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Team Building and Communication in the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

All employees in the four offices met for a full day at a beautiful vineyard and event space in Little Compton, Rhode Island to practice team building and communication through improvisation.

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Did You Know

We’re Hiring! (All Positions Now Closed)

The Federal Defender Leadership Center has completed our hiring process for now but we welcome you to check back at a later date!

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Who We Are

Who We Are

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Founder/Co-Director

Lisa Guffey

As Founder/Co-Director of the Federal Defender Leadership Center, LISA GUFFEY draws on a wide range of leadership and teaching experiences, from her days as an active-duty officer in the United States Navy...

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Founder/Co-Director

Lisa Lunt

Tapping on her experience as a lawyer, leader, teacher, mentor, and coach, LISA LUNT founded the Federal Defender Leadership Center with defender leaders around the country and co-founder Lisa Guffey in 2023…

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Meeting Planner

Meg Kenneally

MEG KENNEALLY [she/they] serves the Federal Defender Leadership Center as its Meeting Planner, maintaining a long-standing dedication to establishing solid foundations for inclusion and equity in all environments.

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Director of Operations

Vian Brown Morales

Vian Brown Morales has spent her career serving mission-driven organizations, building teams and systems from the ground up, and she brings that same operator's mindset to her work as Director of Operations…

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