Authors
Christina Jackson
Director of Public Service Initiatives & Fellowships
Christina is the Director of Public Service Initiatives & Fellowships for NALP. She most recently served as the Assistant Director, Public Interest Specialist in the Office of Career and Professional Development at American University’s Washington College of Law. Christina previously served as the Director of Career Services at Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law and volunteered with Legal Services of Alabama as a staff attorney. She also was a member of the Alabama State Bar’s Volunteer Lawyers Program Committee and helped facilitate and grow the Bar’s pro bono program.
Ashley Matthews
PSJD Fellow
Ashley recently graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. Ashley received her undergraduate degree from Hampton University, and has a background in multimedia journalism, political science, and digital media management. She is very passionate about access to justice issues, global social entrepreneurship, and legally empowering low-income and marginalized communities. Her practice interests include indigent defense and civil rights related to housing and employment discrimination, and she has worked with Florida Legal Services, Georgia Justice Project, and the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office. You can reach Ashley at amatthews@nalp.org.