NYSBA Staff

EXECUTIVE OFFICES

Pamela McDevitt, Esq., Executive Director
pmcdevitt@nysba.org

Katherine Suchocki, Esq., Associate Executive Director
ksuchocki@nysba.org

Melissa O’Clair, Assistant to the Executive Offices
moclair@nysba.org

Maureen Whitcomb, Assistant to the Executive Offices
mwhitcomb@nysba.org

COMMUNICATIONS

Susan DeSantis, Chief Communications Strategist
sdesantis@nysba.org

Jennifer Andrus, Content and Communications Specialist
jandrus@nysba.org

David Alexander, Content and Communications Specialist
dalexander@nysba.org

Rebecca Melnitsky, Content and Communications Specialist
rmelnitsky@nysba.org

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, AND SECTION & MEETING SERVICES

Patricia B. Stockli, Esq., Director
pstockli@nysba.org

Cindy O’Brien, Assistant Director of Meetings and Events
cobrien@nysba.org

Gina Bartosiewicz, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
gbartosiewicz@nysba.org

Amy Jasiewicz, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
ajasiewicz@nysba.org

Ernesto Guerrero, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager; Diversity Coordinator
eguerrero@nysba.org

Kate Tortora, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
ktortora@nysba.org

Sharmin Woodall, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
swoodall@nysba.org

Carra Forgea, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager; International Relations Manager
cforgea@nysba.org

Tara Covert, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
tcovert@nysba.org

Simone Smith, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
ssmith@nysba.org

Kimberly Francis, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
kfrancis@nysba.org

Bridget Donlon, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
bdonlon@nysba.org

Emily Kurtzner, Section Liaison; Program and Event Manager
ekurtzner@nysba.org

Amanda Logue, Program Coordinator
alogue@nysba.org

Gail Burke, Program Coordinator
gburke@nysba.org

Melva Bigger, Program Coordinator
mbigger@nysba.org

Mercedes Peno, Program Coordinator
mpeno@nysba.org

Holly Hirsch, Online Program Specialist
hhirsch@nysba.org

Carolyn Bell, Registrar
cbell@nysba.org

COUNSEL’S OFFICE

David P. Miranda, Esq., General Counsel
dmiranda@nysba.org

Thomas J. Richards, Esq., Deputy General Counsel
trichards@nysba.org

Eunice Bencke, Public Interest Program Manager
ebencke@nysba.org

Barbara Mahan, Administrative Assistant to the Counsel’s Office
bmahan@nysba.org

DIGITAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Jessica Patterson, Director of Digital Business Operations
jpatterson@nysba.org

Ellen Shannon, Senior Salesforce Administrator
eshannon@nysba.org

Brandon Light, Salesforce Administrator
blight@nysba.org

Patrick Boland, Junior Salesforce Administrator
pboland@nysba.org

Matthew Lenney, System Support Specialist
mlenney@nysba.org

Tyler Dick, Data Entry Coordinator
tdick@nysba.org

FINANCE

Kristin M. O’Brien, CPA, Senior Director
kobrien@nysba.org

Amira Rizvanovic, Associate Director
arizvanovic@nysba.org

Karlie Keisler, Staff Accountant
kkeisler@nysba.org

June Lazzaro, Accounting Data Coordinator
jlazzaro@nysba.org

Debbie Pratt, Accounting Assistant
dpratt@nysba.org

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Hilary Jochmans, Policy Consultant
hfj@jochmansconsulting.com

HUMAN RESOURCES

Paula Doyle, Senior Director
pdoyle@nysba.org

Tirsa Kennedy, Human Resources Coordinator
tkennedy@nysba.org

Karen Catoe, Receptionist
kcatoe@nysba.org

LAWYER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Stacey Whiteley, Director, Lawyer Assistance Program
swhiteley@nysba.org

Kim McHargue, Program Coordinator
kmchargue@nysba.org

Jennifer Clayton, Well-Being Program Manager
jclayton@nysba.org

Lia Grover, LAP Intake Coordinator
lgrover@nysba.org

MARKETING & DESIGN

Eric Wohlleber, Director of Marketing
ewohlleber@nysba.org

Stefanie Markiewicz, Content Marketing Manager
smarkiewicz@nysba.org

Connie Schin, Marketing Coordinator
cschin@nysba.org

Emilia Gasparini, Digital Marketing Coordinator
egasparini@nysba.org

Alexandre J. Petraglia, Web Marketing Specialist
apetraglia@nysba.org

Michael Garguilo, Video Marketing Specialist
mgarguilo@nysba.org

Ian Romaker, Social Media Strategist
iromaker@nysba.org

Christine Ekstrom, Graphic Designer
cekstrom@nysba.org

Natalia Carmon, Graphic Designer
ncarmon@nysba.org

MEMBER RESOURCE CENTER (1-800-582-2452)

Tricia Schips, Manager
tschips@nysba.org

Donna Dottino, Member Resource Center Representative
ddottino@nysba.org

Amanda Eichenhofer, Member Resource Center Representative
aeichenhofer@nysba.org

Jacqueline Flynn, Member Resource Center Representative
jflynn@nysba.org

Lindsay Panzica, Member Resource Center Representative
lpanzica@nysba.org

Kena Torres, Member Resource Center Representative
ktorres@nysba.org

MEMBERSHIP

Victoria Shaw, Senior Director of Attorney Engagement and Retention
vshaw@nysba.org

Lynn Kodjoe, Student and New Member Relations Manager
lkodjoe@nysba.org

Maria Kroth, Member Engagement & Resource Center Assistant
mkroth@nysba.org

Sierra Mosley, Membership Engagement Specialist
smosley@nysba.org

PRINT AND FACILITIES OPERATIONS

Gordon Ryan, Senior Director of Print and Facilities Operations
gryan@nysba.org

PUBLICATIONS

Kathryn Calista, J.D., Director of Acquisitions & Publications
kcalista@nysba.org

Kirsten Downer, Esq., Staff Attorney
kdowner@nysba.org

Christian Nolan, J.D., Legal Editor and Content Developer
cnolan@nysba.org

Naomi Pitts, Publications Coordinator
npitts@nysba.org

Alexander Dickson, Copy Editor/Proofreader
adickson@nysba.org

Reyna Eisenstark, Copy Editor/Proofreader
reisenstark@nysba.org

Howard Healy, Copy Editor/Proofreader
hhealy@nysba.org

SECTION PUBLICATIONS (Newsletters and Journals)

Lori Herzing, Publications Design Manager
lherzing@nysba.org

Alyssa Colton, Section Publications Coordinator and Copy Editor
acolton@nysba.org

Sara Anderson, Section Publications Coordinator
sanderson@nysba.org

THE NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATION

Deborah Auspelmyer, Foundation Executive
dauspelmyer@tnybf.org

Leigh Dorr, Foundation Program Coordinator
ldorr@tnybf.org