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Government Law Center

Advisory Board

An Advisory Board, comprised of the Albany Law School faculty and leaders from t​he public, private and non-profit sectors, assists the GLC's Director in charting future initiatives. The center draws upon the expertise of faculty from Albany Law School and other academic institutions who participate in a number of the center's projects and programs. 

    Officers
    • Bartley J. Costello III ’72 – Chair
    • M. Tracey Brooks ’00 – Vice Chair
    • Amy Kellogg ’02 – Secretary
    Advisory Board Members
    • Stephen J. Acquario ’98 – Executive Director, New York State Association of Counties
    • Marcia Alazraki ’76 – Counsel, Government & Regulatory, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
    • Margot Bean – Deloitte Consulting 
    • Wade Beltramo – General Counsel, New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials
    • Allison Bradley ’11 – Assistant Secretary of Transportation, New York State Executive Chamber
    • Melissa Breger – President William McKinley Distinguished Professor in Law and Public Policy, Professor of Law, Albany Law School 
    • Patricia K. Bucklin – Vice President for Administration, Fuller Road Management Corporation, SUNY Polytechnic Institute
    • Hon. Michael Clarke ’05 – Administrative Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Department of Public Service
    • Leonard M. Cutler, Ph.D. – Professor of Political Science, Siena College
    • Edward De Barbieri – Professor of Law, Albany Law School
    • Michael Fallon – Director of Chamber Operations, New York State Senate
    • Scott N. Fein – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
    • Lawrence Faulkner – Former General Counsel, The Arc Westchester
    • Hon. Elizabeth A. Garry ’90 – Presiding Justice, State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department
    • Mark Glaser ’76 – Greenberg Traurig LLP
    • Stephen B. Hanse ’07 – President and CEO, New York State Health Facilities Association/New York State Center for Assisted Living
    • Kelly Hendricken ’14 – Assistant Counsel, State University of New York System Administration
    • Patrick Jordan ’02 – General Counsel, Port of Albany
    • Jellisa Joseph ’14 – Associate Counsel, New York State Senate
    • Paul Kietzman ’72 – Barclay Damon LLP
    • Hon. Gerard E. Maney – Girvin & Ferlazzo, PC
    • Matthew H. Mataraso ’58 – Pitta Bishop Del Giorno & Giblin LLC
    • Lori Ann Mithen-DeMasi ’93 – General Counsel, Association of Towns of the State of New York
    • Joshua L. Oppenheimer ’06 – Greenberg Traurig
    • Alejandra N. Paulino ’02 – Secretary of the Senate, New York State Senate
    • Nic Rangel ’12 – Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
    • Daren Rylewicz ’96 – General Counsel & Director of Legal Services, Civil Service Employees Association, Inc.
    • Karl Sleight – Lippes Mathias, LLP
    • Danielle H. Tangorre ’10 – Robinson & Cole, LLP
    • Ben Thapa ’11 – Associate Director, New York State Chief Disability Office
    • George Weissman ’79 – Commissioner on Public Ethics, NYS Joint Commission on Public Ethics
    Board Members Ex Officio
    • Cinnamon P. Carlarne – President and Dean, Albany Law School
    • Mark O. Chieco ’02 – President, National Alumni Association
    • Jeffrey M. Schanz, Ph.D. – Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Chief of Staff, Albany Law School
    • Hon. Leslie E. Stein ’81 – Director, Government Law Center at Albany Law School
    Board Member Emeritus
    • Kenneth W. Bond, Squire Patton Boggs
    • William E. Redmond ’55