Dorsey Kleger-Heine has over 20 years of experience serving dozens of organizations in diverse capacities including as general counsel, chief operating officer and board president. Prior to founding Kleger-Heine Legal Solutions, Dorsey served as the Chief Operating Officer & Legal Counsel at United Friends of the Children, a large non-profit that provides housing and education services to current and former foster youth. Dorsey also clerked on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and represented a wide variety of organizations as a Senior Associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, which is consistently ranked on The American Lawyer’s A-List. Dorsey also has served at-risk populations through her work as a Deputy Public Defender, Director of a Preschool Resource Center in León, Nicaragua, and Director of an Arts After-school Program in East Harlem. Most recently, Dorsey worked to reform the Sheriff’s Department through her role as Deputy Inspector General for Los Angeles County.

E. Dorsey Kleger-Heine

Vanessa Coke Cohen has been a corporate attorney for over 20 years, with a primary focus on private equity fund compliance. Prior to joining Kleger-Heine Legal Solutions, Vanessa was a member of the legal team at Silver Lake, a premier private equity fund, for over 15 years. After graduating from University of Pennsylvania Law School, she worked in the corporate department at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP where she focused on credit transactions (for borrowers and lenders) and leveraged financing. Vanessa is also very active in her community, where she serves on various boards of non-profit organizations, including serving as the Vice President of her local civic association.

Vanessa Coke Cohen

Camesha Jones is a SHRM-CP certified professional with over 15 years of experience in HR and also holds a law degree from The University of North Carolina School of Law. Her areas of expertise include: recruiting diverse talent; developing HR policies; conducting investigations; assisting with change management; advising and coaching executives; employee relations management; building out talent systems; and learning and development on topics such as equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), and a host of other HR strategies and matters. Camesha’s work in public schools began when she served as a seventh grade district teacher in a rural community near the Wilmington coast. After obtaining her law degree, she paved the way for the opening of high-quality charter schools in North Carolina with co-creator Christopher Gergen through PEFNC’s NC Public School Accelerator Program. Later, she joined a national charter school network and led recruitment and HR strategies to help attract, hire, and retain teachers for both rural and urban communities. She most recently worked with Instruction Partners as the Managing Director of Talent and HR where she led and developed reorganization strategy during the Covid-19 pandemic and oversaw significant growth of the organization.

Camesha Jones

Sassha Bellairs brings diverse experience in human resources, safety, project management, and business operations. These skills aid in planning and relationship building for her clients. Her experience stems from both, the for-profit sector in manufacturing and sales, and the non-profit education sector. Most recently she was the Director of District Strategy, Talent Development,and Operations for Teach For America – Alabama where she worked on leadership development of the program’s alumni, building partnerships with districts and schools, and managing regional operations. She has an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Florida, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California, and a Professional in Human Resources certification from the HR Certification Institute.

Sassha Bellairs

Roger Mattiussi has over 16 years of client service experience in various occupations across many diverse industries. In addition, he has over 10 years of recruiting experience and over seven years of human resources experience. He has extensive experience in several disciplines of talent acquisition, including: Recruitment and Marketing; Sourcing and Lead Generation; Assessments and Interviewing; Application Management; Hiring and Onboarding; and Retention. Roger holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management and Organizations with a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from the University of Iowa. He also has a Human Resource Management Certificate from Grand View University. Roger resides in Des Moines, Iowa with his wife, Tara, and two children Dominic (8) and Andrew (6). Additionally, he has one dog named Kinnick. In Roger’s free time he enjoys traveling, reading, cooking, working out, biking, going to movies, watching and playing sports, coaching his kid’s sport’s teams and relaxing with family and friends.

Roger Mattiussi

Carrie Morris manages all administrative tasks and assists with client relations. Originally from Michigan, Carrie relocated to Chicago and taught high school history and civics before migrating to the non-profit sector. She worked at various non-profits in the city, including Chicago Cares, Dreams for Kids, and Make-A-Wish Foundation as well as volunteering at Tutoring Chicago. Most recently, Carrie spent over five years at Teach For America, working on growth strategy and geographic expansion efforts along with administrative support for a portfolio of regional offices. Carrie has supported the efforts of KHLS for over seven years, has since relocated back home to Michigan, and lives in the suburbs of Detroit with her husband, Chad, and two children, Joshua and Rachel.

Carrie Morris