DEAN
Sudha Setty, Dean and Professor of Law
deansoffice@law.cuny.edu
LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
MEMBERS
Racquel Gabriel
Interim Associate Academic Dean, Director of the Law Library, and Professor of Law
racquel.gabriel@law.cuny.edu
Miyoko Brunner
Interim Executive Director of the CUNY Law Foundation
miyoko.brunner@law.cuny.edu
Carolyn Geisel
Associate Dean of Finance and Administration
carolyn.geisel@law.cuny.edu
Carmen Huertas-Noble
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Professor of Law
carmen.huertas-noble@law.cuny.edu
Amanda Beltran
Interim Dean of Student Affairs
amanda.beltran@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
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, 2022, assets totaled $8.4M, and $1.2M 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 statement and tax returns are available on the giving page. EIN: 11-3235349
OFFICERS
Denise A. Holzka ’96 – Chair
Partner
Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach, LLP
Muhammad U. Faridi ’07 – Co-Vice-Chair
Partner
Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler
Jorge Gomez ’17 – Co-Vice-Chair
Associate
Daniel Aharoni & Partners LLP
Tony Gentile – Treasurer
Founding Partner
Godosky & Gentile PC
Shyka Scotland – Assistant-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
Richard Celestin ’06
Richard Celestin Consulting Group
Hon. James C. Francis IV
Mediator & Arbitrator
JAMS
Carolyn Geisel – Ex Officio
Associate Dean, Finance and Administration
CUNY School of Law
Laura Gentile ‘87
Managing Attorney
Gentile & Associates
Yadira K. Hernández Pérez
CUNY Law student
Taejong Kim – Ex Officio
Campus Counsel
Songe LaRon
CEO and Co-Founder
Squire
Joey Lipton
Managing Director, Associate General Counsel
Supervisor, Cybersecurity & Technology Controls and Global Security Legal
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Steven Rosenfeld – Emeritus
Of Counsel
Paul Weiss
Merrick Rossein
Professor of Law
CUNY School of Law
Rebecca Seawright ’92 – Ex Officio
Chair
CUNY School of Law Board of Visitors
Sudha Setty
Dean and Professor of Law
Jane M. Sovern
Member
Bond, Schoeneck & King
Jason Stevens
President & CEO
Mitsubishi International Corporation
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Miyoko L. Brunner
Associate Dean of Institutional Advancement
CUNY School of Law
BOARD OF VISITORS
MEMBERS
Christine Back ’08
Congressional Research Service
Robert Boyers
Boyers Law Group, PA
Dean Sudha Setty
CUNY School of Law
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
Hon. Janet C. Malone ’89
New York Supreme Court of Westchester County
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)
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)