Jenerson comes to Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD) after serving as the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, and Director of the Pro Bono and Volunteer Unit for the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG). Jenerson brings a wealth of leadership expertise to OAD, particularly in addressing systemic issues of racism in the criminal legal system.
As both a trial and appellate criminal defense attorney for over two decades, Jenerson has a deep understanding of the necessity of OAD’s mission to advocate for people who are indigent and convicted of felonies in Manhattan and the Bronx. Moreover, her management and strategic planning expertise at organizations of all sizes ensures that OAD will continue to be a model public defender office for years to come.
Before her roles at NYLAG, Jenerson also served as a Senior Resource Counsel for the Clemency Project 2014, and as a Managing Partner and Managing Attorney at law offices in Georgia for over a decade.
Jenerson earned a JD from the Georgia State University College of Law and a BA from Rutgers University.
