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