Classroom Law Project
620 SW Main St Ste 102
Portland, OR 97205
503.224.4424
office@classroomlaw.org
We are located on the ground floor of the old Gus Solomon courthouse.
Classroom Law Project
503.224.4424
Erin Esparza - Executive Director
eesparza@classroomlaw.org
Erin comes to Classroom Law Project with a diverse background in education, youth development, strategic planning, and business development.
Robert Hulshof-Schmidt - Director of Development and Communications
Robert is CLP’s Development and Communications Director and has a long past with CLP. He worked as our Data Coordinator and helped to streamline our data management systems; he also coordinated volunteers for fundraising events before coming on full time. Robert has an extensive background in non-profit management and board service, and spent the first part of his career working as a librarian and library membership and communications coordinator. A native Oregonian, he grew up in Albany and graduated from Willamette University. He learned civic engagement at a young age, helping his grandfather deliver voting machines around Linn county. Robert loves building support for and spreading the word about CLP’s programs and services.
Beth Madsen Bradford - Office Coordinator
Beth is CLP’s Office Coordinator. When Beth isn’t creating spreadsheets at CLP and helping us to do pretty much everything, she works as a classical musician, singing with opera companies, chamber orchestras and symphonies throughout the West Coast. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Linfield College, and apprenticed with Des Moines Metro Opera and the Aspen Music Festival. In her spare time, Beth enjoys gardening, cribbage, playing ukulele, and hanging out with her fantastic 8 year old son, Nate.
Mackendree Thompson - Program and Development Coordinator
Mackendree brings over ten years experience as an administrative professional to her role as Program & Development Coordinator. Inspired by a commitment to social justice, she has dedicated her time and talents to local non-profits, including Outside In and ROSE CDC. Under the general administrative titles she has held, she has acted as communications assistant, development associate, office manager, HR assistant, and executive assistant, working with everyone from direct service staff to directors to board members, volunteers, and donors. Raised in a family passionately devoted to civic engagement, she is pleased and proud to place her creativity, skills, and expertise in the service of CLP.
Cari Zall - Senior Program Manager
Cari brings over 20 years of legal and education experience to Classroom Law Project. Most recently she was the Curriculum & Instruction Manager for a national online high school dropout recovery program, where she worked with public school dropouts returning to get their diplomas. She has been a Social Sciences educator for 14 years, and prior to becoming a teacher, was a paralegal for 12 years in civil litigation. She also worked for several years in Human Rights advocacy, conflict resolution, and civil rights law in Northern Ireland and Washington, DC. She has experience in legislative lobbying, providing professional development, and advocacy work. Cari has a BA in Conflict Analysis & Resolution from George Mason University, an MA in Teaching from Lewis & Clark Graduate School, and an MA in Political Science from Virginia Tech, is certified in online education and gamification, and she is a James Madison Foundation Fellow (for Constitutional Law Educators).