Professional Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Long-time attorney committed to finding justice for Westchester

  • Worked to create diversion courts for non-violent offenders in Westchester

  • Administrator at the Westchester Independent Office of Assigned Counsel

  • Served at the Westchester Department of Probation, to further accountability, rehabilitation and public safety

  • Over 30 years at the Legal Aid Society, representing marginalized people for justice

  • Served as Vice President of the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc.

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE & AFFILIATIONS

  • Served on the Westchester Police Reform and Reimagining Task Force

  • Member of 9th Judicial District Access to Justice Sub Committeee; Tenants’ Rights, Immigrants’ Rights Committees

  • Member of re-entry working group studying the issues of people returning from incarceration

  • Member of Westchester County Bar Ethics, DEI, Wellness & Criminal Justice Committees

  • Member of Westchester Women’s Bar

EDUCATION & PERSONAL

  • University of Toronto, BA History

  • Syracuse University College of Law

  • Mother to 2 adult children, happily married to husband Ben for 40 years and proud parent to rescue pup, Parker

  • Resident of Somers