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

Fahimeh Z.
Immigration Staff Attorney, ONA Legal Counsel of CNY

Gabriela G.
Director of Housing and Eviction

Jennifer P.
Immigration Staff Attorney, Afghan Legal Services

Kelsey W.
Finance Assistant

Kristin N.
Pro Bono Coordinator, Civil Legal Programs

Laura C.
Director of Operations and Volunteers

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

Violet B.
Staff Attorney, Eviction Prevention/Tenant Defense

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