May 17, 2024
Dear Friends of LCD,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Legal Clinic for the Disabled, it is my privilege to announce some significant changes within the leadership of the organization. While we are happy for her, we are sad to announce that we will lose Linda Peyton as Executive Director to […]
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2024
Contact: Arianne Romney
Dir. of Finance and Operations
Legal Clinic for the Disabled
215-587-6075
aromney@lcdphila.org
Executive Director Who Significantly Grew Philadelphia-based Legal Clinic for the Disabled Announces Retirement; Successor Appointed
Summary:
The Board of Directors of the Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) announced the retirement of long-term Executive Director Linda Peyton and the appointment […]
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