Board of Directors

NYCLU Officers

  • Thomas R. Frey - President
    Rochester, NY
    Attorney (retired)
  • Jonathan Horn - Vice President
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Mark Sakitt - Treasurer
    Nissequeque, NY
    Senior Scientist
  • Ronald J. Tabak - Secretary
    New York, NY
    Attorney

NYCLU Board of Directors

  • Daniel L. Alterman
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Li Yun Alvarado
    New York, NY
    Ph.D. Candidate, Fordham University
  • Claudia Angelos
    New York, NY
    Clinical Professor of Law, New York University
  • Deborah Archer
    New York, NY
    Professor of Law, New York Law School
  • Elliot H. Auerbach
    East Patchogue & New York, NY
    Physicist (retired), Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Barbara Bernstein
    New York, NY
    Director (retired), Nassau Chapter NYCLU
  • John D. Cirrin
    Albany, NY
    Public Information officer, Albany Public Library
  • Rebekah Cook-Mack
    Brooklyn, NY
    Skadden Fellow, South Brooklyn Legal Services
  • Nahshon Craig
    New York, NY
    Vice President Business and Legal Affairs, Rush Communications
  • Colin Donnaruma
    Albany, NY
    Attorney; Ph.D. Candidate, University at Albany
  • Tanya Douglas
    Bronx, NY
    Public Interest Attorney
  • Margaret Fung
    New York, NY
    Executive Director, Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund
  • Peter Gollon
    Huntington, NY
    Physicist (retired); Business Executive (retired)
  • Janice Goodman
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Michael J. Hall
    Milton, NY
    Psychology Instructor, Dutchess Community College
  • Nancy Hollander
    New York, NY
    Financial Consultant
  • Steven Hyman
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • George Kannar
    Williamsville, NY
    Professor, University at Buffalo Law School
  • Deborah H. Karpatkin
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Mohamed Khater
    Syracuse, NY
    Software Consultant
  • Edward Klein
    Syracuse, NY
    Criminal Defense attorney
  • Melissa Lee
    New York, NY
    Manager of Advocacy & Organizing Programs, Planned Parenthood NYC
  • Lesly I. Lempert
    Ithaca, NY
    Consultant, Lecturer on Israeli and Palestinian Issues
  • Edwin J. Lopez-Soto
    Rochester, NY
    Attorney, Faculty at Cornell University ILR School
  • Julie Kowitz Margolies
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Jennifer McAllister-Nevins
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Alexis McGill-Johnson
    New York, NY
    Political Strategist
  • E. Christopher Murray
    Garden City, NY
    Attorney
  • Amanda Oren
    Fairport, NY
    Attorney, Monroe County Public Defender’s Office
  • Behram Panthaki
    Garden City, NY
    Senior Director, CashEdge, Inc.
  • Arlene R. Popkin
    Elmsford, NY
    Senior Trial Counsel, Legal Aid Society of Westchester
  • Tara Lai Quinlan
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Lara M. Rios
    Brooklyn, NY
    Attorney
  • Aaron Rudenstine
    New York, NY
    Director, Civic Builders
  • Vera Scanlon
    Brooklyn, NY
    Attorney
  • Don Shaffer
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Gemma Solimene
    South Orange, NJ & New York, NY
    Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University
  • M.D. (Lita) Taracido
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Gregg Walker
    New York, NY
    Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Sony Corp of America

Board of Directors Emeriti

  • William J. Butler
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • May Del Rio
    New York, NY
    Public Affairs Executive (retired), Planned Parenthood
  • Joel Gora
    New York, NY
    Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
  • John Dewitt Gregory
    New York, NY
    Professor, Hofstra University School of Law
  • Ragna Henrichs
    Houston, TX
    Attorney
  • Susan N. Herman
    Brooklyn, NY
    Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
    President, ACLU
  • Alan Levine
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Howard Moody
    New York, NY
    Minister Emeritus, Judson Memorial Church
  • Kathleen Peratis
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Shirley Rausher
    New York, NY
    Adjunct Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College
  • Ruth Rosenberg
    Washington, D.C.
    Attorney
  • Faith Seidenberg
    Syracuse, NY
    Attorney
  • Barbara Shack
    New York, NY
    Legislative Director (retired), NYCLU
  • Donald Shack
    New York, NY
    Attorney
  • Daan Zwick
    Rochester, NY
    Research Associate (retired), Eastman Kodak