DEAN
Sudha Setty, Dean and Professor of Law
deansoffice@law.cuny.edu
LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
MEMBERS
David Baluarte
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
david.baluarte@law.cuny.edu
Raquel Gabriel
Director of the Law Library, and Professor of Law
raquel.gabriel@law.cuny.edu
Carolyn Geisel
Associate Dean of Finance and Administration
carolyn.geisel@law.cuny.edu
Joanne Hyppolite
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
joanne.hyppolite@law.cuny.edu
Hera Javaid
Executive Director for Institutional Advancement
hera.javaid@law.cuny.edu
Steve Loffredo
Interim Dean for Clinical Programs and Professor of Law
steve.loffredo@law.cuny.edu
Michael Valente
Chief Diversity Officer
michael.valente@law.cuny.edu
Members of the leadership team are joined by administrators, staff, and librarians who support the Law School’s students, faculty, and alumni and work to advance our mission.
For a complete list of Law School offices, visit our staff directory information.
CUNY LAW FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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OFFICERS
Jorge F. Gómez ’17 – Chair
Associate
Daniel Aharoni & Partners LLP
Muhammad U. Faridi ’07 – Vice-Chair
Partner
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Denise A. Holzka ’96 – Treasurer
Partner
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP
Shyka Scotland – Vice-Treasurer
Director
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Randy Yang ’18 – Secretary
Staff Attorney
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services
Martha S. Jones ’87 H ’19 –
Assistant-Secretary
Society of Black Alumni,
Presidential Professor
Professor of History & Professor
at the SNF Agora Institute
The Johns Hopkins University
DIRECTORS
Hon. James C. Francis IV
Mediator & Arbitrator
JAMS
Carolyn Geisel
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
CUNY School of Law
Anthony P. Gentile
Partner
Godosky & Gentile, PC
Laura Gentile ’87
Managing Attorney
Gentile & Associates
Joey Lipton
Managing Director, Associate General Counsel
Supervisor, Cybersecurity & Technology Controls
and Global Security Legal
JPMorgan Chase & Co
Steven B. Rosenfeld – Emeritus
Of Counsel
Paul Weiss
Merrick Rossein
Professor of Law
CUNY School of Law
Rebecca A. Seawright ’92
Assemblymember – 76th District
New York State Assembly
Board of Visitors – Chair
Sudha Setty
Dean and Professor of Law
CUNY School of Law
Jason Stevens
President & CEO
Mitsubishi International Corporation
BOARD OF VISITORS
Rebecca A. Seawright ’92 – Chair
Assemblymember – 76th District
New York State Assembly
Merrick Rossein – Faculty Director
Professor of Law
CUNY School of Law
Steven B. Rosenfeld – Emeritus
Of Counsel
Paul Weiss
MEMBERS
Christine Back ’08
Congressional Research Service
Robert Boyers
Boyers Law Group, PA
Jennifer Frankola Crawford ’07
American Arbitration Association
Hon. Lumarie Maldonado Cruz ‘02
Queens Civil Court
Hon. David F. Everett
Westchester County Court
Dave Fields
CUNY School of Law
Beth A. Green ’92
Law Offices of Beth A. Greene
Daniel L. Greenberg
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (Retired)
Kenneth Greenstein
Nixon Peabody (Retired)
Steven J. Hyman
McLaughlin & Stern LLP
David Palmer ’06
Ballot Freedom Project
Yogi Patel ’06
Outside Legal Counsel LLP
Hon. Diccia T. Pineda-Kirwan ’86
New York Supreme Court of Nassau County
Irina C. Rodriguez
Federal Trade Commission
Steven P. Salsberg ’89
Global Access Advisors
Flora Schnall
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (Retired)
Sudha Setty, Dean
CUNY School of Law
Carmen R. Torrent ’86
Office of the New York State Attorney General (Retired)
Hon. Elena Goldberg Velazquez ’06
Yonkers City Court Judge
Lois Whitman
Human Rights Watch, Children’s Rights Division (Retired)