Sheila Maddali (she/her) is the daughter of South Asian immigrants and began organizing as a teenager when her community was targeted by post-9/11 racial profiling and immigration enforcement. She has been involved in the struggle for racial and economic justice for nearly two decades in a variety of roles, ranging from street canvasser to legal counsel. For the past decade her work has focused on the intersection of law and organizing. Prior to becoming Executive Director of the National Legal Advocacy Network (NLAN), Sheila served as the Director of Law & Organizing at the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United). Before that she practiced immigration law and organized around immigrant detention, prison expansion, and sex workers rights.