Lisa Sangoi (she/her)

Advisory Board Member

Lisa Sangoi is committed to working in service of growing a movement for foster system abolition. She has participated in or co-led a number of advocacy and organizing campaigns to roll back laws, policies and practices that punish mamas. She has also had the privilege of providing legal representation to women targeted by the child protection and criminal legal systems through trial and appellate advocacy. She spends quite a bit of time learning about drug use, pregnancy and parenting, and she regularly consults on related child welfare cases, legislation and trainings throughout the country. Her writing has been published in academic journals, print media and advocacy reports, and she presents often on these injustices. She founded and co-directed Movement for Family Power for five years. She has previously worked at Mothers Outreach Network, NYU Law Family Defense Clinic, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Incarcerated Mothers Law Project, and Brooklyn Defender Services Family Defense Practice.