Staff Biographies

Staff Biographies

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.

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Faith Beckmann
Paralegal
Binghamton Office

Kelly M. Berger 
Chief Campus Counsel
College of Environmental Science & Forestry Office
Counsel: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry

Kishena Bruno
Paralegal
Charter Schools Office

Todd Burdick
Paralegal
Albany Office at University at Albany

Erika Bush
Paralegal
Stony Brook Office

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Lisa S. Campo
Senior Paralegal
Albany System Office

Theresa Canino
Office Coordinator/Manager, Executive Assistant to Senior Managing Counsel 
Stony Brook Office

Bess Chiu
Deputy General Counsel and Chief of Staff
Albany System Office

Marina Chu
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office

Linda Corby
Administrative Manager
Brooklyn Office

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Anne Dotzler
Senior Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Labor

Martin Durkin
Interim Chief Campus Counsel
Syracuse Office
Counsel: Upstate Medical University - Health

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Rachel Franco
Paralegal
Stony Brook Office

Annetta Frank
Administrative Assistant
Farmingdale Office

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Carrie Gee
Chief Counsel, Charter Schools
Charter Schools Office

Cynthia Gonatas
Legal Assistant
Stony Brook Office

Cat Graziose 
Assistant Counsel
Albany System Office

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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

Stephanie Hymowitz
Legal Assistant
Stony Brook Office

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Adeidra Irvin
Legal Operations Manager/Executive Assistant to the General Counsel
Albany System Office

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James L. Jarvis
Chief Campus Counsel
Buffalo Office
Counsel: University at Buffalo

Jean-Marie Jones
Paralegal
Albany System Office

Mairead Jones-Kennelly
Senior Counsel
Albany System Office

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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

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Christine M. La Place
Chief Campus Counsel
Farmingdale Office
Counsel: Farmingdale State College

Kelly Lester
Senior Campus Counsel
Albany System Office
Counsel: Alfred State, SUNY Brockport, University at Buffalo, Buffalo State University, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Geneseo - Contracts

Kapil Longani
Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs & General Counsel
Albany System Office

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Amanda Maleszweski
Chief Campus Counsel
Albany Office at University at Albany  
Counsel: University at Albany

K. Blaine Miller
Associate Counsel
Albany System Office
Specialty Counsel: Contracts

Alexandra Monson
Assistant Counsel
Charter Schools Office

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Jasmine Narang
Assistant Counsel
Brooklyn Office

Brendan Neill
Associate Counsel - Contracts
Buffalo Office

David Nida
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital; Health Sciences Center; The Long Island State Veterans Home

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Kingsley Osei
Senior Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University - Contracts

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Michael Pasternack
Senior Campus Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital

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

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Wendy Ravitz
Chief Campus Counsel
College of Optometry Office
Counsel: College of Optometry

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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
Paralegal
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

Juliana Spano
Assistant Counsel - Labor and Employment
Stony Brook Office

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William Versfelt
Interim Chief Campus Counsel
Brooklyn Office
Counsel: Downstate Health Sciences University

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Kelsey Wagner
Assistant Counsel
Syracuse Office 
Counsel: SUNY Upstate Medical University

Jacquelyn R. Weisman
Senior Counsel
Stony Brook Office
Counsel: Stony Brook University Hospital/ Health Sciences Center/The Long Island State Veterans Home

Kristin Klein Wheaton
Chief Campus Counsel
Western Campuses Office
Counsel: Alfred State, SUNY Brockport, University at Buffalo, Buffalo State University, SUNY Fredonia, and SUNY Geneseo - Contracts

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

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Dalia Yousif
Legal Operations Manager
Albany System Office

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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

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