Meet our Board Members

Jay is the founder and inaugural executive director of RISE (Reaffirming Individuals Supporting Education) and Alliance LSAC (Law School Admissions Council), whose mission is to provide professional development to student-facing staff to support their influence in building educational pathways contributing to diversity in the legal profession. 

Previously, Jay served as the dean of enrollment and financial aid at Rutgers Law School and held similar leadership positions at the University of California Irvine School of Law, the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Pennsylvania State University School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings). As board chair with the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), Jay led the merger of TLDEF and the National Center for Trans Equality (NCTE), now known as Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE), whose mission is to improve the lives of trans and non-binary individuals through advocacy, policy, and litigation. 

Jay also serves as: volume editor for the Antiracist Development Institute book series being published by the University of California Press, a Certified Volunteer Advocate for the New Jersey Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Office, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Memory Care Center Advisory Board, a member of the University Pennsylvania Donor Transplant Center Advisory Team, and a member of the Seattle Children’s Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics Organoid Neuroethics Advisory Panel. 

Kevin Balktick is a New York-based producer, creative director, and cultural entrepreneur focused on creating live experiences in service of communities.  He has spent the last fifteen years designing and executing communal experiences of many stripes in churches, warehouses, libraries, mansions, prisons, universities, cemeteries, city streets, and the great outdoors. His work has been featured in The New York Times, National Public Radio, The New Yorker, Vogue, WWD, Vice, Hospitality Design, Wired, NHT (Japan), The Guardian (UK), Ha’aretz (Israel), and other publications.

Kae is a Co-Founder and Creative Director of House of Yes, a nightclub and creative collective in New York City is recognized for her commitment to bringing humans together through experience design and holding the culture of nightlife to a higher standard. She regularly speaks on the topics of creating safer spaces and inclusive nightlife and has presented at International Music Summit in Ibiza, Amsterdam Dance Event, Electronic Music Conference in Sydney. Kae’s work has also been featured in Forbes, The New Yorker and the New York Times.  Kae is excited to continue changing the world by building imaginative spaces that bring people together to express themselves and celebrate life.

Mat dos Santos is the current President of CFLC and the managing attorney at Our Children’s Trust. Mat currently oversees the legal program at Our Children’s Trust, which brings climate litigation on behalf of youth in federal and state courts in the United States and tribunals across the globe. Prior to joining Our Children’s Trust, Mat served as the legal director at the ACLU of Oregon and worked on a variety of civil rights issues including LGBT rights, immigration, and criminal justice reform. Mat is currently on the board of directors at the Transgender Law Center, Latino Network, and the Chosen Family Law Center. When they are not busy fighting for basic human rights, Mat loves spending time writing music and climbing mountains with their partner Clay and two dogs Aela and Tuco.

Caroline Rose Giuliani is the current Secretary of CFLC and a filmmaker, author, podcast host, and political activist who seeks to shine a light on stigmatized subjects, such as mental health and sexuality. She is excited to join forces with CFLC in taking actionable steps to create a more empathetic and tolerant society. Caroline’s print writing ranges from think pieces to satire and can be found in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, and more. To read Caroline's work, check out www.CarolineRoseGiuliani.com or follow @CarolineRoseGiu on socials.

Keila is an Associate Director at the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), with prior experience in management consulting (BCG), venture capital, and medtech. Trained as a molecular biologist (PhD, Northwestern), she’s passionate about advancing social justice through systems-building; creating infrastructure that supports healing through care, community, and services that respect identity and lived experience. She’s honored to join CFLC in strengthening dignity, safety, and recognition for individuals and their chosen families.