From Incarceration to Re-formation

Jennifer is Assistant Director of Snohomish County Public Defender Association and an affiliate Instructor of Law at University of Washington overseeing the Street Law Clinic. Snohomish County Public Defender Association provides legal defense to indigent people accused of crimes. The Street Law Clinic is an outreach program for law students to educate high school students in basic concepts of law.Rachel Forde has an attorney at the Snohomish County Public Defender Association for 12 years. She received a Washington Defender Association President’s Award in 2007 and served on the WDA Board of Directors from 2008-2013. She currently serves on the Washington State Bar Association Legislative Committee. She is a 2005 graduate of Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, IN. Rachel also has an extensive background in politics including working for Gore, Kerry and Obama presidential campaigns.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org