Meet Our Team

Adelaide Rodriguez is the Assistant Director of Communication and Office Management at CUNY School of Law, a place that she has called her professional home for over a decade. Adelaide began her CUNY journey in the law school’s library before transitioning to the Admissions department. A significant component of Adelaide’s various responsibilities include the recruitment of potential CUNY School of Law students, and individuals willing to trailblaze substantial change. When she isn’t traveling the nation looking for new prospects, Adelaide oversees the coordination of admissions events and ensures the day -to- day operations of the office are running smoothly. Adelaide loves the work she does and has always been passionate about diversification and equal opportunity being upheld within the legal profession. Adelaide was born and raised in New York City to an Argentinean mother and Puerto Rican father. She is fluent in Spanish thanks to her childhood summers spent overseas in her mother’s native city of Buenos Aires. Adelaide’s heritage also played an essential role in her collegiate studies as she went on to receive a BA from Berkeley College in NYC, majoring in International Business. Adelaide developed a passion for fine cuisine while visiting Argentina and other countries around the world. Her favorite meal is a juicy piece of steak! In her free time, she likes to explore new restaurants throughout the city, steaks are preferred; however, they are not always required. Adelaide met her husband in college, and now are raising three children and two dogs together. The family has been residing in Queens, New York for the last decade. Adelaide is thankful for having the opportunity to raise her children in such diverse environment. Adelaide and her family love taking daily walks with her Pit-Bull Terrier Brandy and Shih-Tzu Buddy.

Andrea Braveboy is the Admissions Assistant for the Office of Admissions at CUNY Law.  She has held this position since 2016.  Andrea graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology from New York University and attended Claremont Graduate University’s Research Evaluation program.  Formerly a freelance makeup artist, Andrea believes in infusing creative energy into her work.  Her tasks in the office include processing applications, processing fee waiver requests and collecting immunization paperwork from matriculated students.  Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Los Angeles, CA, she has lived on and seen the best of both coasts.   Andrea is a child of two immigrant parents from Barbados.  She deems being a mom of 3 children - 2 teenagers and 1 preteen - as one of her most joyful accomplishments in life.  

Bibi N. Amin works as an Admissions Coordinator at the CUNY School of Law. She is committed to access and equity for students, communities of color and others who are marginalized. She has carried that commitment to higher education throughout her decade as an admission professional first at Queens College, and now at the CUNY School of Law where her work supports the school's mission in being in service to every candidate and student. Her work at CUNY Law includes but is not limited to advising potential law school students, reviewing first-year, transfer, and visiting applications, pre-law advisor liaison, and conduct campus tours. When Bibi is not assisting future radical public interest lawyers, she is advocating for equity and sustainability for the Caribbean LGBTQ+ community. As an immigrant from Guyana, first-generation student, and member of the LGBTQ+ community, finding a home in college was challenging until she stepped foot onto a CUNY campus. She is a proud graduate of Queens College where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and minor in Urban Studies. She currently lives in the most diverse city in New York City, Queens. And, when she finds herself missing her birth country, she enjoys taking a drive through Richmond Hill aka Little Guyana to enjoy the taste of home. She highly recommends trying chicken curry and roti if you have never done so!

Degna P. Levister is presently the Associate Dean for Enrollment Management and Access Initiatives, Executive Director of Pipeline to Justice at the City University of New York School of Law. Dean Levister began her career as a Registered Professional Nurse. She holds a Master’s Degree from Columbia University Teacher’s College and received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, where she was awarded the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship. Read Degna Levister's full bio.

Gayla Jacobson is the Executive Director of Admissions at CUNY School of Law. She’s been at the law school for a decade and thinks she has the best job in the world: Connecting change-makers with the tools to reimagine the world. Gayla grew up in Portland, Oregon with yoga teacher parents who started a neighborhood health food store and cafe. She built houses in Mexico in high school and then moved to Southern California to attend Pitzer College because of their focus on social responsibility and intercultural understanding. While there, she studied Sociology and Chinese and spent a semester studying Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shanghai. After twelve years moving around California she found her forever home, New York City. She describes CUNY as a little bit of Portland in New York and was thrilled to learn the average rainfall is actually higher than in Portland, although in NYC it comes down all at once! Gayla met her spouse on the soccer field and is now raising two native New Yorkers who are becoming subway savvy pizza snobs. Her dog, Darryl, is a 70-pound lap dog with severe anxiety. When the kids are asleep she loves scaring herself with cheesy horror films and Stephen King novels. Gayla earned her masters degree in Public Administration from Baruch, and has almost 20 years experience in Law School Admissions. Before coming to CUNY, she worked at both UC Hastings, College of the Law and Southwestern Law School. Gayla is actively involved in the Law School Admissions Council and the Cystic Fibrosis Parent/Family Advisory Committee, and she founded the National Consortium of Public Interest Law Schools. She is currently studying for her level 1 Children’s Yoga and Mindfulness certification.

Maya Alperin joined CUNY Law’s Admissions team in May 2015 and currently serves as the Assistant Director for Data and Enrollment Analytics. Maya is passionate about the law school’s mission to diversify the legal profession and commitment to public service and utilizing data to these ends. Likewise, Maya has been actively involved with a variety of committees—primarily focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism—both at CUNY Law and in the greater law school admissions community. Most recently, Maya was chair of the Law School Admission Council’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Subcommittee from Fall 2021 to Spring 2023, and helped plan the Law School Anti-Racism Consortium’s Symposium on Coalition Building & Intersectionality, which was hosted at CUNY Law in September 2022.

Prior to working at CUNY Law, Maya was a substitute teacher at several NYC public schools, including a 5-week stint teaching chemistry at Brooklyn Technical High School. Maya received Bachelors degrees in Geography and Environmental Planning from Binghamton University, where she also received her Master of Public Administration and a Certificate in Local Government Management. In her free time, Maya plays on two softball teams, enjoys playing and writing music, cooking, and exploring NYC by bike. She is also a 3rd generation Brooklynite, cat lady, and aspiring plant lady, as well as a religious fan of the New York Mets and Rangers.

Trina Wrobel has served as our Admissions Coordinator since 2015. She has an infectious smile and is always welcoming. Trina’s experience as an early childhood teacher for fifteen years at several CUNY Schools forged her love and passion for the sense of community resonated throughout CUNY. Trina’s background compliments her position with working and assisting a diverse audience. Her multiracial background which includes German, Jamaican, Haitian, and Scottish adds to her personality to connect with a wide range of people. She has lived abroad and travelled extensively throughout Europe and the Caribbean. Trina can understand and can communicate in several languages including Polish, German, and Creole. She is a mother of a beautiful teenage daughter and a caregiver to her elderly parents. Trina is a two-time cancer survivor and continues to inspire all who know her by never giving up! She is passionate about helping people and learning new things along the way. Trina is the cheerleader in our office and is looked upon as a reliable resource who is always willing to lend a hand with a smile.