The State University of New York
Office of General Counsel
H. Carl McCall SUNY Building
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.
Lisa A. Alexander
Chief Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University
William Arnold
Associate Counsel – Labor/Employment
Syracuse Office
Kelly M. Berger
Chief Campus Counsel
College of Environmental Science & Forestry Office
Counsel: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Todd Burdick
Paralegal
Albany Office at University at Albany
Lisa S. Campo
Senior Paralegal
Albany System Office
Theresa Canino
Office Coordinator/Manager, Executive Assistant to Senior Managing Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Linda Corby
Administrative Manager
Brooklyn Office
Stephanie Denzel
Associate Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Cortland, Delhi, Maritime, Morrisville, and Oswego
Anne Dotzler
Senior Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Labor
Martin Durkin
Senior Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Health
Annetta Frank
Administrative Assistant
Farmingdale Office
Geraldine Gauthier
Senior Counsel, Contracts
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
Contract Specialist: SUNY Canton, SUNY Potsdam, Empire State College, System Administration
Cynthia Gonatas
Legal Assistant
Stony Brook Office
Heather Haglund
Senior Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: SUNY Upstate Medical University - Health
Adam Haney
Assistant Deputy General Counsel (Campuses)
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Canton, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Delhi, Empire State College, SUNY Plattsburgh, Purchase College, and Rockefeller Institute
Kevin M. Hayden
Chief Campus Counsel
Binghamton Office
Counsel: Binghamton University
Kelly Hendricken
Managing Counsel -Student Affairs
Albany System Office
Caroline A. Hill
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Eileen Holloway
Senior Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo Academic Health Center - Health
Adeidra Irvin
Legal Operations Manager/Executive Assistant to the General Counsel
Albany System Office
James L. Jarvis
Chief Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo
Kristin Klein Wheaton
Chief Campus Counsel for Western Campuses (WestCam)
Buffalo Office
Counsel: Alfred State, Brockport, Buffalo State College, Fredonia, and Geneseo
Kimberly S. Krzemien
Senior Paralegal
Buffalo Office
Christine M. La Place
Chief Campus Counsel
Farmingdale Office
Counsel: Farmingdale State College
Mark J. Lemire
Chief Campus Counsel
Albany Office at SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Counsel: SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Kelly Lester
Senior Campus Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: Alfred State, College at Brockport, University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo State College, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Geneseo - Contracts
Amanda Maleszweski
Chief Campus Counsel
Albany Office at University at Albany
Counsel: University at Albany
Katie McCutcheon
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Tanisha McKnight
Assistant Deputy General Counsel (Legal Operations)
Albany System Office
K. Blaine Miller
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts
David Nida
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital; Health Sciences Center; The Long Island State Veterans Home
Kingsley Osei
Senior Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University - Contracts
Michael Pasternack
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital
Elaine Pelletier
Paralegal
Syracuse Office
April Polikoff
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University/University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home - Contracts
Erica Pritchard
Managing Counsel - Litigation and Disputes
Albany Office at University at Albany
Christine Porcaro
Administrative Assistant
Albany Office at University at Albany
Elise Rosen Puzio
Associate Counsel
Albany Office at University at Albany
Counsel: University at Albany
Wendy Ravitz
Chief Campus Counsel
College of Optometry Office
Counsel: College of Optometry
Stephanie Rubino
Paralegal
Stony Brook Office
Cara Palumbo Schrantz
Assistant Deputy General Counsel (System), Special Liaison to the Office of Government Relations & Community Colleges, and University-wide Ethics Officer
Albany System Office
Counsel: SUNY Oneonta
Diaka Sylla
Legal Assistant
Syracuse Office
Suzanne V. Shane
Interim Chief Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: : Stony Brook University/ Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
John Sierotnik
Assistant Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University
William Versfelt
Interim Chief Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Jacquelyn R. Weisman
Senior Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home
Debra E. Williams
Administrative Staff Assistant
Syracuse Office
Raquel A. Williams
Senior Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University
Mishka Woodley
Assistant Counsel, Student Affairs
Albany System Office
Lauren Zaccagnino
Senior Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University – Health
George Zimmermann
Senior Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo Academic Health Center – Labor/Employment