Taneeza Islam, Esq.,
​Chief Executive Officer

Taneeza is a first-generation American Muslim immigration lawyer who has called Sioux Falls home since 2012. She began her private immigration law practice in 2013 after receiving a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship, and in 2017 she co-founded South Dakota Voices for Justice and its sister organization, South Dakota Voices for Peace. Taneeza is also the Chief Executive Officer for South Dakota Voices for Justice.

Taneeza is our CEO, as well as one of our immigration attorneys.
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Jen Dreiske,
Chief Operations Officer

With over 20 years of leadership and teaching experience, Jen is a skilled community collaborator and advocate.  She regularly presents and leads complex conversations on topics of diversity equity and inclusion, being an upstander, individual purpose, and the spiritual tapestry of South Dakota. Jen is the first ever Interfaith Chaplin at Augustana University, and former president of the Mt. Zion Congregation synagogue in Sioux Falls, the Project Manager of South Dakota Faith in Public Life, and a board member of SD for Healthy Families. 

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Jon Chapman,
Staff Attorney

After moving to South Dakota in 2013, Jon has worked on a variety of campaigns and petition drives, while also working to expand voting rights and advance equality at the ballot box in Indian Country. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of South Dakota in 2020. As a freshly licensed attorney, he has helped lower-income clients with family law and housing cases & is looking forward to helping clients navigate the complex area of immigration law. He lives in Sioux Falls with his wife, two daughters, and two corgis.

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Olimpia Justice,
Bilingual Paralegal

Olimpia is committed to diversity and equity work. She is a trusted interpreter and translator with over 20 years of experience, and is passionate about bilingual literacy and education, as well as suicide and gun violence prevention. She graduated from the University of the Americas-Puebla school of law and has called Sioux Falls home since 2005. She lives with her husband, three daughters, three rescue cats and a dog.

Olimpia is fluent in English and Spanish, and helps manage the cases of our immigration legal services clients.

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Lorena Franco,
Bilingual Paralegal

Lorena Franco earned her bachelor’s degree in arts, Humanities & Social Sciences from South Dakota State University. She is a Barry Scholar from the Bary Foundation, Fargo, ND & was selected for the Cohort of Courage: Youth Advocates 2021 program at SDVFP.
Lorena is fluent in English and Spanish and serves as a crucial liaison between our clients and immigration attorneys. She describes her role as “impactful and rewarding.”

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Erica Aguilar,
​Community Health Worker

As the daughter of Mexican immigrants, English was not Erica's primary language. Nevertheless, she was resolute in her pursuit of higher education in the United States. After successfully completing the ESL program at college, she relocated to Yankton, SD in 2015. Erica's bilingual proficiency has enabled her to create meaningful connections within the community, and she has always possessed a passion for helping others. Erica believes that pursuing a career as a community health worker is an ideal way to positively impact people's lives. Currently, Erica is actively working towards obtaining her CHW certification at Minnesota West Technical and Community College.

Erica is fluent in English and Spanish. She helps to connect Yankton community members with essential social and medical resources.

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