Our Team

Victoria Thurlow, of counsel

Victoria Thurlow provides assistance and counsel to Sheikh/Impact, as needed. Victoria has extensive experience as a leader in fund development and communications. After working directly with respected organizations in the social sector, she founded Thurlow/Associates. Through her decades of experience as principal of Thurlow/Associates, Victoria used her unique expertise to help nonprofits throughout the region achieve lasting impact.

Salim J. Sheikh, of counsel

Salim J. Sheikh, Esq. provides legal assistance and counsel to Sheikh/Impact, as needed. He also provides client support in the area of justice-reform. He currently practices law in Cook County, Il.

Prior to getting his law degree, Salim served in the US Army and then was the director of the penal law project at CSU Chico, where he provided programming in several CA State prisons including Pelican Bay, San Quentin, Stockton Woman’s Facility, Susanville and Folsom State Prison.

Salim’s justice system involvement in his youth helped inform his decision to pursue a career in law and represent the interests of those who historically have been underserved by the legal community. For his work, he was named a Super Lawyer Rising Star Illinois in 2015, 2016 and 2017.