Urban Justice Urban Justice Center individual rights - social change

Mental Health

Staff

Mental Health


DIRECTOR

Eve Stotland, 2010 to present; Skadden Fellow 1999-2001; Yale Law School, J.D. 1999; Brown University, B.A., cum laude 1987.

STAFF

Jonathan Cohen, Staff Attorney, 2006 to present; C.U.N.Y. Law School, J.D. 1989; Haverford College, B.A. 1981.

Mayra Cruz, Criminal Justice Advocate, 2008 to present; Certification of Jail Diversion, 2009; Recovery Counseling Skills Certification, 2007; Training Women in Transition, 2006; CMEP-Counseling Skills I & II, 2006; Employment Specialist, 2005; Supported Employment, 2004; Forensic Peer Specialist, 2004, Technical Career Institute; Patient Family Communication, Patient Relation, 2003.

Ian F. Feldman, Director of Legal Services, 2007 to present; Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 1968; City University of New York, Queens College, B.A. 1965.

Mara Anne Kuns, Staff Attorney, 2008 to present; University of Minnesota, J.D. cum laude 2008; Nova Southeastern University, M.S. 2005; Washington University in St. Louis, A.B. 2002.

Honey Laptook, Social Worker, 2009 to present; New York University, B.A., magna cum laude, Highest Honors-Senior Thesis, Phi Beta Kappa, 2004; New York University, MPA, 2005; Columbia University, MSW, 2009.

Maya Leszczynski, Project Coordinator, 2008 to present; Binghamton University, B.A. 2007.

Tessa A. Moran, Legal Advocate, 2009 to present; New York University School of Law, J.D. 2008; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, B.A. 2004.

Jennifer J. Parish, Director of Criminal Justice Advocacy, 2004 to present; New York University School of Law, J. D. 1996; Austin College, B.A. summa cum laude 1992.

Hannah Glenn Rosenblum, Legal Advocate, 2009 to present; Vassar College, B.A., Departmental and General Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Ki, 2009.

Jeffrey R. Senter, Staff Attorney, Mental Health Fair Hearing Initiative, 2008 to present; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 2008; Columbia University, B.A. 2001.

Emilia Sicilia, Staff Attorney, 2006 to present; University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D. 2002; Wesleyan University, B.A. 1995.

Alexandra Houston Smith, Soros Fellow, 2008 to present; Hunter College School of Social Work, MSW 2008; Concordia University, 2003.

Dara Wilensky, Advocate, 2008 to present; Barnard College, B.A., magna cum laude 2008.

Sharon Joan Lee Yoo, Parent Advocacy Attorney, 2009 to present; Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 2003; University at Albany, B.A., Phi Beta Kapa, Dean’s List 1998.

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