Board of Directors

2026 Officers and Directors

PRESIDENT
Erin M. O’Grady-Parent, Esq.
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
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FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Andrew J. Freedman, Esq.
Hodgson Russ, LLP
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SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Christie R. Jacobson, Esq.
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
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SECRETARY
Candace J. Gomez, Esq.
Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
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TREASURER
Lawrence J. Tenenbaum, Esq.
Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP
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ASSISTANT TREASURER
Neil M. Block, Esq.
Ingerman Smith LLP
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DIRECTORS
Melanie Beardsley, Esq. 
Webster Szanyi, LLP
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Dana A. Lundberg, Esq.
Lundberg Price, P.C.
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Christopher F. Mestecky, Esq.
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
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Tara L. Moffett, Esq.
Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C.
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IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Heather M. Cole, Esq.
Ferrara Fiorenza, P.C.
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PAST PRESIDENTS
Alyson Mathews, Esq.
Bond, Schoeneck & King
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Julie M. Shaw, Esq.
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
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Pilar Sokol, Esq.
NYS School Boards Association
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DIRECTOR AT LARGE
David S. Shaw, Esq.
Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert, LLP
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HONORARY DIRECTOR
Jay Worona, Esq.
Jaspan Schlesinger Narendran LLP
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ADVOCACY DIRECTOR
Thomas M. Volz, Esq.
Volz & Vigliotta, PLLC
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EX OFFICIO
Pilar Sokol, Esq.
NYS School Boards Association
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Judy Nathan, Esq.
New York City Department of Law
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