After completing his undergraduate work at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Mr. Carson obtained a Juris Doctorate and a Master's Degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of California at Berkeley. Before coming to LAFLA, Mr. Carson worked with the National Economic Development and Law Center, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, and the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. In his current capacity at LAFLA, Mr. Carson works to improve quality of life for residents of low-income communities by providing legal and technical assistance to community-based organizations and engaging in policy advocacy in local, state, regional and federal transportation, land-use and environmental planning processes. JOHN W. FRIERSON