The more than 10,000 alumni of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University make up its Alumni Association. Membership in the association is free to all alumni. The Alumni Association provides alumni with opportunities to engage with their fellow alumni, students, faculty and administrators for their personal and professional development, as well as to enhance Hofstra Law programming.
The Alumni Association is led by an executive board and is organized into four committees — Career Services, Development, Diversity and Enrollment Management — each of which works closely with a member of the Hofstra Law administration. The executive board, roles of the committees and committee co-chairs are as follows:
| Barbara A. Lukeman ’00, Interim President Partner, Nixon Peabody, LLP 437 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 212-940-3104 blukeman@nixonpeabody.com |
Richard Schoenstein ’90, Vice President Partner, Satterlee, Stephens, Burke & Burke, LLP 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 212-818-9200 rschoenstein@ssbb.com |
| Mark J. Caruso ’77, Vice President Partner, Caruso, Caruso & Branda, PC 7302 13th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11228 718-680-5778 mjc.ccb@verizon.net |
Terrence L. Tarver ’07, Secretary Associate, Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo P.C. 55 Mineola Boulevard Mineola, NY 11501 516-742-0707 ttarver@triallaw1.com |
The Career Services Committee assists Hofstra Law by, among other things, engaging in outreach to fellow alumni for the purpose of identifying potential internship and postgraduate employment opportunities for Hofstra Law students and graduates, promoting alumni participation in Hofstra Law’s on-campus recruitment programs (OCI), identifying alumni who are willing to serve as professional mentors for current students, and participating in career- and professional-development-related programming run by Hofstra Law.
| Peter Morgan ’97, Co-Chair Partner, Dentons 2 World Financial Center New York, NY 10281 212-768-5342 peter.morgan@snrdenton.com |
Michael Schnipper ’04, Co-Chair Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP 50 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 300 Jericho, NY 11753 516-832-7518 mschnipper@nixonpeabody.com |
| Richard Schoenstein ’90, Co-Chair Partner, Satterlee, Stephens, Burke & Burke, LLP 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 212-818-9200 rschoenstein@ssbb.com |
The Development Committee assists Hofstra Law’s Office of External Relations with alumni programs and fundraising initiatives. The committee consists of alumni class agents, who serve as ambassadors of Hofstra Law, contacting classmates to build a stronger alumni community and encourage gifts to the Annual Fund.
| Merrie S. Frankel ’80, Co-Chair Vice President, Moody’s Investors Service 7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10007 212-553-3652 merrie.frankel@moodys.com |
Richard Fuhrman ’77, Co-Chair Financial Services Representative, North Shore Financial Group, an Office of MetLife 1044 Northern Boulevard, Suite 200 Roslyn, NY 11576 rafuhrman@gmail.com |
The Diversity Committee was formed to further Hofstra Law’s efforts to maintain a diverse student body, faculty and administration. The committee supports Hofstra Law’s efforts to identify and recruit students from diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds; provide support to minority students and organizations through participation in their programs and events, as well as serve as mentors and advisors; assist in engaging alumni from diverse backgrounds and help to develop ways of encouraging their participation in alumni activities; and help to build financial support for Hofstra Law’s diversity scholarships and overall fundraising efforts.
| Michelle Marquez ’90, Co-Chair Director of Development, Susan G. Komen for the Cure 470 Seventh Avenue, 7th floor New York, NY 10018 212-560-9590 mmarquez@komennyc.org |
Maria Matos ’93, Co-Chair Executive Secretary, Committee on Character & Fitness Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 1st Judicial Department 41 Madison Avenue, 26th Floor New York, NY 10010 646-386-5893 mmatos@courts.state.ny.us |
The Enrollment Management Committee assists Hofstra Law by organizing volunteers to enhance outreach and recruitment efforts to prospective students by providing direct, personalized and inspirational interactions. The committee assists with recruiting and encouraging alumni to attend admitted student events; developing the Alumni-Connect program, where alumni directly reach out to top prospective students who share similar professional interests; and identifying alumni who are willing to serve as mentors for incoming students.
| Ralph H. Cathcart ’90, Co-Chair Partner, Ladas & Parry, LLP 1040 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10018 212-708-1920 rcathcart@ladas.com |
Laura Daly ’08, Co-Chair Attorney, Lawyers for Children 110 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10013 212-966-6420 ldaly@lawyersforchildren.org |
For more information on becoming involved in the Alumni Association and its committees, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at lawalum@hofstra.edu or 516-463-2586.
