VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY WORK:
Transformative Justice Project (TJP)
Hannah is currently a volunteer with TJP on the Fundraising Committee. Between 2015 and 2016, she was the Director of Policy at the Transformative Justice Project (previously The Colorado Juvenile Defender Center), where she lobbied for legislation in the Colorado General Assembly to improve the treatment of children and youth in the Colorado juvenile justice system. With a passion for policy, Hannah played an integral role in getting breakthrough legislation passed that authorized resentencing hearings for individuals sentenced to life without parole for crimes committed when they were juveniles.
Learn Your Rights in Colorado (LYRIC)
Hannah co-founded a nonprofit organization and serves on the Board of Directors for, Learn Your Rights in Colorado (LYRIC). LYRIC teaches high school students about their constitutional rights. LYRIC’s curriculum is currently taught in 40 Colorado high schools.
Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking (ALIGHT)
Hannah represents victims of human trafficking as a volunteer attorney for ALIGHT, a non-profit organization based in Colorado. When victims need help sealing or expunging their criminal records, or obtaining a protection order, Hannah volunteers to do a small part to facilitate as the survivors create a fresh start after facing victimization.
Law School… Yes We Can
Hannah is a mentor for Law School… Yes We Can, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring students from diverse backgrounds enter the legal profession.
Colorado Supreme Court Pro Bono Legal Service Commitment
Hannah has committed to the annual goal of 50 hours of pro bono legal services, a substantial majority of which should be for persons of limited means and/or organizations serving persons of limited means.
Hannah’s other Community Involvement:
Executive Clemency Board: Hannah was appointed by Governor Jared Polis to serve on his Executive Clemency Board in 2019. After finishing her first term in 2023, Governor Polis and his team asked her to stay on the board for another four years. Hannah is committed to remaining on the Clemency Board until 2027.
Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman Board: In 2023, Hannah was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court to serve on the Advisory Board for the Office of the Child Protection Ombudsman.
Women’s Bar Association Board Member: Hannah was a Women’s Bar Association Board member from 2019-2022. In 2023, Hannah took a year off from the board due to a six-week trial in Arapahoe County. However, in May 2024, Hannah again joins the board as the vice president.