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Employees Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Colleen Cotter

Colleen Cotter

Officer

Executive Director at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$280,725
2024

Total compensation

Colleen Cotter has been listed as an employee of Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Colleen Cotter has increased by 52% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$280,725
+8.5%
Executive Director
2024
$231k org
40 hrs/wk
$51k other
--
$258,704
+6.9%
Executive Director
2023
$212k org
40 hrs/wk
$47k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2024

Other employees at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

Melanie Shakarian
Director of Development
$224,407
$198,444 from orgNo related comp$25,963 other
Thomas Mlakar
Deputy Director for Advoca
$223,004
$197,203 from orgNo related comp$25,801 other
Roslyn Quarto
Director of Strategic INIT
$214,009
$171,445 from orgNo related comp$42,564 other
Tonya Whitsett
Managing Attorney
$185,179
$146,160 from orgNo related comp$39,019 other
Katherine Hollingsworth
Managing Attorney
$185,113
$137,338 from orgNo related comp$47,775 other
Matt Vincel
Managing Attorney
$173,365
$126,934 from orgNo related comp$46,431 other
Abigail Staudt
Managing Attorney
$169,642
$132,297 from orgNo related comp$37,345 other
Katie Feldman
Managing Attorney
$161,286
$133,587 from orgNo related comp$27,699 other
Diane James
Director of Diversity
$138,954
$96,944 from orgNo related comp$42,010 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 990 published

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