Leadership

Board of Directors

Summit Legal Aid is headed by an 18-member Board of Directors.
Our board includes members who reflect the communities we serve, including client-eligible representatives, bringing different perspectives and lived experiences to our work.
Attorney members are appointed by the local bar associations, and service-eligible board members are appointed by local community organizations.

Meet our Board of Directors

Management Team

Our management team leads with experience, compassion, and a deep commitment to justice. Together, they guide our organization’s mission to provide free civil legal aid to individuals and families who cannot afford an attorney. With backgrounds in law, nonprofit leadership, and community advocacy, our team works to ensure that our services are accessible, effective, and responsive to the needs of the people we serve.

Brian Gorman, Executive Director

Brian Gorman has been the Director since 2015. Brian was previously a staff attorney, a public defender, and in private practice. He has served on the Drug Treatment Court team and on various boards, including the Drug and Alcohol Commission, LeMoyne Community Center, and Harmony Life Center. He is a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Jaime Cameron, Deputy Director

Jaime Cameron has, since 2009, served as Staff Attorney, Project Manager of our Fair Housing Law Center, Director of Housing Services, and now Deputy Director. A graduate of Bucknell University and the University of Baltimore School of Law, she has developed our Fair Housing program into its current, successful model, and she supervises law student interns, along with program staff.

Rachel Clark, Deputy Director

Rachel Clark has held positions of Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, and now Deputy Director, since 2013, after two years of private practice. Among other management responsibilities, Rachel oversees our Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic and IOLTA Special Projects. Rachel is an alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh and Widener University School of Law.

Meghann Mikluscak-Hewitt, PAI & Pro Bono Director

Meghann joined Summit Legal Aid in 2022 as a senior staff attorney. In 2023, she accepted the position of the PAI & Pro Bono Manager and has since worked to build the Private Attorney Involvement program. Recently, Meghann was named the PAI & Pro Bono Director. Prior to Summit, she spent her career practicing criminal law as the First Assistant Public Defender in Fayette County and as an Assistant District Attorney

Kimberly Tarbell, Development & Communications Director

Kim has made a variety of significant program contributions and now serves as Development & Communications Director, along with Finance Specialist. Since Kim joined in January 2017, she has directed office operations, developed communications, and managed finances, recognized by the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network with its Excellence Award for a non-attorney advocate.

Todd Yeager, Intake & Compliance Director

Todd joined legal aid in 1998 as a legal assistant and paralegal and has been Compliance Director for the last ten years. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University’s paralegal program, Todd has also supervised intake staff and program technology, including our case management system, since 2006.

Shelley Walker, Finance Director

Shelley Walker has been Finance Director since January 2020. Shelley was a nonprofit Director of Finance for over six years, and she has held positions in accounting, real estate, and tax collection throughout her career.

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