Professional Profile_______________________________________________
Experienced
Chief of Staff, Deputy to President and Counsel to Senior Leadership – Higher
Education and Government. Founder and
leader in environmental sustainability initiatives.
Director
of productivity initiatives and strategic operations across major organizational functions: performance assessment,
capital projects, human resources, technology, and environmental sustainability.
J.D. (New York University); B.S. (Engineering and Policy, Washington University in St. Louis); Management
Development Program (Harvard Institutes for Higher Education)
Experience
CONSULTANT – ASSESSMENT, PLANNING, POLICY 2011-present
Retained
by CUNY Law School (ongoing)
Collaborate
with the Dean and senior management team on the following projects:
·
Completed
the 2011-12 annual assessment of goals and targets
·
Reviewed
and prepared the Law School targets for the 2012-2013 academic year.
·
Developing
a comprehensive policy manual that includes internal and external mandates,
including from state regulators, the CUNY Central Office and Board of Trustees.
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 2004-2011
Deputy to the Dean, City University of New York School of Law
(2009-2011)
Deputy to the President and Chief of Staff, The City College of New
York (2004-2009)
Senior manager
responsible for planning and coordinating strategy and implementation of
institutional goals.
·
Team
leader for campus-wide projects and productivity initiatives:
o
Planned,
tested, trained and implemented the University’s $300 million PeopleSoft
system for finance, human resources, recruitment, and student records.
o
Created
and led the sustainability program on two campuses; directly responsible for
CCNY being the CUNY flagship campus for sustainability.
o
Developed
paperless workflow systems that reduced position approval times from
2 months to 10 days, and eliminated annual printing, distribution and tracking
of thousands of pages of application files.
o
Represented
CCNY President and Law School Dean,
respectively, on planning and design meetings for new campuses for science
research (390,000 sf) and the law school (260,000).
·
Oversaw annual
program assessment, reorganization, and senior manager evaluations—including
9 deans and 6 vice presidents—streamlining the approach and raising performance
ranking to the 1st quintile within
the 21 campus CUNY system; led recruitment for key executive staff positions.
·
Wrote,
edited and coordinated key internal and external publications, including
sections of the strongly praised Middle States Self Study Report and confidential
self-assessments for 2 chief executives for their performance reviews by the
university chancellor.
·
Built
consensus among multiple stakeholders on policies; chaired and served on college
and university-wide committees addressing governance, facilities design and
planning, sustainable procurement, and foundation board relations.
NEW YORK CITY INDEPENDENT BUDGET OFFICE 1999-2004
General Counsel
Directed regulatory compliance and counseled the Director and staff on
legal, legislative and policy issues at this city agency providing nonpartisan
budget information to the public and elected officials.
·
Resolved the legal dispute with the Mayor’s office
that had held up the legally-mandated timely release of budget information to
IBO for 4 years.
·
Wrote
internal policy manuals and training materials; led staff training on EEO and ethics rules.
·
Liaised
with elected officials, community groups and government agencies.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF QUEENS, CITY
OF NEW YORK 1990-1999
Deputy Counsel
Analyzed and advised
on legal, transportation, technological and community issues; managed projects,
drafted laws, testimony and speeches; lobbied city and state legislatures and
executive agencies.
·
Coordinated activities by federal, state and city
agencies and managed key projects, including
o
Led the redevelopment of Fort
Totten, resulting in the creation of
50-acres of new public parkland, cultural facilities, and a new Fire
Department training facility; chaired meetings, resolved conflicts and built consensus; wrote the final report.
o
Coordinated airport noise mitigation and rail access
proposals, developing and presenting alternatives to key constituencies.
o
Planned 3 new
courthouses, working with
state and city agencies on design, site selection and development.
·
Managed the procurement
process, streamlined the annual
award of dozens of contracts to non-profits.
·
Advised community boards and
not-for-profits on governance issues.
·
Represented the Borough
President and advanced her agenda on committees, at hearings and events.
KAYE, SCHOLER, FIERMAN, HAYS AND HANDLER 1987-1989
Associate
Represented clients, focusing
on multi-state mortgages, commercial property, and land use/zoning.
Civic Activity______________________________________________________
Teaneck Advisory Commission
on Sustainability 2008-present
Founder and
Chair
·
Conceptualized and lead commission
that was chartered by Teaneck’s Council to recommend actions and legislation
designed to reduce and mitigate the negative environmental impacts of Township
operations and actions by its residents and businesses.
·
As a result of the
Commission’s work, the Township was certified
at the bronze level as a sustainable community by the State’s SustainableJersey
program.
·
Created and maintain Commission
website and facebook page with customizable recycling calendars at teaneckgreen.wordpress.com.
Education________________________________________________________
Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University
Management Development Program (2007)
Management Development Program (2007)
New York University School of Law
Juris Doctor (1987)
Juris Doctor (1987)
Articles
Editor, Annual Survey of American Law,
1986-87
Washington University in St. Louis, School of Engineering and Applied
Science
Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Policy (1983)
Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Policy (1983)
