Twyla Carter

Twyla Carter's work experience includes serving as the Attorney-in-Chief & Chief Executive Officer at The Legal Aid Society since August 2022. Twyla has also joined Chief, a private network aimed at empowering women in leadership positions, in December 2022. Prior to that, they held roles such as Vice President Board Of Directors at The Who We Are Project, National Director of Legal and Policy at The Bail Project, and Senior Staff Attorney at ACLU. Twyla has also been involved in various organizations and committees, including being a member of the Misdemeanor Practice Director at King County Department of Public Defense, Interim Board President at Matumaini Counseling, Member Board of Directors at TeamChild, Committee Member at West Coast Poverty Center Criminal Justice Roundtable, and Judicial Evaluation Committee Member at Loren Miller Bar Association.

Twyla Carter earned a Juris Doctor degree in Criminal Justice and Corrections from Seattle University School of Law from 2004 to 2007. Prior to that, they obtained a BA in Criminal Justice, summa cum laude, from Seattle University from 2002 to 2004. Twyla's education journey started at Seattle Central College, where they earned an Associate of Arts degree in 2002. The field of study for their associate degree is not specified.