Staff & Board

Amy Petkovsek, Esq., is the new Executive Director of the Community Law Center. Prior to this role, she served as the Deputy Chief Counsel at Maryland Legal Aid. She previously directed the development of the Community Lawyering Initiative, Lawyer in the Library and Lawyer in the Schools programs. She served as Legal Aid’s Director of Advocacy for Training and Pro Bono for five years, and represented children for sixteen years in Legal Aid’s child advocacy practice. Amy started her career as an appellate law clerk for the Honorable Sally D. Adkins. 

Amy is active in the Maryland State Bar Association and the Bar Association for Baltimore City, and she serves on the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the board of Moveable Feast.

She is a devoted fan to her beloved Baltimore Orioles and enjoys spending time exercising, reading, exploring local coffee shops and the great outdoors.

Ms. Hitchens-Hall joined Community Law Center in 1998 as the receptionist and Administrative Assistant. In 2000, Ingrid became a Paralegal and in 2002 she became the Senior Paralegal and Resource Manager.  She is responsible for all case intake, referrals, managing workshops and clinics, and case storage. She earned her bachelor’s degree and paralegal certificate from University of Maryland.

Ms. Yontef-McGrath was welcomed back to the Community Law Center in September 2022 to manage the CLC Pro Bono Program.  She previously worked at CLC as a Staff Attorney in the late 1990’s, providing legal services and developing strategies with Baltimore neighborhood leaders to improve their communities.  She has also founded a volunteer platform, co-founded a service business, and is actively involved with non-profit organizations addressing a variety of community needs.  She is a graduate of Widener University Delaware Law School and a current member of the Maryland Bar. 

 Ms. Jones has been with the Community Law Center since November 2000 as a Receptionist/ Administrative Assistant. In 2005 she became Office Manager, responsible for overall coordination of a broad range of services that allow our organization to operate smoothly and efficiently.

Ms. Roth-Gormley has been with the Community Law Center since 2014. Ms. Roth-Gormley has overseen the Pro Bono Program and taught many of Community Law Center’s workshops on nonprofit formation and governance, and vacant and nuisance properties. She also represents nonprofit clients, advocates for systemic change on issues of tax sale and vacant and abandoned properties. She is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law. She is a member of the Maryland Bar.

Ms. Nwatu just joined the Community Law Center in May 2023 to fill a new in-house staff position managing CLC’s communications and development.  She was promoted to communications director in January 2025. She is an experienced writer, editor, and marketing manager with a passion for community work and social justice.  She is a graduate of George Mason University.