Katie Kis is Interim Co-Executive Director at Texas Fair Defense Project. She joined TFDP in 2020 to help build internal systems and processes, as well as to support new and existing programs. Prior to joining TFDP she managed an Austin-area AmeriCorps program. She received a B.S. and a graduate certificate from the University of Oregon in 2013.

Yvonne M. London serves as Interim Co-Executive Director. Yvonne, in collaborative efforts with TFDP staff and community partners, works towards advancing the strategic vision for our policy program at the state and local levels that furthers TFDP’s mission of ending the criminalization of poverty. In 2022, Yvonne started working with TFDP in the criminal record clearing program providing direct representation and pro se assistance to individuals who wanted to clear their criminal records. Prior to joining TFDP, she worked as a Staff Attorney at the Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy, Inc. with their Juvenile Justice Project (JJP). At the Earl Carl Institute, Yvonne provided direct legal representation and advocacy in the areas of juvenile justice, special education, and school discipline. Before moving to Texas, Yvonne worked as an Agency Attorney for the City of New York, handling child protection and special education cases. She is a graduate of Wayne State University School of Law and Rutgers University. Yvonne is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of New York.

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Rylan Maksoud is TFDP's Equal Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by Lisa Foster & Alan Bersin. His project offers zealous representation in select justice and municipal courts to demonstrate its impact for people charged with “fine-only” criminal offenses. Rylan seeks to support local and statewide efforts to expand the right to counsel to include all misdemeanor offenses, as well as advocacy work related to fines, fees, and debt-based driver’s license suspensions. Born and raised in Houston, Rylan received his J.D. and B.A. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.