Faculty Committees   

for Academic Year 2022-2023

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

Murray, Brian (Chair)
McDowell, Andrea
Denis McLaughlin
Pukl-Werbel, Jamie
Antwi, Allison (ex-officio)
Cascarano, Andrea (ex-officio)
Hourican, Samantha (SBA President) 

APPOINTMENTS

Glynn, Tim (Chair)
Coenen, Michael
Condon, Jenny-Brooke
Elberg, Jacob
Healy, Thomas
Lao, Marina
MehChu, Ndjuoh
Maley, Patrick (student)

BAR/PASS RATE COMMITTEE

Foerst, Cara (Co-Chair)
Foy, Karla (Co-Chair)
Edelson, Daniel
Gras, Sara
Lewis, Margaret
Smith, Christy 
St. Romain, Claudette

BUDGET

Lubben, Stephen (Chair)
Borgen, Lori
Cain, Amber
Gras, Sara
Kaye, Tracy
Opderbeck, David 
De Almeida, Terry (ex-officio)
Smith, Courtney (ex-officio)
Dimenglio, Antonio (student)
Pugliese, Estefania (student)

BYLAWS

Nessel, Lori (Chair)
Beylin, Ilya
Coleman, Carl
Dorfman, Doron
Franzese, Paula
Glynn, Timothy

CONTRACT RENEWAL

Coleman, Carl (Chair)
Lao, Marina
Lewis, Margaret
Lubben, Stephen
Kaye, Tracy

CURRICULUM

Lewis, Margaret (Chair)
Borgen, Lori
Misdary, Isis
Murray, Brian
Perez-Vellios, Melanie
Pukl-Werbel, Jamie
Dorfman, Doron
Cornwell, Kip
Portugal, Randolph
Acampora, Jonathan
Foerst, Cara (ex-officio)

DEAN'S LEGAL PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY WRITING GROUP

Foerst, Cara (Chair)
Borgen, Lori
Borthwick, Brendan (Dir Law Practice and Ed Tech)
Gras, Sara
Perez-Vellios, Melanie
Pukl-Werbel, Jamie

GRADUATION

McDowell, Andrea (Chair)
Gengaro, Nicholas
Lubrano, Carmelo
Jensen, Alex
Morrison, Amber
Reynolds, Kelly
Cascarano, Andrea (ex-officio)

GRIEVANCE

McLaughlin, Denis (Chair)
Franzese, Paula
Hafetz, Jonathan
Nessel, Lori
Opderbeck, David

HONOR COUNCIL

Payne, Heather (Chair)
Beylin, Ilya
Kelly, Kevin
Klein, Sara
McDowell, Andrea

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

Payne, Heather (Chair)
Hafetz, Jonathan
Klein, Sara
Ragone, Tara

JOURNALS

Payne, Heather
Maldonado, Solangel

LEO ADMISSIONS

Condon, Jenny-Brooke (Chair)
Antwi, Allison
Hartnett, Edward
St. Romain, Claudette
Casteneda, Taylor (student)
Egas, Melanie (student)f
Admissions Director (or designee) (ex-officio)

LEO ADVISORY BOARD

Carmella, Angela (Co-Chair)
Condon, Jenny-Brooke (Co-Chair)
Miles, Jessica
Pirone, Jackie
Romberg, Jonathan
Misdary, Isis
Foerst, Cara (ex-officio)
Antwi, Allison (ex-officio)
Randolph Portugal 3L
Nancy Moemen 2L
Jasmin Rodriguez Weekend

RANK & TENURE

Coenen, Michael (Chair)
Hartnett, Ed
Opderbeck, David 
Carmella, Angela
Hafetz, Jonathan

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

Judicial Externships – Quaglia, Kathy
Newark Regional Business Partnership – Alves, Rosa
Board of Visitors – McLaughlin, Denis
NJ Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Evidence – McLaughlin, Denis
NJ Civil Practice Committee – Hartnett, Edward
AALS Representative – Kaye, Tracy; Glynn, Timothy (backup)
NJ Commission on Professionalism - Franzese, Paula
PILF - Borgen, Lori; Miles, Jessica
NJ Law Revision Commission - Cornwell, John Kip
Center for Faculty Development – Franzese, Paula
Senate Reps – Healy Thomas; Condon, Jenny-Brooke
BLSA Advisor – MehChu, Ndjuoh