Director, Fellows & Staff
Professor of Law and Director of CLORE
Lawyer/Librarian and Associate Professor
Staff
Maggie Ruperto
Born in Bronx, New York of Puerto Rican parents, Magdalena "Maggie" Ruperto is is an aspiring artist who enjoys reading and writing poetry. She has been married for 26 years and has two daughters, aged 23 and 25. Maggie has been working as a CUNY College office assistant for nine years. Eight of those were spent at the Queens College Bursar's Office in conjunction with multiple offices such as Financial Aid, Registrar, several scholarship offices, Title IV, Central Office, and others. Maggie notes that, in part because she herself has faced obstacles in her own life, she hopes to help those who may turn to CLORE for assistance. "It would be very gratifying if I were able to aid just one person in making their goals more attainable," she said.
Fellows (2011-2012)
Golden McCarthy
Golden McCarthy is a third year law student at City University of New York School of Law. She is currently in the Immigration and Refugee Rights Clinic and President of CUNY Law School's Moot Court. As an advocate for migrant and immigrant rights, Ms. McCarthy has interned at Safe Horizon's Immigration Law Project and Global Workers Justice Alliance. She also participated in the Economic Justice Project where she represented CUNY undergraduates at contested welfare hearings to protect their entitlement to benefits and advance their right to pursue college educations. Ms. McCarthy work is grounded in public interest and devoted in helping and supporting marginalized communities.
As an undergraduate at Bard College, Ms. McCarthy studied Political Science. As part of her undergraduate work, she spent time in Mexico and Ghana where she studied the intersection between international aid and community social movements.
After graduating, Ms. McCarthy worked as Director for Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation's Adult Education Program. During her time she developed and managed English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, Literacy classes, and GED classes for adults in East New York. While she loved her work and the community she served, Ms. McCarthy embarked on law school in order to become a stronger advocate for immigrant communities.
Christine G. Ortiz
Christine G. Ortiz is a second-year law student at City University of New York School of Law. Currently, Ms. Ortiz serves as President of the Latin American Law Student Association and a staff member of the City University of New York Law Review.
Ms. Ortiz received her B.A. from Columbia College, Columbia University in the City of New York, with a double major in Latino Studies and International Law. While at Columbia, Ms. Ortiz organized and lead numerous student groups aimed at promoting the Latino community through outreach, community service, and awareness programming. At graduation, Ms. Ortiz was recognized as a Columbia College Senior Marshall, an honor bestowed upon graduating undergraduate students who have excelled in their academic and extracurricular activities at Columbia.
Ms. Ortiz spent the summer of 2011 as a legal intern at the New York County District Attorney's Office in the Special Victims Bureau, Child Abuse Unit. She is driven by an interest in Human Rights law — both international and domestic — with a particular focus on the rights of the Latino community and children.
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