Cynthia Gonatas joined the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 2013. She currently serves as a Legal Assistant in the Office of General Counsel. For the eight years prior to joining the Office of General Counsel, she was a Legal Assistant and Office Manager responsible for supervising the staff at Marylou Paolucci and Associates, P.C. She handled a high volume, litigation law firm, assisting with all steps in the litigation and document process. She also worked at Rivkin Radler, LLP, for more than 22 years as an Administrative Assistant in all different areas of law. She is a Notary Public.