Barkha was hired by Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio in 2016 as its first dedicated staff attorney. As Director of Education & Senior Counsel, she leads the team of staff attorneys and manages all legal services and education. Barkha also provides direct legal counsel to nonprofit clients, focusing on nonprofit, tax-exempt, and corporate governance matters. She regularly engages with attorney volunteers, and lectures on nonprofit and tax-exempt organization law to attorneys, nonprofit board members, and executive staff.
Barkha also provides legal guidance to PBPO and works closely with our Board’s Governance Committee. She is active in the local legal community, serving on the Steering Committee for the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (CALL) and on the Board of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC).