The State University of New York
Office of General Counsel
SUNY Plaza
Albany, NY 12246
(518) 320-1400
The SUNY Office of General Counsel cannot provide legal advice to students or employees of the State University of New York on personal matters. If you have such questions, you should consult your personal counsel. Communications with office lawyers are protected by the privilege for attorney-client communications, and therefore are confidential, if they are made for the purpose of seeking legal advice on behalf of the University. Such communications can be revealed only to other university officials, on a need-to-know basis.
Unless otherwise noted, the General Counsel staff listed below can be reached at 518-320-1400.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lisa A. Alexander
Senior Managing Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University
Kelly M. Berger
Associate Counsel
College of Environmental Science & Forestry Office
Counsel: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Susan Blum
Senior Managing Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Lisa S. Campo
Senior Paralegal
Albany System Office
Theresa Canino
Office Coordinator/Manager, Executive Assistant to Senior Managing Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Linda Corby
Special Assistant to the Regional Office
Brooklyn Office
Anne Dotzler
Associate Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Labor
Martin Durkin
Associate Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Health
Melinda Faulkner
Secretary
Albany System Office
Annetta Frank
Administrative Assistant
Farmingdale Office
Geraldine Gauthier
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
Contract Specialist: SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam, Empire State College, System Administration
Seth F. Gilbertson
Associate Counsel
Counsel: Alfred State, College at Brockport, University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo State, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Geneseo
Buffalo Office
Cynthia Gonatas
Legal Administrative Assistant
Stony Brook Office
Colleen Glavin
Assistant Counsel & Liaison to Internal Audit
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Investigations and Ethics
Heather Haglund
Associate Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: SUNY Upstate Medical University - Health
Adam Haney
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: Empire State College, SUNY Plattsburgh, Purchase College, and Rockefeller Institute
Jessica Harris
Secretary
Albany System Office
Kevin M. Hayden
Associate Counsel
Counsel:SUNY Upstate Medical University
Kelly Hendricken
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Potsdam
Caroline A. Hill-Maggiore
Specialized Health Care Attorney
Stony Brook OfficeCounsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Eileen Holloway
Associate Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo Academic Health Center - Health
James L. Jarvis
Associate Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo
Cindy Knickerbocker
Assistant to the Associate Counsel
Binghamton Office
Kimberly S. Krzemien
Paralegal
Buffalo Office
Christine M. La Place
Associate Counsel
Farmingdale Office
Counsel: Farmingdale State College
Mark J. Lemire
Associate Counsel
Albany Office at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Counsel: SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Kelly Lester
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: Alfred State, College at Brockport, University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo State College, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Geneseo - Contracts
Bernadine M. Macy
Administrative Assistant
Amanda Maleszweski
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Labor
Katie McCutcheon
Associate Counsel
Jeffrey A. Meyers
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: Old Westbury
Specialty Counsel: Real Estate & Contracts
K. Blaine Miller
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
David Nida
Associate Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital; Health Sciences Center; The Long Island State Veterans Home
Beth Osborne
Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Counsel
Albany System Office
Kingsley Osei
Associate Counsel
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University - Contracts
Laura Palka
Secretary
Buffalo Office
Michael Pasternack
Associate Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital
Charles Pensabene
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Cortland, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Morrisville, and assisting with SUNY Maritime College and System Administration
Penelope D. Ploughman
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Canton, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Delhi, and SUNY Maritime College
April Polikoff
Associate Counsel
Counsel: Stony Brook University/University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home - Contracts
Elise Rosen Puzio
Associate Counsel
Albany Office at University at Albany
Counsel: University at Albany
Wendy Ravitz
Senior Counsel
College of Optometry Office
Counsel: College of Optometry
Lynne Reid-McQueen
Interim Managing Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Stephanie Rubino
Paralegal
Stony Brook Office
Robert E. Ruggeri
Senior Managing Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: Alfred State, College at Brockport, University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo State, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Geneseo
Jean A. Sampson
Associate Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Margaret (Peg) Sardinia
Assistant to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Albany System Office
Barbara Westbrook Scarlett
Associate Counsel
Binghamton Office
Counsel: Binghamton University
Cara Palumbo Schrantz
Associate Counsel & Special Liaison to the Office of Government Relations & Community Colleges; Ethics Officer
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Oneonta
Suzanne V. Shane
Associate Managing Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
John Sierotnik
Assistant Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University
Joseph C. Storch
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Title IX, Clery Act, and Student Conduct
Janet M. Thayer
Senior Managing Counsel
Albany Office at University at Albany
Counsel: University at Albany
William Versfelt
Associate Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Jacquelyn R. Weisman
Associate Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Debra E. Williams
Office Manager
Syracuse Office
Raquel A. Williams
Senior Associate Counsel for Labor
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Yolanda Wilson
Legal Analyst
Brooklyn Office
Lauren Zaccagnino
Associate Counsel
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University – Health