WCLC Family

WCLC Staff

Image of the Executive Director, Donna Sheen

Donna Sheen, JD, MPA, CWLS – Director/Attorney

Donna founded the Wyoming Children’s Law Center in 2009.  She is a 2001 Graduate of the University of Wyoming College of Law. She is a Child Welfare Law Specialist.  Donna has been admitted to Federal and State court.  She has been an advocate for children’s legal rights for many years. She is a parent of a child with special needs and also completed a graduate assistant-ship with W.I.N.D. (Wyoming Institute for Disabilities).

Staff Attorney Gabriella Sala

Gabriella Sala, JD - Assistant Director/ Staff Attorney

Gabriella is the WCLC free service attorney.  She has over 10 years of experience working in schools. She is a graduate from the University of Wyoming College of Law. She has a keen interest in disability law and is an excellent legal researcher.  On her spare time she takes joy in building different Lego kits. 

 Sulaiman Raja, JD - Staff Attorney

Sir Raja joined our team March 2023. He is a Wyoming native who graduated from University of Wyoming College of Law in 2020.

- Administrative & Program Manager

College Students: 

Fall 2023: Karla , Criminal Justice Intern

We are thrilled to have extremely talented University of Wyoming students join us for a semester. We love having students in our office to teach and provide an alternative way of learning.  It shows them what they can really do with the interests that they are passionate about.

Board Members:

Board Chair:  Joe Evans

Wyoming County Commissioners Association (Ret.)

Board Secretary: Eleanor Downey

Associate Professor of Social Work at UW (Ret.)

Treasurer: Mary Doherty

President at Wyoming Capital Access fka WIDC Frontier CDC 

Board Member: Michelle Heinen

Executive Director - Uplift

Board Member: The Honorable Tom Harrington

District Court Judge (Ret.)

Board Member: Tiffany Crabtree

Customer Service Supervisor

Board Member:  Amy Reyes

       Wyoming Department of Education