Hofstra Law

Administration and Staff Directory

Administration

Dean’s Office

Judge Gail Prudenti* Dean and Executive Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law (516) 463-4068 Email
Julian Ku Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law and Faculty Director of International Programs (516) 463-4237 Email
Joseph Amandola Director of Facilities (516) 463-4673 Email
Amy Brown, Esq. Special Projects Coordinator for the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Special Assistant to the Dean (516) 463-2797 Email
Tara-Marie Desruisseaux Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion (516) 463-4159 Email
Elizabeth LaFaye Executive Assistant to the Dean (516) 463-4068 Email

Academic Records

Brian T. Kaspar* Senior Associate Dean for Academic Records and Registrar (516) 463-5917 Email

Academic Success Program

Cara Caporale Associate Director of Academic Support and Visiting Assistant Professor of Academic Success (516) 463-7014 Email
Nicole R. Lefton* Professor of Academic Support and Bar Preparation Programs (516) 463-4008 Email
C. Benjie Louis Visiting Assistant Professor of Academic Support and Bar Preparation (516) 463-5270 Email

Admissions and Financial Aid

Adonza S. Anderson Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management (516) 463-5243 Email
Carol Carter Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions (516) 463-5916 Email
Robert Harrison* Associate Dean for Enrollment Management (516) 463-5916 Email
Ryan Larson Director of Enrollment Management (516) 463-5916 Email
Maricia “Kathy” McCoy Recruiter/Counselor for Enrollment Management (516) 463-5916 Email
Megan Meighan Director of Enrollment Management (516) 463-5916 Email
Dana Vitale Associate Director of Financial Aid (516) 463-6706 Email

Career Services

Christopher Caruso* Senior Associate Dean for Career Services, Compliance, and Strategic Initiatives (516) 463-5861 Email
Kristen A. Clodfelter Director of Career and Professional Development (516) 463-5862 Email
LaToya Felton Director of Career Services and Diversity Initiatives (516) 463-5387 Email
Margaret Garte Director of Public Service Career Planning (516) 463-5385 Email
Carin Grassini Director of Career and Professional Development (516) 463-7036 Email
Daphne E. Telfeyan Senior Assistant Dean for Career Development and Employer Relations (516) 463-7053 Email

The Robert and Priscilla Livingston Center for Children, Families and the Law

Taniesha Allen Associate Attorney for the Center for Children, Families and the Law (516) 463-5232 Email
Amy Brown, Esq. Special Projects Coordinator for the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Special Assistant to the Dean (516) 463-2797 Email
Robert Cannon Managing Attorney and Project Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Faculty Administrative Editor, FCR (516) 463-4157 Email
Judge Gail Prudenti* Dean and Executive Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law (516) 463-4068 Email

Clinic Programs

Yvonne V. Atkinson Office Manager/Paralegal, Law School Clinical Program (516) 463-4734 Email
Ka Fei Wong Attorney-in-Charge, Pro Se Litigant Program (516) 463-5894 Email

Communications

Tobie-Lynn Accardi Senior Creative Director (516) 463-7061 Email
Andrew E. Berman* Associate Dean for Communications (516) 463-4142 Email
Michael G. Wagner Senior Web Developer (516) 463-0391 Email
Brooke Walker Assistant Director of Digital Communications (516) 463-7361 Email

Distance Education

Ronald J. Colombo* Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Distance Education (516) 463-5931 Email
John Tsiforas Director of Law & Technology, Director of Distance Education and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (516) 463-6414 Email

Events

Judith N. Black Senior Director of Event Management and CLE Director (516) 463-6889 Email

External Relations

Nadège Boisson Pardo* Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations (516) 463-4757 Email
Charmise P. Woodside-Desiré Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving (516) 463-4390 Email

Externships and Pro Bono Programs

Luciana DeCarlo* Director of Externships and Pro Bono Programs (516) 463-0386 Email

Finance and Personnel

Laura Lanzillotta Director, Administrative Services (516) 463-4306 Email
Mary T. Ruggilo* Senior Associate Dean for Finance and Administration (516) 463-7285 Email

Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy

Janet L. Dolgin* Jack and Freda Dicker Distinguished Professor of Health Care Law and Director of the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy; Professor of Science Education, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine (516) 463-5873 Email
Kerlann Flowers Legal Director and Senior Attorney for the Northwell/Hofstra Medical Legal Partnership and Senior Fellow for the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (516) 463-9554 Email
Joel Roselin Assistant Director of the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy and Bioethics Center Coordinator (516) 463-4256 Email

Hofstra Legal Hand Call-In Center

Judge Fern A. Fisher* Center Attorney for the Hofstra Legal Hand Call-In Center and Visiting Associate Professor of Law (516) 463-5159 Email
Nicole Moss Post Graduate Fellow for the Hofstra Legal Hand Call-In Center    

Information Technology Services/Help Desk

Gregg Aponte, Jr. Instructional Designer (516) 463-0437 Email
Nicholas Mahan Help Desk Manager (516) 463-4432 Email
Shazam Mohammed Associate Director of Information Technology Services (516) 463-7328 Email
Jessica Schaefer Assistant Director of Information Technology Services (516) 463-4794 Email
Jackson Snellings* Senior Director of Information Technology Services (516) 463-4993 Email

Law & Technology

John Tsiforas* Director of Law & Technology, Director of Distance Education and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (516) 463-6414 Email

Law Library

Nancy Coradin Acquisitions and Electronic Resource Management Librarian (516) 463-­5912 Email
Jacob Nunnally Assistant Director of Access and Collection Services (516) 463-5904 Email
Isaac Samuels Reference Librarian (516) 463-7808 Email
Kevin Shelton Reference and Government Documents Librarian (516) 463-6150 Email
Lisa A. Spar Associate Director of the Law Library (516) 463-5392 Email
Hunter Whaley* Director of the Law Library, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Dean for Information Services (516) 463-5901 Email

Law, Logic & Technology Research Laboratory

John Tsiforas* Director of Law & Technology, Director of Distance Education and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (516) 463-6414 Email

Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

Theo Liebmann* Clinical Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics (516) 463-4736 Email

Paralegal Studies Certificate Program

Celia Gordon* Executive Director, Paralegal Studies Certificate Program, Administrative Director of Foundational Lawyering Skills and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law (516) 463-5872 Email

Student Affairs

Michele LoFaso Senior Director of Student Affairs (516) 463-6067 Email
Lisa Monticciolo* Dean of Students and Diversity and Inclusion Officer (516) 463-5771 Email
Jessika Pineda Associate Director of International Programs and Student Affairs (516) 463-0417 Email

* Denotes Department Head


Staff

Amy Angrisani Senior Support Specialist, Dean of Students and Diversity and Inclusion Officer (516) 463-4368 Email
Frances Avnet Executive Secretary, Faculty Support Staff (516) 463-5877 Email
Jessie Beckett Senior Assistant to Library Tech Services (516) 463-­5902 Email
Marjorie Butler Accounts Clerk Specialist, Law Library (516) 463-5898 Email
Jennifer Calautti Executive Secretary, Academic Support (516) 463-5878 Email
Donna Calderon Accounts Clerk Specialist, Law Library (516) 463-5898 Email
Jacqueline Cassar Senior Support Specialist, Law Library (516) 463-5900 Email
Margaret Celano Senior Support Specialist, Finance (516) 463-4480 Email
Elizabeth Colombo Senior Assistant, Career Services (516) 463-5024 Email
Joyce Amore Cox Executive Secretary, Faculty Support Staff (516) 463-6339 Email
Linda DiSanti Senior Executive Secretary, Communications and Faculty Support Staff (516) 463-7239 Email
Mary Fair Senior Assistant, Academic Records (516) 463-5919 Email
Marcela Fernandez Senior Executive Secretary, Faculty Support Staff (516) 463-4761 Email
Maria Filotti Senior Support Specialist, Academic Affairs (516) 463-6304 Email
Diane Gayer Senior Support Specialist, External Relations (516) 463-6340 Email
Sheryl Johnson Senior Assistant, Law Library (516) 463-5902 Email
Cindy Kerrigan Senior Support Specialist, IT (516) 463-5860 Email
Betty Black Leonardo Executive Secretary, Faculty Support Staff (516) 463-5928 Email
Joanne Masci Senior Support Specialist, International Programs (516) 463-4547 Email
Kristin Radecker Senior Executive Secretary, Neighborhood Law Clinic (516) 463-5934 Email
E. Margot Rivera Senior Executive Secretary, Neighborhood Law Office (516) 463-5935 Email
Richard Torrani Senior Assistant, Law Library (516) 463-5898 Email
Doris Urbach Senior Support Specialist, Career Services (516) 463-5871 Email
Michelle C. Wallace Senior Executive Secretary, Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy (516) 463-6128 Email