I am a lifelong learner and established professional in several fields that personally understands the challenges of traditional and non-traditional students and career starters and love helping people overcome them! I strive to contribute legal, technical, communication, teaching, and project management experience, results-centered advocacy, lifelong passion for technology, servant leadership, and current cybersecurity knowledge and experience to impactful roles in technology, policy, education, training and the law.

I have nearly 20 years experienced as a licensed attorney and law firm partner in New York State at all levels of state and federal courts with a focus on labor & employment, civil rights, litigation and non-traditional dispute resolution including arbitration and meditation. I am also as a former Navy photojournalist, documentary photographer, web developer and cybersecurity professional, and teacher & cybersecurity curriculum developer. My current areas of interest in the law include cybersecurity and privacy, litigation and arbitration, labor & employment, and civil rights, and in technology include all aspects of technical, applied cybersecurity.

I have earned my:

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photojournalism, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1997
Master of Science, Information Technology, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003
Juris Doctor (Law Degree), University at Buffalo Law School, 2006 (admitted to practice in all New York courts, as well as federal courts in the U.S. Second Circuit)
Master of Science, Cybersecurity and Privacy, Rochester Institute of Technology, planned Fall 2023

I have several years experience teaching all aspects of cybersecurity for a premier, online coding bootcamp, in addition to my legal practice. So, in cybersecurity, I am experienced in teaching:

Governance, risk and compliance
Network security
Systems security
Application security
Cyber threat intelligence
Cryptography, theoretical and applied
SIEM (security information and event management system like Splunk, Qradar, and Sentinel)
Web application development including server side programming and databases
Computer programming with Python and other languages
Project management and frameworks
Privacy

I have nearly two decades as a practicing lawyer and law firm partner in New York State in all levels of state courts and the US Second Circuit. In the law, I can help you with learning:

Legal research and writing
Advocacy
Litigation
Arbitration
Mediation
Labor and employment (individual, unionized, and corporate)
Civil rights including discrimination
Contracts
Torts

My other interests include my dogs, cooking, video gaming, and Premier League soccer.