Chair, Members & Staff
Chair
Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, Former Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State; Executive Director of the Center for Children, Families and Interim Dean, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Commission Members (as of 9/30/2016)
Hon. Tony Avella, Chair, Senate Standing Committee on Children and Families
Hon. Michele Pirro Bailey, Family Court Judge, Onondaga Family Court
Deborah Benson, Executive Director, New York State Council on Children and Families
Steven Blatt, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Grace Bonilla, Esq., President, Committee for Hispanic Children & Families
Angela Burton, Esq., Director of Quality Enhancement, Parent Representation, New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services
Hon. Gladys Carrión, Esq., Commissioner, New York City Administration for Children’s Services
Hon. Michael Corriero, Director, New York Center for Juvenile Justice; Retired Justice, Supreme Court Criminal Term, New York County
Michele Cortese, Esq., Executive Director, Center for Family Representation
Hon. Edmund Dane, Supervising Judge, Nassau County Family Court
Hon. Kathie E. Davidson, Supervising Judge, Family Courts, Ninth Judicial District
Hon. Monica Drinane, Retired Supervising Judge, New York City Family Court, Bronx County
Hon. MaryEllen Elia, Commissioner, New York State Education Department
Sheila Evans-Tranumn, Trustee, Casey Family Programs Board of Trustees
Karen Freedman, Esq., Executive Director, Lawyers for Children
Judy Gerber, Esq., Educational Consultant
Michael Green, Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Hon. Michael Griffith, Supervising Judge Family Courts, 8th Judicial District, Family, County and Surrogate Court Judge
Hon. Anne-Marie Jolly, Deputy Administrative Judge, New York City Family Court
Mary F. Kelly, Esq., Kelly and Knaplund
Hon. Howard Levine, Former Associate Judge, New York State Court of Appeals; Senior Counsel, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, LLP
Hon. Donna Lupardo, Chair, Assembly Children and Families Committee
Hon. Karen Lupuloff, Supervising Judge, New York City Family Court, New York County
Robert Maccarone, Deputy Commissioner and Director, Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Hon. Edwina Mendelson, Family Court Judge, New York City Family Courts
Hon. Sondra Miller, Retired Associate Justice Appellate Division, Second Department
Robert W. Motta, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology; Director, Hofstra’s Child & Family Trauma Institute
Hon. Jane Pearl, Judge, New York City Family Court, New York County
Hon. Karen Peters, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department
Hon. Sheila Poole, Acting Commissioner, New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Hon. Rosalyn Richter, New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department
Ronald E. Richter, Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Child Care Association
Hon. Jeanette Ruiz, Administrative Judge, New York City Family Court
Hon. Helene Sacco, Supervising Judge, Richmond County Family Court
Andrew Schepard, Esq., Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Max Schmertz Distinguished Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Hon. Carol Sherman, Supervising Judge, New York City Family Court, Bronx County
Jane Spinak, J.D., Professor, Columbia Law School
Tamara Steckler, Esq., Attorney-in-Charge, Juvenile Rights Practice, Legal Aid Society
Hon. Leslie Stein, Associate Judge, Court of Appeals
Hon. Carol Stokinger, Supervising Judge, New York City Family Court, Queens County
Bonnie Strauss, Broadcast Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker
Hon. Ann Marie T. Sullivan, M.D., Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health
Hon. Margaret Walsh, Judge, Albany County Family Court
Harriet Weinberger, Esq., Director, Attorney for the Child Program, Appellate Division 2nd Department
Hon. Amanda White, Supervising Judge, Kings County Family CourtCommission Staff
Executive Director
Kathleen R. DeCataldo, Esq.
Deputy Director
Toni A. Lang, Ph.D.