Sasha Naiman joined the Children’s Law Center in October 2021. As a public-interest attorney and policy advocate, Sasha has deep experience serving vulnerable people in our region. She is especially passionate about providing legal representation, community education, and policy reform for youth in Ohio and Kentucky. Before joining the Children’s Law Center, Sasha was the Deputy Director of the Ohio Justice & Policy Center, where she worked for a decade, represented people in the criminal-legal system, and led organizational operations and strategies.

Sasha has been a member of multiple community and nonprofit Boards in Greater Cincinnati. She received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and her B.A., magna cum laude, in English and Political Science from Boston University. During law school, Sasha worked for the St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunities Council, the Juvenile Rights and Reentry Clinic, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Access to Justice Initiative (in Washington, D.C).