Meet Our Board of Directors.

Executive Committe

‍ ‍CHAIR ‍ ‍

Barbara LaVerdi, Esq. Constellation Brands-Retired

VICE CHAIR‍ ‍

Valerie Bradley, Esq. Rochester Institute of Technology

SECRETARY‍ ‍

Glenn Schieck, Esq. Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

TREASURER‍ ‍

Melissa Rivera, CPA. Mengel, Metzger, Barr & Co. LLP

PAST CHAIR‍ ‍

Lesley E. Niebel, Esq. Faraci Lange, LLP

Directors

Katherine C. Baynes, Esq. Nixon Peabody

Kristin Brown Empire Justice Center

Emily Cohen, Esq. ESL Federal Credit Union

Meghan M. DiPasquale, Esq. Hodgson Russ LLP

Terria Jenkins, Esq. Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Bradley P. Kammholz, Esq. Kammholz Law PLLC

Linda Kostin, Esq. Appellate Division, Fourth Department

Sarah Snyder Merkel, Esq. Paychex

Danielle Mettler-LaFeir, Esq. Barclay Damon LLP

Adrian Neil, Esq. Rochester City School District

Linda T. Prestegaard, Esq. Phillips Lytle LLP

Josie Sheppard Wilson, Esq. McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP

Ex Officio

Hon. William K. Taylor NYS Supreme Court

Carla Palumbo, Esq. Legal Aid Society of Rochester

Lori O'Brien, Esq. Legal Assistance of Western NY

Liz Novak Monroe County Bar Association