Help us welcome our newest team members!
Our team is growing and the momentum can be felt in every corner of our work. In the last year alone, we have added seven new staff members to the team, each of whom plays a vital role in the fight for freedom. This increased staff support impacts all aspects of how we fulfill our mission, from expanding our ability to take on new wrongful conviction cases throughout New England, to preventing wrongful convictions by challenging unreliable forensic evidence, to building our support services for people released after long-term incarceration.
Please take a moment to meet all 15 members of this incredible NEIP team, including our first-ever Social Service Advocate, as well as our new attorneys, full-time Exoneree Network staff, development team members, and more.
“When the opportunity arose to join NEIP I could think of nothing more challenging or rewarding than being an advocate for the wrongfully convicted and disenfranchised, and aiding in their release and transition back into their community after so many years lost. I truly believe that I was made for this position and am more than ready to accept my calling.”
— Shar'Day Taylor, Social Service Advocate
(*New* NEIP Team member)
"I find great purpose in fighting against the systems of oppression that the American criminal legal system helps protect. I look forward to fighting against these systems while also providing any relief possible to individuals who have been harmed by them. By joining the amazing staff at NEIP, I hope to accomplish both goals alongside a team of incredibly talented individuals who share similar values."
— Mike Hamman, Staff Attorney
(*New* NEIP team member)
"When I first started at NEIP, the sheer volume of applicants shocked me, as did the lack of any urgency in the system to right a wrong. It should not take 30 years for a wrongfully convicted person to regain their stolen liberty. It motivates me to uncover the evidence of innocence by turning over every single rock, looking in every crevice, and employing creativity to help free our clients.
The people at NEIP have really inspired me. The humanity, compassion, empathy, and sincerity shown to and expressed about the clients, as well as others on the team, and their willingness to make a difference in another person's life, no matter how small, is beautiful and unmatched."
— Kari Cincotta, Supervising Attorney
(Joined NEIP in January 2022)
"I joined the NEIP staff in an effort to become more immersed in the growing social justice movements in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Sandra Bland, and so many others. As a mom of two young Black boys, I also felt an obligation to immerse my sons in the movement as well and be a role model for them as they prepare for their journey from boys to men. This work is so incredibly important for everyone, not just for the individuals, but for our communities and society as a whole."
— Cynthia Reeves, Development Coordinator
(Joined NEIP in March 2021)