DEAN

Sudha Setty, Dean and Professor of Law
deansoffice@law.cuny.edu

MEMBERS

David Baluarte
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
david.baluarte@law.cuny.edu

Lisa Davis
Senior Associate Dean of Clinical Programs
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 Finance and Administration
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, 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

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

Bradley Gano
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. RosenfeldEmeritus
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)