DEAN
Sudha Setty, Dean and Professor of Law
deansoffice@law.cuny.edu
MEMBERS
David C. Baluarte
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
david.baluarte@law.cuny.edu
Lisa Davis
Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Programs and Professor of Law
davisl@mail.law.cuny.edu
Joanne Hyppolite
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
joanne.hyppolite@law.cuny.edu
Bradley Gano
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
bradley.gano@law.cuny.edu
Hera Javaid
Executive Director for Institutional Advancement
Executive Director for the CUNY Law Foundation
hera.javaid@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
The City University of New York School of Law Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1994 responsible for securing and stewarding funds that advance the mission of the Law School. For the year ending June 30, 2024, assets totaled $11.3M, and $1.5M supported program services, including student support (scholarships and public interest, bar study, and emergency grants), Centers, including the Sorensen Center for International Peace and Justice, clinics, and projects. Audited financial statements and tax returns are available on the giving page. EIN: 11-3235349
OFFICERS
Jorge F. Gómez ’17 – Chair
Attorney at Law
DeBellis Aviv Pardini LLP
Laura Gentile ’87 – Vice-Chair
Managing Attorney
Gentile & Associates
Denise A. Holzka ’96 – Treasurer
Partner
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP
Shyka Scotland – Vice-Treasurer
Director
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Joey Lipton – Secretary
Managing Director, Associate General Counsel
Supervisor, Cybersecurity & Technology Controls and Global Security Legal
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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
Bradley Gano – Ex Officio
Associate Dean for Administration and Finance
CUNY School of Law
Tony Gentile
Founding Partner
Godosky & Gentile, PC
Hon. James C. Francis IV
Mediator & Arbitrator
JAMS
Taejong Kim – Ex Officio
Campus Counsel
CUNY School of Law
Carolina Rivadeneira
Student
CUNY School of Law
Clarissa M. Rodriguez ’07
Chair
Workers’ Compensation Board
Steven B. Rosenfeld – Emeritus
Of Counsel
Paul Weiss
Rebecca Seawright ’92 – Ex Officio
Chair
CUNY School of Law Board of Visitors
Sudha Setty
Dean and Professor of Law
CUNY School of Law
Jason Stevens
President & CEO
Mitsubishi International Corporation
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Hera Javaid
Executive Director of Institutional Advancement
CUNY School of Law
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)