UnitsIn September 2015, NCIP hosted the In the Interest of Justice: Conviction Review Programs symposium at Santa Clara University. Conviction review units (CRUs) have quickly emerged across the U.S. as a mechanism for reviewing convictions for claims of innocence, with the number of units quadrupling in the past five years. The event was one of the first national convenings discussing CRUs. It brought together more than 300 prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, innocence project attorneys, exonerees, academics, policy leaders, and others.

The symposium established NCIP as a thought leader around CRUs and led to breakthrough collaborations with the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) and the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. In June 2015, NCIP Policy Director Lucy Salcido Carter published an article on CRUs with San Diego Deputy District Attorney Bryn Kirvin in CDAA’s Prosecutor’s Brief. In addition, NCIP staff presented at a forum on the topic at the CDAA annual meeting which resulted in requests for additional NCIP presentations at district attorney’s offices in the coming year.

Restorative Justice This year NCIP held the first of a two-part restorative justice retreat for people impacted by wrongful convictions. Nineteen participants—including exonerees, crime victims, and family members of exonerees—spent three days together sharing their stories, building community, and providing healing support for each other.

Response from participants was overwhelmingly positive, with one participant highlighting “the dignity that comes from the process of being heard, listening and learning from others’ strength.”

Innocence Network ConferenceAs part of its training agenda, NCIP staff led five workshops and panels for more than 150 people at the spring 2016 Innocence Network Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Presentation topics included: using experts in innocence cases, working effectively with pro bono lawyers, optimizing the law school innocence clinic, representing clients in child sexual assault cases, and implementing effective conviction review programs.

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Attendees listen to panelists discuss effective practices for reviewing post conviction cases at the Conviction Review Programs symposium.

Restorative Justice participants and facilitators gather at NatureBridge Retreat Center in the Marin Headlands.

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JULY Supervising Attorney Paige Kaneb testifies before the Assembly Public Safety Committee in support of the new innocence standard in AB 694.

AUGUST NCIP welcomes a new class of clinic students.

FISCAL YEAR 2015–2016 TIMELINE

SEPTEMBER NCIP holds a memorial service for innocent client David Losoya who died in prison while awaiting justice.

More than 300 people attend NCIP’s symposium In the Interest of Justice: Conviction Review Programs.

OCTOBERLarry Pohlschneider is exonerated and released.

SB 635 (exoneree compensation increase) and AB 672 (exoneree transitional services post-release) are signed into law.

NOVEMBERHadar Harris joins NCIP as our new Executive Director.

DECEMBERNCIP educates Googlers about wrongful convictions and shares the inspiring stories of our exonerees.

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JANUARYNCIP celebrates its 15th Anniversary.

APRILNCIP students present to Santa Clara University community about Larry Pohlschneider’s case.

JUNENCIP presents at California District Attorneys Association workshop on conviction review units.

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MAYNCIP exoneree Franky Carrillo graduates from Loyola Marymount University.

FEBRUARYNCIP initiates statewide review of California cases with possible hair analysis errors.

Photos: FBI, Greg Pio, Jaclyn Gioiosa, Hadar Harris, Franky Carrillo

MARCHNCIP honors exonerees and justice champions at its annual Justice for All Awards Dinner.

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ENSURING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITYIn FY 2015–2016, NCIP took a number of steps to increase organizational effectiveness and sustainability. In November of 2015, NCIP hired Hadar Harris as its new executive director. Harris has a long history of addressing criminal justice system reform through the broad lens of civil and political rights and racial justice. She joined NCIP after serving 13 years as executive director of the Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law at American University Washington College of Law in Washington D.C.

NCIP’s fiscal health remains strong and the organization finished the fiscal year within budget. NCIP secured a number of foundation grants totaling $315,910. In addition, NCIP submitted applications for two federal grants to support NCIP’s work – a “Postconviction DNA Testing Program” grant to support NCIP’s DNA work and a “Wrongful Conviction Review Program” grant to support NCIP’s hair microscopy case review and litigation.

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Attorneys Melissa Dague O’Connell (center) and Kelley Fleming (right) work with student Marjorie Sheldon on a case.

Larry Pohlschneider’s attorneys and NCIP students gather after his conviction is overturned.

Retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell addresses attendees of NCIP’s conviction review programs symposium.

Ronnie Lott, Harris Barton and Hadar Harris celebrate freedom with exonerees.

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FISCAL YEAR 2015–2016 BUDGET

Contributions $619,346 Government $390,176 Santa Clara Law $366,000 Endowment Interest $41,910 Foundations $315,910 Donated Services $3,120,664 TOTAL REVENUE $4,854,006

Revenue(July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)

Program Services (includes $3,120,664 in donated services)

$4,375,891

Fundraising $228,815 Management & General $244,678

TOTAL EXPENSES $4,849,384

Expenses (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016)

90%Program Services

5%Fundraising

5%Management & General

8%Government

64%Donated Goods& Services

6%Foundation

13%Contributions

8%Santa Clara University

School of Law

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PARTNERS IN JUSTICEPro bono partnerships are a crucial element of NCIP’s case and policy work. Law firms, private attorneys, investigators, forensic experts, and other professionals provide NCIP with critical services which account for almost 65 percent of NCIP’s budget. NCIP multiplies the impact of its work by leveraging the unique skills of its pro bono allies. Volunteers provide professional skills and services that add tremendous value to NCIP’s work and strengthen NCIP’s ties to corporate supporters who want to put their employees to work in meaningful ways.

This past fiscal year, NCIP’s pro bono partners donated services valued at $3,120,664.

“You don’t take on these types of cases because they’re easy, and you don’t take on these types of cases because you like to win. You do this type of work because it matters and because it’s important.”

– Jason Bussey, Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Fiscal Year 2015–2016 Pro Bono PartnersAnderson Detective AgencyArent Fox LLPCooley LLPCorey WeschlerCotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLPFine & AssociatesGoodwin Procter LLPGuglielmo WineryHallman InvestigationsJames Crawford-Jakubiak, MDJames Maganello, Officer (Ret.)Judy Melinek, MDKamala London Newton, PhDKeker & Van Nest LLPKimberly Mohne HillLatham & Watkins LLP

Law Offices of Thomas SeatonLaw Offices of Edward FernandezMorrison & FoersterMW Investigative ServicesNorah Rudin, PhDPaolo BroggiPerkins Coie LLPPillette Law Office, P.C.Roger HartSard Verbinnen & CoShearman & Sterling LLPSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPSteptoe & Johnson LLPStewart Cusimano, Officer (Ret.)The Focal Point LLCTim Johnson, Esq.

Linda Starr presents the Pro Bono Award to Jason Bussey and Patrick King, partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.

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EXONEREES: NEWS AND UPDATESObie Anthony testified and lobbied for the successful passage of AB 672, named “Obie’s Law,” which provides transitional support services for exonerees recently released from prison.

As part of his civil settlement with the city of Los Angeles, Obie Anthony negotiated a reform of their policies affecting the use of informants.

Obie Anthony started a new organization, ExoneratedNation, to help provide recently released exonerees the resources they need to transition into a successful life outside of prison.

Maurice Caldwell and Pam Haynes celebrated the birth of their baby girl Iyana on February 8.

Maurice Caldwell testified and lobbied for several legislative reforms including SB 1134 in support of a new standard for using new evidence to prove innocence.

Maurice Caldwell received NCIP’s Cookie Ridolfi Freedom Award for his strength in transcending the injustice of his wrongful conviction and driving positive change.

Franky Carrillo Jr. got engaged to be married and graduated from Loyola Marymount University.

Franky Carrillo Jr., Obie Anthony, Rick Walker, and Ronnie Sandoval participated in NCIP’s restorative justice retreat held in June.

Larry Pohlschneider was reunited with his family upon his exoneration, traveled to Indiana in April to visit his daughter, and welcomed a new baby grandchild into the family.

NCIP advisory board member Rick Walker spoke to the California Victim Compensation Board in support of compensation for Lake County exoneree Luther Jones.

Rick Walker was a featured speaker at NCIP’s CRU Symposium on September 25, 2015 and at the CDAA Workshop on June 27, 2016.

Maurice Caldwell accepts the 2016 Cookie Ridolfi Freedom Award from Supervising Attorney Paige Kaneb.

Larry Pohlschneider hugs his mother for the first time after his release from prison.

Franky Carrillo and his fiancée Efty celebrate their engagement.

Obie Anthony visits NCIP and plays lawyer in Paige Kaneb’s office.

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JUSTICE FOR ALL AWARDS GALANearly 300 supporters gathered on March 17, 2016 to honor 11 exonerees and other justice champions at NCIP’s 2016 Justice for All Awards Dinner. The annual dinner is NCIP’s primary fundraising event and serves as a platform to showcase the inspiring stories of individuals who regained their freedom with the help of NCIP, its partners, and advocates.

The evening was hosted by San Francisco 49ers champions Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton. 2016 honorees included:

Dean Strang, prominent defense attorney and trial lawyer for Steven Avery featured in the documentary series Making a Murderer, who works inexorably to protect the presumption of innocence and to raise issues around the need for a fair, effective, and compassionate criminal justice system.

Elizabeth Zitrin, NCIP advisory board member and president of the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, who has been a longtime champion of criminal justice system reform.

Patrick King and Jason Bussey, partners at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, who have made generous contributions of resources, talent, wisdom, and passion in working to free the wrongfully convicted.

Maurice Caldwell, NCIP exoneree, speaker and activist, who has been instrumental in persuading California legislators to pass several NCIP-sponsored bills to help protect innocent people from wrongful conviction and to help exonerees receive support.

A sincere thank you to everyone who came to the event, contributed to our work, and celebrated with NCIP.

Maurice Caldwell thanks supporters at the Justice for All Awards Dinner.

Dean Strang speaks after receiving the 2016 Champion of Justice Award.

Jason Bussey looks on as Patrick King thanks supporters for their Pro Bono Award.

The audience gives exonerees a standing ovation.

Magdaleno Rose-Avila presents Elizabeth Zitrin with the 2016 Leadership Award.

Exonerees are introduced and honored.

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PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACHNCIP focused considerable effort this year in expanding its outreach and public engagement to raise awareness around the issue of wrongful conviction. NCIP staff spoke at more than 32 public education events reaching 3,000 people, including people at Google, schools and universities, Rotary clubs, lawyer groups, and law enforcement organizations.

In March, NCIP launched a new and improved website (www.ncip.scu.edu) which provides resources about wrongful convictions, profiles of our exonerees, and information about our work. We also launched a quarterly e-newsletter designed to keep the public updated on NCIP’s achievements and initiatives. In addition, NCIP expanded our engagement on social media platforms and raised our profile in traditional media through public presentations, press interviews, and op eds. Through these approaches we continue to grow the number of people who know and care about solving the problem of wrongful convictions.

Screenshot of NCIP’s new website home page.

Policy Director Lucy Salcido Carter speaks with KTVU reporters about post conviction review programs.

Legal Director Linda Starr speaks at the San Jose Rotary Club.

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Exonerators ($100,000+)Lakeshore Foundation(Ben & Hadley Williams)

Liberators ($50,000-$99,999)Gerbode Family FoundationRichard & Kathryn KimballLiberty Hill Foundation Bob & Renee ParsonsSanta Clara University School of Law

Freedom Fighters ($25,000-$49,999)William BradyQatalyst GroupFrank Quattrone & Denise Foderaro

Frank & Denise Quattrone Foundation

Zitrin Foundation

Leaders ($10,000-$24,999)Jim AndersonThe Benevity Community Impact Fund

Cooley LLPPatrick & Sarah GibbsKeker & Van Nest LLPRonnie Lott & Harris BartonNancy Heinen & Dennis Debroeck

Champion CharitiesStan McKeeOrrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe Foundation

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPVan & Edii Van AukenWarmenhoven Family Foundation

Advocates ($5,000-$9,999)Franklin JohnsonAsset Management CompanyDonna Dubinsky & Leonard Shustek

Obie & Denise AnthonyArnold & Porter LLPJohn DawsonMory EjabatDictum HealthFarella Braun & Martel LLPIrwin & Concepcion FedermanSteven GothlefPrabhat Goyal & Suruchi MohanWilliam & Jaynie KindErin KinikinLatham & Watkins, LLP

Mark & Candace Leonard/Leonard Charitable Foundation

Courtney MinickJohn & Susan PaulNikki PopeSard Verbinnen & Co.Jim & Kate SimsWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation

Association of Corporate Counsel

Defenders ($2,500-$4,499)Richard BarkerDiane Greene & Mendel Rosenblum

Thomas LehrerBilly Mizell & Kelly Mizell-Dermody

Steptoe & Johnson LLPThe Steptoe Foundation

Defenders ($1,000-$2,499)Ronald & Jeryl AbelmannFred & Marilyn AndersonRhonda AndrewMargalynne ArmstrongAlan & Marianne AustinDaniel BergesonCatherine BoyleCotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLPAldo & Diane BranchDon & Barbara DodsonPamela DoughertyPeter DunbarDonald FieldAlex FrickletonJonathan Goulden & Kwok LauMercy GriecoRussell & Deborah HallSheila HartJohn & Karin JelavichPatrick King & Lisa RobertsLawrence & Sharon MarshallHilary MattisDennis & Lori McBrideLaurence & Michele McEvoyRobert McIntoshTrudy NiehansDaniel PurcelRotary Club of San Francisco International Airport

Kenneth Schroeder & Frances Codispoti

Carol StratfordGerald & Martha Uelmen

Partners ($500-$999)Simona Agnolucci & Elias Batchelder

Frank & Regina Amato Alfred AmorosoAllen & Michelle AschBrian AugustaKathryn BeckDavid BlakeJason BusseyFrancisco CarrilloRichard CarrollKelly ClarkAudrey Ellis & Steve DingerJan FarrellMichael FlemingJohn FoderaroAnne GardenDonald GreenbergAllen and Linda HammondGeorge HarrisRuthellen HarrisKathleen HartmanSimon & Deborah HayesLisa Honig & Dale SchroedelCourtney HoytBarry KarlKazan McClain Partners Foundation

William & Cynthia KeaneEllen KrietzbergMichele KyrouzJoe & Jill LervoldJane LevinsohnCraig LightyMargaret & Pedro LizaurBrandon LongJames & Ellen LussierJennifer MachadoDorothy McCreaRebecca McKeeStefan MerzAndrew Murr & Amy ForbesGregory Paraskou & Marianne Minor

John PilletteJed & Glendalee ScullyKaryn Sinunu-Towery & Hon. James Towery

Alice SmithCarol SontagStephen SperberAlice SternAllan & Margeret SteyerJulie TraunGloria WebsterDoron Weinberg

Associates ($250-$499)Harris & Megan BartonEdward FernandezThomas FerritoGary HartLynn JohnsonJodi KleinMary McNealThe Morrison & Foerster Foundation

Reid MullenMarilyn ProffittVictor SiposTexas Instruments FoundationJohn & Meagan Wenstrand

Counselors ($100-$249)Aaron Aguas-Rao & Dana RaoMaureen AlgerDon AndersLindsay AndrewsDavid AngelWilliam & Cecilia ArzbaecherCarissa AshmanThe Baco Che-Na-Wah Bazaar Foundation

Ruthanne Baker-ManderGary BaldwinLouis & Maureen BasileCharles & Jennifer BeelerJonathan BenderSusan BenevilleTheodore BiaginiLouise BlasiSara BolderGeoffrey BraunPamela BrosePeter & Elaine BullKaren BurbanoFeb CabrasawanNanette CannonCater Communications, Inc.John CardozaRoger & Lucia CarterEd & Jeanne CavalliniFred ColmanColin CooperThe Community Foundation Community Health CharitiesHon. LaDoris CordellTamara CrepetRain CuiMelissa Davidson & Lisa Ann Radice

Maurice DeanReid & Margaret DennisRichard Doctoroff

Thanks to NCIP’s generous donors!Please note: This list re�ects gifts received between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016. We make every e�ort to compile an accurate list. If your name is missing or misspelled or if there are other inaccuracies, please contact Audrey Redmond at (408) 551-1849 or alredmond@scu.edu.

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Janice C. DongRhonda Donato Angela DunningJeannette EdwardsEllen EggersEric FackrellJames & Diana FarrellMarty FeldmanAndrew & Karen FisherSarah FlanaganBramha GhoshElizabeth GillenDeborah GioiosaPaul GoodAndrew Grauer Roger & Marian GrayJoe & Merna GuttentagRalph & Lyn HaberMichael HantmanHarrington & IngramTimothy Heck & Varda Treibach-Heck

Bert HillDeanna HisaMichael HughesPeter Ibershof Intel FoundationAram JamesJewish Community FederationLeslie JohnsonCatherine Margo & George Karrass

Alexandria KavalarisCarolyn KissickKaren Beth KleinCarol KoenigRoger KoselTerry KrausErin KravitzHon. Mark LenoShannon LeongZahavah LevineJoanie Levinsohn Richard LevyLocal Independent Charities of America

Lee LockwoodDavid LowellRandy LuskeyMark MagnerJerry & Linda MarBrandon MartinScott MaurerSusanne McAlpineAndrew McNaught & Natasha Murphy

Ronald MecklerMichael MessemerElizabeth MessmerErin MeyerThomas MitchellPeter & Bernadette NaughtonThomas Nolan

Glenn & Merry NolteBeverly Norman-CooperMaggie O’ConnellFrederick O’SuchRobert OrrLindsay PearsonMeghan PianoHenry PollackMartin PoolProbity InvestigationsThe Pruno Project, Inc.Michael & Elizabeth RadeletPaul & Louise RenneMiguel & Maria RodriguezLeonard & Pearl RosenthalStephen RubinAllison RungDeborah RyanDallas SacherJudy Sanchez Julian & Meredith ScurciPatricia SeedsKurt and Beth SeibertHarriet SiegelDarby Siempelkamp & Michael Kresser

David & Rebecca SilbertMatan ShachamCarolyn SilbermanCourtney SmithJennifer SnyderAmerica SosaJohn & Kaye SpilkerCyrus & Maureen TabariK. Kam & Doris TabariLeesy TaggartToni TaylorTheresa ThompsonKhari TilleryTrinity/Shasta/Tehama County ACLU

Nancy VollertsenRussell & Nancy WalkerRoss WeinerElizabeth WhiteCharles Wilson & Frances Petrocelli

H. Leabah WinterRonald WongJeanne WoodfordAnders YangPeter & Gail YessneMarc J. ZilversmitTara Zodrow

Friends (Up to $99)Sana AbbasiStefan AmrineChristopher ArkleyStacey BeggsAnn BalinShane BauerSarah Bonini

Juan BlancoRamesh BodapatiLee BrandLiora BrosbeKate BlackJoel BlumNancy Bowdan Rahna BrownKiley CallisterValerie CalvanoJohne ChandlerLisa ChristensenKelley ClarkRuth CliffordJanice Cole-WilsonMary Sue CrawfordMargit DavidLaurel DavidsonRebecca DavidsonJeffrey Demain & Lauren BrenerFloyd Dickman & Linda FoxAmy DonohoeAllison FedericiGiuliana FerranteAaron FieldJames FinkJerry & Jan FinneyTodd & Elizabeth FriesElizabeth FrithAngelina GallardoRussell & Madelon Gearhart Colin GerbodeA.J. GilbertGayle GilbertDarrell & Ruth GoodinGoogle, Inc. Andrew HaesloopGail Haskins Burch HarperMatthew HathorneJason HerreraMichelle HobsonVictoria HoldridgeJacklyn HuaEsther HustonIBMC Kimberly IngramSarah JackelArthur JacksonAna JimenezHaley KaprielianChristina KerwickFrank KlotzMargaret LavinCasey LernerJoyce LevyMarilou Lieman Lynn LoblingerDeborah LohseMatthew LombardiDiana LorenzMary Lee MacKichanSandra Magliozzi

Hannah MaryanskiChristie MaxwellKathleen MillerMegan MillsNatasha MinskerLaura MiotkeSara MoralesJo Ann MorganAlyson MotzelNancy NannaPatricia A. NipperDiane NugentLinda NybergElisa PandolfiYasamin ParsafarLes & Linda PlackJerry PresswoodKathylyn QuerubinAudrey RedmondLaurel RestMagdaleno Rose-AvilaPeter Rosenwald Rochelle RubensteinMichael SantosNorman SchlossbergMelissa SeldinRebecca SillsElizabeth SimmonsAmy SmithChelsea SnellLaura SternbergLouise Swig Erin TackneyMorgan TaylorSusan Thomas David TkachAriana TortoriciPaige WebsterTodd WhitehurstLinda WilliamsAlice WolinTina YangArman Zahoory

Matching GiftsBenevity Community Impact FundGoogle, Inc.IMBCIntel FoundationMorrison & Foerster FoundationTexas Instruments Foundation

HonoringJim AndersonAnna & Paul BartonJohn CardozaDenise FoderaroKelley FlemingTodd FriesFries FamilyKevin GearhartMichael GriecoWilliam Ibershof

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Paige KanebEleanor KraftJane LevinsohnKathryn MarshallHilary Mattis & Josh DubofskyShelley McAlpine & Elbert Stribling

William OsterhoudtNikki Pope

Frank Quattrone & Denise Foderaro

Frank QuattroneAudrey RedmondCookie RidolfiRonald RossLinda StarrLinda Starr & Cookie RidolfiRick & Angela UptonElizabeth Zitrin

RememberingPhyllis BaronJudge Herbert DonaldsonJeffrey M. EvansCharles HoffSteven McNealAbe SassThomas Twist

Dean’s Graduate FellowsJonathan HartMaru Rabinovitch

Post-Bar Legal InternPatrick O’Neil

InternsCal Barnett-MayotteCandace CollTara Hayes

Research AssistantsSarah ChronisterMegan Denkers

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The NCIP team from left: Jaclyn Gioiosa, Andrea “Dre” McEwen, Maitreya Badami, Lucy Salcido Carter, Aaron Aguas-Rao, Kelley Fleming, Audrey Redmond, Hadar Harris, Missy O’Connell, Linda Starr, Todd Fries, Sandy Lichau (not pictured: Don Anders, Paige Kaneb, Karyn Sinunu-Towery).

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Fiscal Year 2015–2016 StaffHadar Harris, Executive Director

Sandee Magliozzi, Interim Executive Director

Aaron Aguas-Rao, Case Manager

Don Anders, Volunteer Investigator

Maitreya Badami, Assistant Legal Director

Lucy Salcido Carter, Policy Director

Tamara Crepet, Staff Attorney

Rhonda Dyer, Database Administrator

Kelley Fleming, Staff Attorney

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INNOCENCE PROJECT

Advisory BoardJim Anderson, Founding Partner,

Foundation Capital and Legacy Venture

Lindsay Andrews, Vice President, Sard Verbinnen & Co

Obie Anthony, Exoneree and Advocate

Margalynne Armstrong, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

Franky Carrillo, Exoneree and Advocate

Don Dodson, Presidential Professor of Global Outreach, Santa Clara University

Rhonda Donato J.D.’89, Director of Recruiting, Solutus Legal Search*

Nancy Heinen, Partner, SV2 Social Venture Fund; Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Apple Inc.

John Hollway, Executive Director, Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice

Ellen Kreitzberg, Professor of Law, Santa Clara University

Nikki Pope J.D.’04, Attorney and Author*

Rick Walker, Exoneree and Advocate

Elizabeth Zitrin, Vice President, World Coalition Against the Death Penalty

*Santa Clara University School of Law Alumni

Todd Fries J.D.‘09, Operations Director*

Jaclyn Gioiosa, Operations and Communications Associate

Paige Kaneb, Supervising Attorney

Sandy Lichau, Office Manager

Andrea “Dre” McEwen, Staff Attorney

Melissa Dague O’Connell J.D.’03, Staff Attorney*

Audrey Redmond, Communications Director

Karyn Sinunu-Towery, Volunteer Attorney

Linda Starr, Legal Director