Staff & Board

Staff

Sal F. Curran, Esq.
Executive Director
executivedirector@vlpcny.org

Abe K.
ONA Legal Fellow for the North Country

Adam M.
Tenant Defense Staff Attorney

Amanda P.
Supervising Attorney, Immigration Program

Amelia K.
Debt Program Director
debt@vlpcny.org

Bethanie H.
Director of Community Engagement
volunteers@vlpcny.org

Canab N.
Staff Attorney, Immigration Program

Cheri B.
Pro Bono Coordinator, Talk-to-a-Lawyer Program 
communityclinics@vlpcny.org

Cindy M.
Director of Finance & Administration
finance@vlpcny.org

Eirin D.
Staff Attorney, Eviction Defense Program

Gabriela G.
Director of Housing and Eviction

Jennifer P.
Senior Supervising Attorney, Immigration Program

Kathy T.
Grant Billing Assistant

Kelsey W.
Grant Accountant/Payroll Coordinator

Kristin N.
Pro Bono Coordinator, Civil Legal Programs

Laura C.
Director of Operations and Volunteers
volunteers@vlpcny.org

Lizeth O.
Immigration Program Manager

Luz Marina Z.
Pro Bono Coordinator, Tenant Defense Program
housing@vlpcny.org

Mallory L.
Director of LGBTQ+ Program
lgbt@vlpcny.org

Marisol C.
Supervising Immigration Attorney for Pro Bono Project

Mary J.
Director of Family Law Program & Supervising Attorney
family@vlpcny.org 

Naomi G.
Director of North Country Immigration Program, ONA Legal Counsel North Country
immigration@vlpcny.org 

Pauline S.
Pro Bono Coordinator/Paralegal of Small Business & Nonprofit Program

Samantha A.
Deputy Executive Director for Civil Programs & Director of Elder Law Program
elder@vlpcny.org

Sara M.
Deputy Executive Director for Immigration Programs
immigration@vlpcny.org

Shakira B.
Program Assistant for Military Immigration Program

Silvana V.
Senior Legal Fellow/Department of Justice Accredited Representative
immigration@vlpcny.org

Skylar B.
Program Assistant for Civil Legal Programs

Tamara S.
Intake Manager 
info@vlpcny.org

Tara D.
Pro Bono Coordinator, LGBTQ+ Rights Program

Tara N.
Grants Accountant

Violet B.
Staff Attorney, Eviction Prevention/Tenant Defense

Virginia I.
Eviction Defense Program Assistant

Zamzam M.
Immigration Program Assistant

*Admitted in the highest court of one of the other US states, practice in New York is limited to federal law

Board of Directors

2026 Officers

• President
  Mary M., Hancock Estabrook LLP
• Vice President
  Mary G., Attorney Grievance Committee, 4th Judicial Department
• Secretary
  Kara W., Allyn Family Foundation
• Treasurer
  Lori B., Dannible & McKee LLP
  
  

2026 Board Members

• John B., New York State Courts
• John C., Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
• Georgia C., Bousquet Holstein PLLC
• Andrew C., Legal Services of Central New York
• Donald D., Fifth Judicial District, New York State Courts
• Zach F., Barclay Damon LLP
• Colleen G., New York State Courts
• Brittany H., Toyota Material Handling, Inc.
• Palmer H., Syracuse Tenants Union
• Casey J., Bousquet Holstein PLLC
• Dafni K., Syracuse University College of Law
• ​Hon. George L., Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC
• Simphiwe M., Special Olympics New York
• Pragya M., Central New York Community Foundation
• Anthony P., Dannible & McKee LLP
• Ranette R., Syracuse University & Syracuse City School District
• Kathy R., Upstate Medical University
• Jeffrey U., Onondaga County Bar Association
• Heather W., Waters Bridge
• Kimberly W., Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC