The Cornell Law School Alumni Board is a group of alumni that give voice to the interests of alumni at large-over 13,000 graduates. They work to ensure alumni participation is a key component of the Law School. Their objectives are to foster a closer association between the Law School and its alumni and among its alumni. They promote the interest and welfare of the Law School and promote the practice of law and the highest standards of learning and ethics in the legal profession.

Cornell Law Alumni Board Members

MICHAEL WRIGHT
JD ’94

President, Cornell Law School Alumni Board

Mike Wright LinkedIn PageMike Wright Email
VANESSA YEN
JD ’07

Vice-President, Cornell Law School Alumni Board

Vanessa Yen LinkedInVanessa Yen Email
IBRAHIM BARAKAT
JD ’08
Ibrahim Barakat LinkedInIbrahim Barakat Email
DAVID BOOKER
JD ’90
David Booker LinkedInDavid Booker Email
MATTHEW C. BURES
JD-MBA ’89
Matthew Bures LinkedInMatthew Bures Email
PRISCILLA A. (FASORO) COMBARI
JD ’12
Combari Covington & Burling LLPPriscilla Combari Email
JULIANA DOWLING
JD ’20
Juliana Dowling LinkedInJuliana Dowling Email
DESI FERNANDEZ
JD ’08
Desi Fernandez LinkedInDesi Fernandez Email
OLGA GUTMAN
JD ’97, LLM ’01
Olga Gutman LinkedInOlga Gutman Email
STEPHANIE HOLLAND
JD ’96
Stephanie Holland LinkedInStephanie Holland Email
ARIANE M. HORN
AB ’91, JD ’96
Ariane Horn LinkedInAriane Horn Email
DANIEL E. OVADIA
JD ’17
Dan Ovadia LinkedInDan Ovadia Email
JOSSELIN PITARD
LLM ’11
Josselin Pitard LinkedInJosselin Pitard Email
HONORABLE DOUGLAS RAWALD
AB ’98, JD ’01
Douglas Rawald LinkedInDouglas Rawald Email
R. KENT ROBERTS
JD ’94
Kent Roberts LinkedInKent Roberts Email
MARC RUBENSTEIN
AB ’86, JD ’89
Marc Rubenstein LinkedInMarc Rubenstein Email
JADE RUSCEV
LLM ’15
Jade Ruscev LinkedInJade Ruscev Email
PALLAVI SHARMA
LLM ’05
Pallavi Sharma LinkedInPallavi Sharma Email
GABRIEL STEFFENS
JD ’00
Gabriel Steffens LinkedInGabriel Steffens Email
BLAKE SANFORD
JD Candidate ’26

3L Student Board Representative

Blake Sanford LinkedInBlake Sanford Email
LANA ALSHINIFI
LLM Candidate ’26

LLM Student Board Representative

Lana AlShinifi LinkedInLana AlShinifi Email

Cornell Law School Alumni Board Past Presidents Council

Past President NameYears Served
Donald Frederico, JD ’792022-2024
Leslie Wheelock, JD ’83, MBA ’842020-2022
Daniel Duval, AB ’99, JD ’022018-2020
Eric Elmore, AB ’86, JD ’892016-2018
Allison Harlow Fuami, AB ’99, JD ’022014-2016
John Vukelj, JD ’032012-2014
GuoHua (Annie) Wu, JD ’012010-2012
Katherine Ward Feld, MBA ’82, JD ’832007-2010
Andrew Berger, AB ’66, JD ’692005-2007
Charles Adelman, AB ’70, JD ’732004-2005
Sally Anne Levine, AB ’70, JD ’732000-2002
Hon. Stephen Crane, BS ’60, JD ’631998-2000
Ruthanne Kurtyka, AB ’70, JD ’731992-1994
M. Carr Ferguson, AB ’52, LLB ’541989-1992