Elisabeth Haub School of Law Alumni Association

May 2024

Dear Fellow Alumni,

I write to you as I am completing my first year as President of the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and we welcome more alumni to our group. There are over 10,000 of us around the country and around the world, and soon enough we will be celebrating 50 years since the first class graduated from the Law School!

The Board had a busy and very productive year. We continue to hold our Board meetings in a hybrid format to encourage attendance by both Board Members and members of the alumni community who wish to attend. I hope you will consider getting involved and there are many ways to do so. We have several committees and are working on many projects for next year, including a referral network, CLE programs, and social and networking opportunities. I’ve enjoyed meeting so many of you from across the years and hope you will look to get involved by attending our meetings, joining a committee, coming to or hosting our events, or sharing your ideas and suggestions.

We started the fall term with a brunch in the beautiful Hudson Valley sponsored by Rebecca Gigliotti ’18 at her family-owned restaurant, Patsy’s Roadhouse. The brunch was an opportunity for alumni to reconnect and make new connections – and we did with alumni attending spanning the class years of 1992 through 2015! We were also fortunate enough to have entertainment provided by alumnus Matt Donovan ’09. This past spring, our alumni community had another wonderful opportunity to reconnect at an alumni event in White Plains spearheaded by Joe Martin ‘91, Director Emeritus on Haub Law’s Alumni Board and hosted by and at the firm he is a Principal at, Jackson Lewis. Alumni ranging from the class of 1991 through the class of 2002 gathered to network and bring together our Westchester based alumni.

During this term, a priority of the Board was to expand our reach within our alumni community. To further this goal, we created an official LinkedIn group of the Alumni Association. The goal of this group is to help Haub Law alumni reconnect with or meet fellow alumni, easily access alumni events, provide or receive business referrals, learn about CLE classes, share and find career opportunities, and become more involved with the Alumni Association. This is also a place for you to share news and developments and generally stay better connected with our alumni from around the country and around the world. If you have not yet joined the group, we encourage you to do so. We also provided top-notch CLE with a webinar in April featuring a Senior Specialized Examiner from the SEC discussing private fund best practices.

We are increasing engagement with current law students and participated at various law school events. In October, we participated in the Fall Fest on campus, handing out candy and greeting students. In February, we participated at the school’s second annual Wellbeing Fair, which brought together students, faculty, and staff to promote wellness through various activities and by sharing resources. In March, we attended the Diversity Networking Reception, which was hosted by the First Generation Law Student Association in partnership with other student organizations to facilitate networking with alumni and law students; and in April, participated in the HOPE Walks Here Campus Walk, which helps the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. During finals week in December and in May, we provided Haub Law students with a boost during finals time, with members of the Board serving the students coffee and donuts. We also welcomed our newest alumni at graduation in May.

On a sad note, over the last year we lost two of our long-term and most dedicated Board Members, The Honorable Sandra A. Forster ‘79 and Adele Lerman Janow ‘90. In addition to being lively presences on the Board and extremely committed to the betterment of the Law School, both were respected members of the Westchester community and beyond. To commemorate the lives of these esteemed alumnae, we established an Immediate Impact Scholarship to help to memorialize their impact on our law school community. With the goal of raising $5,000, the Judge Sandra Forster and Adele Lerman Janow Scholarship will be awarded as a one-time award to a current student at Haub Law. Additional details on how to support this scholarship will be provided in the forthcoming months. Your generous donation will not only help a deserving Haub Law student, but also allow us to honor their legacies.

All of these accomplishments were done by your dedicated Board members, officers and alumni volunteers. I thank them all for their dedication and interest in encouraging and supporting alumni in their professional development, assisting students and promoting our law school. We also honored our past President and Board Member, Mark Meeker ‘10, with the title of Director Emeritus.

It has been an honor and pleasure to complete my first term as Board President, and I look forward to continuing my involvement with the Board and the Law School in this capacity next year. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to get involved in our Alumni Association. My email address is jparker3@law.pace.edu. I look forward to hearing from you!

Best,

Jacqueline A. Parker, Esq. ‘95

President, Alumni Association’s Board of Directors

• Meeting Minutes, Board Meeting, March 28, 2024 (PDF)
• Meeting Minutes, Board Meeting, January 23, 2024 (PDF)
• Meeting Minutes, Board Meeting, November 15, 2023 (PDF)
• Meeting Minutes, Board Meeting, September 11, 2023 (PDF)