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A Connecticut native, she earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts from Southern Connecticut State University and is currently a 3rd year Ph.D. student in Higher Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Since beginning her career in Higher Education in 2012, Ashiah has extensive experience across Residential Life, New Student Orientation, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Title IX and nondiscrimination investigations, student conduct, Greek life, social justice training, advising, and event management. A proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., she is a

Christy joined the SLSO team as the Program Coordinator in September of 2023. Under the leadership of the Assistant Director of Administration for SLSO, Christy will aid in the daily operation of SLSO. She will assist in overseeing the student staff as well as the legal interns. One of Christy’s primary objectives is to compile the statistics and data of the intake of SLSO.

Emily joined the SLSO team as a Staff Attorney in July 2022. In February 2024, Attorney Daniell became a Senior Staff Attorney and Interim Co-Director of the SLSO. Attorney Daniell provides advice, assistance and representation to students in the areas housing, employment and consumer protection law. Prior to joining the SLSO, Attorney Daniell was an associate attorney at Farber and Lindley, LLC in Amherst, MA, with a practice focused on landlord/tenant law and employment law, including workplace discrimination and sexual harassment, as well as appellate work.

After previously working at the Student Legal Services Office (“SLSO”) from 2004 through 2018, Pamela Dutta returns to the SLSO as the Assistant Director of Administration in January, 2022. Under the direction of the SLSO Director, Pamela assumes a lead role in overseeing and managing the day-to-day operations of the SLSO and the development of the law office’s policies and procedures, outreach and collaboration initiatives, as well as data collection and reporting.

Attorney Farrell joined the SLSO team as a Staff Attorney in August of 2022.  Before joining the SLSO, Attorney Farrell was a Trial Attorney at the Committee for Public Counsel Services (Massachusetts’ public defender agency) in the Springfield Office for 13 years.