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Francisca D. Fajana
Senior Counsel

An ardent advocate for lawyering at the intersection of structural racialization and poverty, Fran is a Senior Counsel with decades experience litigating civil rights, collateral consequences of criminal records, consumer and housing cases.

Fran has successfully pursued cases of import in federal district courts, including holding a housing authority accountable for condoning a racially hostile housing environment, and participating in litigation challenging unconstitutional revocation of driver’s license for nonpayment of court debts. Fran also has successfully advanced policy reform expanding opportunities for people with criminal histories and written extensively about the subject. Fran holds an LL.M. from Boston College Law School, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Elianne Ramos
Chief Communications Officer

Elianne serves as Latino Justice’s Chief Communications Officer. She has over 20 years of experience in roles ranging from public relations, strategy development, creative direction, public speaking, to TV commercial production. Previously, she was Senior Director of Public Affairs at NLIRH, and the Latino Digital Coalitions Desk for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. She was also CEO of Speak Hispanic Communications.

Recognition for her work includes being named a 2018 Iconic Woman at the Women Economic Forum in The Hague, Netherlands, a 2017 Latina of Influence by Hispanic Lifestyle Magazine, 2016 Hispanic Leader by the U.S. Embassy of Spain and Fundación Carolina, 2015 Girl Scouts Distinguished Woman of the Year Award2014 Women Media Center Social Media Award, and many more.

Tiffany Montano
HR Generalist

Tiffany focuses on tactical elements of organization value proposition, talent acquisition and organization evolution and design. Prior to joining LatinoJustice, Tiffany worked in the entertainment industry as HR representative for a multi-site employer. She holds a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in psychology and women’s studies from Stony Brook University. Her research focused on the negative effects of hair expectations on women of color (WOC) and the physiological impacts of birth and post-partum on WOC.

Tiffany is passionate about organization culture, learning, embracing change and positively impacting those around her. A second generation Dominican-American with Puerto Rican roots, she is proudly born and raised in uptown Manhattan and is currently a doula-in-training.