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

Alyzah Z.
Immigration Program Assistant

Amelia K.
Debt Program Director
debt@vlpcny.org

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

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

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

David B.
Law Clerk/Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow

Gabriela G.
Director of Housing and Eviction

Jennifer P.
Immigration Staff Attorney, Afghan Legal Services

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.
Co-Deputy Executive Director & Director of Family Law Program
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

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

Tamara S.
Intake Manager 
info@vlpcny.org

Tara D.
Program Assistant

Tara N.
Grant Accountant/Accounts Payable Coordinator

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

2025 Officers

• President
  Mary M., Hancock Estabrook LLP
• Vice President
  Mary G., Attorney Grievance Committee, 4th Judicial Department
• Secretary
  Ellen W., Retired, New York State Courts
• Treasurer
  Amy W., NBT Bank

2025 Board Members

• Lori B., Dannible & McKee LLP
• Benjamin B., Burdick Law PLLC
• 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., Center for Justice Innovation
• 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
• Ranette R., Citizen Review Board for City of Syracuse
• Kathy R., Upstate Medical University
• Jeffrey U., Onondaga County Bar Association
• Heather W., Crouse Health Foundation
• Kara W., Allyn Family Foundation
• Kimberly W., Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC