Denny joined Justice in Aging in 2014 and is responsible for leading and developing Justice in Aging’s Strategic Initiative on Advancing Equity. Denny and his team work across all program areas to ensure that Justice in Aging’s advocacy eliminates barriers and inequities for older adults experiencing systemic discrimination. The son of working-class Chinese immigrant parents, Denny has worked significantly on non-discrimination in health care, language access, and issues of aging and equity for low-income older adults and brings these experiences to his advocacy. In 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Denny to serve on California’s Civil Rights Council. Denny is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine School of Law. He received his BA from the University of Michigan. Denny is based in Sacramento, California. He is a public radio junkie and in his spare time enjoys going to restaurants in search of the next hidden gem. State Bar Admission: California

Lexi Andre is a Supervising Attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC). She has been an attorney at MIRC for 5 years, providing immigration legal services to unaccompanied children and other low-income immigrant communitites in Michigan. Her work primarily includes applying affirmatively for immigration benefits, deportation defense, and related litigation in state and federal courts.