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Division of Religious Immigration Services
Anne Marie Gibbons - Director
Allison Posner - Attorney
Sairah Saeed - Attorney
Albert Naranjo - Attorney
Angelia Amaya - Staff Assistant
Nina McDermott - Attorney
Nancy Marwin - Attorney
Minyoung Ohm - Attorney
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Ms. Gibbons is a graduate of Potomac
School of Law, Washington, D.C. She has
practiced immigration law since 1989 when
she represented detained asylum seekers in
South Texas, and recruited and trained law
students and lawyers from around the country
to represent detainees asking for asylum. She
later entered private practice where she
worked on general immigration issues, as
well as child abuse and neglect cases.
Since 1998, she has managed CLINIC
projects dealing with antidiscrimination in
the workplace, and legal representation of
abused women under the Violence Against
Women Act. Since 2000, she has worked for
the Division of Religious Immigration
Services, helping bring foreign-born priests,
sisters, brothers and lay workers to work for the
Church in the United States. She also
participates in trainings, writing training
material, and manages an internship
program with law students from Catholic
University. Ms. Gibbons is a member of the
District of Columbia Bar.
School of Law, Washington, D.C. She has
practiced immigration law since 1989 when
she represented detained asylum seekers in
South Texas, and recruited and trained law
students and lawyers from around the country
to represent detainees asking for asylum. She
later entered private practice where she
worked on general immigration issues, as
well as child abuse and neglect cases.
Since 1998, she has managed CLINIC
projects dealing with antidiscrimination in
the workplace, and legal representation of
abused women under the Violence Against
Women Act. Since 2000, she has worked for
the Division of Religious Immigration
Services, helping bring foreign-born priests,
sisters, brothers and lay workers to work for the
Church in the United States. She also
participates in trainings, writing training
material, and manages an internship
program with law students from Catholic
University. Ms. Gibbons is a member of the
District of Columbia Bar.
Ms. Posner is a graduate of the College of the Holy
Cross and American University’s Washington College
of Law. Prior to joining CLINIC’s staff in 2004, Allison
worked as an associate with the general practice firm
of Geary & Associates in Massachusetts and in the
immigration practice of the Law Office of Paul Zoltan
in Dallas, Texas. She also gained valuable
experience as an intern with the United Nations High
Commissioner
for Refugees and as a research assistant for the War
Crimes Research Office of the Washington College of
Law. She is a member of the New York State Bar and
the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Cross and American University’s Washington College
of Law. Prior to joining CLINIC’s staff in 2004, Allison
worked as an associate with the general practice firm
of Geary & Associates in Massachusetts and in the
immigration practice of the Law Office of Paul Zoltan
in Dallas, Texas. She also gained valuable
experience as an intern with the United Nations High
Commissioner
for Refugees and as a research assistant for the War
Crimes Research Office of the Washington College of
Law. She is a member of the New York State Bar and
the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Ms. Saeed is a graduate of Notre Dame
Law School and the University of
Michigan (BA in Political Science,
Women’s Studies, and Afro American
and African Studies). Prior to joining
CLINIC, Sairah was a Law Fellow with
Alliance for Justice’s Nonprofit Advocacy
Project and Foundation Advocacy
Initiative. While at AFJ Sairah
conducted workshops and engaged in
research and writing projects regarding
advocacy rules
for nonprofit organizations. Sairah
worked as a Law Clerk with the United
Auto Workers Legal Department, clerked
with Ms. Ambereen Ahmed, a private
practitioner, and was a Law Clerk with
Notre Dame’s Immigration Clinic. Prior
to law school, Sairah was involved in a
number of activities including creating
curriculum and presenting workshops on
working with specific populations of
survivors of violence against
women, particularly Muslim women
survivors of violence and South Asian
survivors. Sairah is also involved with
planning the National Association of
Muslim Lawyers upcoming annual
conference.
Law School and the University of
Michigan (BA in Political Science,
Women’s Studies, and Afro American
and African Studies). Prior to joining
CLINIC, Sairah was a Law Fellow with
Alliance for Justice’s Nonprofit Advocacy
Project and Foundation Advocacy
Initiative. While at AFJ Sairah
conducted workshops and engaged in
research and writing projects regarding
advocacy rules
for nonprofit organizations. Sairah
worked as a Law Clerk with the United
Auto Workers Legal Department, clerked
with Ms. Ambereen Ahmed, a private
practitioner, and was a Law Clerk with
Notre Dame’s Immigration Clinic. Prior
to law school, Sairah was involved in a
number of activities including creating
curriculum and presenting workshops on
working with specific populations of
survivors of violence against
women, particularly Muslim women
survivors of violence and South Asian
survivors. Sairah is also involved with
planning the National Association of
Muslim Lawyers upcoming annual
conference.
Nancy Marwin is a 2003 graduate of American
University, Washington College of Law, Nancy’s
professional experience includes serving as a
university lecturer at American University and
Georgetown University; an Associate for David
Ware & Associates in New Orleans, LA; and
Staff Attorney with Howrey LLP in Falls Church,
VA.
University, Washington College of Law, Nancy’s
professional experience includes serving as a
university lecturer at American University and
Georgetown University; an Associate for David
Ware & Associates in New Orleans, LA; and
Staff Attorney with Howrey LLP in Falls Church,
VA.
A former DRIS intern, with additional
immigration and contract analysis experience
as an attorney in Pittsburgh, PA, Ms. McDermott
is a 2006 graduate of Duquesne University
School of Law. In law school, she was on the
editorial board of the Law Review, interned as
guardian ad litem for abused and neglected
children, and added Canon Law and Roman
Law to her studies. Her B.S. degree was earned
at Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC in
psychology with a minor in art. She has been
admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the
United States District Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania.
immigration and contract analysis experience
as an attorney in Pittsburgh, PA, Ms. McDermott
is a 2006 graduate of Duquesne University
School of Law. In law school, she was on the
editorial board of the Law Review, interned as
guardian ad litem for abused and neglected
children, and added Canon Law and Roman
Law to her studies. Her B.S. degree was earned
at Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC in
psychology with a minor in art. She has been
admitted to the bar by
the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the
United States District Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania.
Minyoung Ohm returns to CLINIC as a part-time staff
attorney with DRIS. Ms. Ohm is a 2003 graduate of
American University’s Washington College of Law.
Prior to joining CLINIC, she worked as an associate
at Carliner & Remes, an immigration law firm in
Washington D.C. In law school, she interned at
Tahirih Justice Center handling VAWA cases and
served as a student advocate in the Domestic
Violence Clinic. She has a B.A. in English and
French from Wellesley College and is a member of
the New York Bar. She lives in Virginia with her
husband and two daughters.
attorney with DRIS. Ms. Ohm is a 2003 graduate of
American University’s Washington College of Law.
Prior to joining CLINIC, she worked as an associate
at Carliner & Remes, an immigration law firm in
Washington D.C. In law school, she interned at
Tahirih Justice Center handling VAWA cases and
served as a student advocate in the Domestic
Violence Clinic. She has a B.A. in English and
French from Wellesley College and is a member of
the New York Bar. She lives in Virginia with her
husband and two daughters.