Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - Beus Center for Law and Society Snell & Wilmer Plaza

Staff Directory

Academy for Justice (A4J)

Zachary Cooper

JD Admissions and Financial Aid

Amy Beier Best

Asst. Dean, Admissions and Financial Aid

Amy.Best@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Eric Border

Assistant Director, Financial Aid

Breanna Borunda

Admissions Coordinator

Chitra Damania

Sr. Director, Admissions

Terril Kelley

Administrative Assistant

Terril.Kelley@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Zarinah Nadir

Director, JD Admissions - Recruitment

Alumni Office

Lauren Burkhart

Assistant Dean, Alumni
Instructional Professional

Lauren Burkhart is the Assistant Dean for Alumni at ASU Law. Before launching the College's new Alumni Office, she served as Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid and as Executive Director of Centers & Programs.

Suzanne Stewart

Law Alumni Coordinator

American Indian Policy Institute

JoAnn di Filippo

Associate Director
Associate Director, American Indian Policy Institute

joann.difilippo@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

EJ John

Senior Research and Policy Analyst
Senior Policy Analyst, American Indian Policy Institute

Ej.John@asu.edu
602-543-4514
Downtown Phoenix

Traci Morris

Director
Executive Director, American Indian Policy Institute
Center Director & Associate Administrative Professional
Senior Global Futures Scholar
Associate Administrative Professional
Dir (FSC) + Asc Admin Profsnl
Director, American Indian Policy Institute

T.Morris@asu.edu
480-965-9005
Downtown Phoenix

Morris is a member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma. Her research focuses on Tribal Digital Sovereignty.

Beth Santistevan

Communications Coordinator
Policy & Communications Program Coordinator, American Indian Policy Institute

bsantist@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Kristen Talbert

ILA Program Manager
Program Manager, American Indian Policy Institute

krtalber@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Arizona Legal Center

Victoria Ames

Assistant Dean, Legal Services

Stephanie Preciado

Director, College of Law, AZ Legal Center

STEPHANIE.PRECIADO@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Beverly Kosik

Program Coordinator, AZ Legal Center

Assistant to the Director

John New

Law School Fellow

jcnew@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Business Office and Human Resources

Ramona Gagnon

Accountant

Alexandra Hamilton

Department HR Specialist

Katherine Howland O'Brien

Chief Financial Officer + Assistant Dean for Business

Melanie Knerr

Accountant Sr.

Mini Maestas

Business Operations Manager, Sr.
Assistant Director, Business Operations

mmaesta5@asu.edu
602-543-1688
Downtown Phoenix

Melinda Marino

Research Advancement Spec
Research Advancement Manager

Melinda serves as the Research Advancement Manager at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law& the McCain Institute.

Carrie Rose

Assistant Director of HR

Leslie Ryan

Accountant Sr.

Itzel Torres Alvarez

Department HR Specialist

itorresa@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Marlene Virelas-Lombera

Accounting Specialist

Marlene.Virelas-Lombera@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Originally from the SF Bay Area, Marlene moved to the valley in 2021 and started working at the college of law in early 2022. She is earning her BA in History and looking forward to continuing her education after that.

Career Services

Molly Anderson

Director, Career Services

Molly.Anderson.1@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Kelle Andrews

Director, Career Services and Professor of Practice

Sarah Dunne

Assistant Director, Career Services

Guadalupe Garcia

Externship Coordinator

Trevi Grant

Assistant Dean, Student Career Success & Employer Relations

Robin Grieff

Director, Career Services, Washington, D.C.

Sarah Hipolito

Assistant Director, MLS Career Services

Amiya Kaminski

Administrative Assistant, Career Services

amiya.kaminski@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Vanessa Pineda

Director, Public Interest

Center for Constitutional Design (CCD)

Dottie Knox

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Administrative Assistant, Center for Constitutional Design

Dottie.Knox@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Center for Law, Science and Innovation (LSI)

Trever Formosa

Program Coordinator, The Center for Law, Science and Innovation

Trever.Formosa@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Eric Hitchcock

Director, The Center for Law, Science and Innovation

Deborah Pogson

Managing Editor, Jurimetrics

PogsD@asu.edu
480-727-6523
Downtown Phoenix

Clinics

Jennifer Barnes

Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Public Interest, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Civil Litigation Clinic
Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Public Interest, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Civil Litigation Clinic

Jennifer Barnes is an advocate for justice and public interest in both the classroom and the courtroom. She serves as Director of the Civil Litigation Clinic and teaches students the ethical practice of law. .

Claudia Diaz Castro

Program Coordinator, Immigration Clinic

Karen Furgeson

Program Coordinator, Faculty and Clinic Support

Renee Garcia

Manager of Clinical Programs

r.garcia@asu.edu
602-496-1717
Downtown Phoenix

Teddy Gonzalez

Law School Fellow
SW IV, Networking Assistant

Teddy.Gonzalez@asu.edu

Andi Humphreys

Law School Fellow

Copy Center

Marco Escobedo

Printing/Reproduction Service Specialist

Dean's Office

Angela Banks

Vice Dean, Charles J. Merriam Distinguished Professor of Law
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Vice Dean, Charles J. Merriam Distinguished Professor of Law

Angela M. Banks serves as the Vice Dean and Charles J. Merriam Distinguished Professor of Law. She is an immigration and citizenship expert whose research focuses on membership and belonging in democratic societies.

Riddhi Dalal

Law School Fellow

rkdalal@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Jenna Del Balso

Exec Asst to Dean

Jenna.Del.Balso@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Tamara Herrera

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Legal Method
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Legal Method

Tamara Herrera teaches various legal writing courses, Indian Legal Research, and Property. Her scholarly interests include legislative drafting, tribal law, and legal writing pedagogy.

Andrew Jaynes

Assistant Dean for Law Students

Stacy Leeds

Willard H. Pedrick Dean, Regents and Foundation Professor of Law
Willard H. Pedrick Dean, Regents and Foundation Professor of Law

Stacy Leeds is the Willard H. Pedrick Dean and Regents Professor of Law. She is an Indigenous law and policy scholar and an experienced leader in law, higher education, economic development and conflict resolution.

Cayla Price

Administrative Associate

Kathlene Rosier

Assistant Dean, Community Engagement + Executive Director of Indian Legal Program

Jenn Sanchez

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Erin Scharff

Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development, Professor of Law
Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development, Professor of Law

Erin Adele Scharff writes about tax policy and tax federalism.

Karen Sung

Chief Strategy Officer

Karen.Sung@asu.edu
602-496-7824
Downtown Phoenix

Brenda Tafoya

Administrative Associate

btafoya1@asu.edu
602-496-7066
Downtown Phoenix

Thomas Williams

Sr. Assistant Dean, Administration and Graduate Programs, Chief Operating Officer Administration and Graduate Programs, Chief Operating Officer

Development

Tricia Dunlavey Hilbun

Sr. Director of Development

Josephine Hahne

Manager, Donor Relations and Alumni Engagement

Samantha Williams

Sr. Associate Director, Development
Instructional Professional

Events

Alina McNeil

Events Coordinator

Austin Prutch

Assistant Director of Events

Facilities

Allan Crouch

Facility Manager

Alan Noonkester

Maintenance Technician

Alan.Noonkester@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Faculty Support

Phoebe Baker

Administrative Associate

Jaymi Bardwell

Administrative Assistant

Karen Furgeson

Program Coordinator, Faculty and Clinic Support

Estela Obregon

Secretary Administrative

Kara Sauls

Administrative Associate

Kara.Sauls@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Lindsay Stephens

Administrative Associate

Graduate Programs

Joey Dormady

Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs and New Education Initiatives
Instructional Professional

Gabriel Frongillo

Academic Success Advisor, Graduate Program

Jonathan Gass

Director, Graduate Programs Online Content

algass@asu.edu
602-496-2577
Downtown Phoenix

Sonia Lopez

Program Coordinator, Graduate Programs

Sonia.M.Lopez@asu.edu
56340
Downtown Phoenix

Annie Stone

Director, Graduate Program Academic Services

Annie Stone is the Director of Graduate Program Academic Services at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, overseeing academic services for legal master’s programs - Master of Legal Studies, Master of HR & Employment Law, and Master of Laws.

Gabriel Velez

Program Coordinator Sr., Graduate Programs

gjvelez@asu.edu
480-965-4893
Downtown Phoenix

Indian Legal Program (ILP)

Theresa Beaulieu

Assistant Director, Indian Legal Program

Derrick Beetso

Professor of Practice; Director, Indian Gaming and Self-Governance
Professor of Practice; Director, Indian Gaming and Self-Governance

dbeetso@asu.edu
602-496-1888
Downtown Phoenix

Ann Bledsoe-Downes

Professor of Practice; Director, Indian Gaming and Self-Governance

Honore Callingham

Specialist Sr.

Joel Edman

Dir College of Law, Native Vote Democracy

jedman@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Jordan Garcia

Law School Fellow

jordanmgarcia@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Kathlene Rosier

Assistant Dean, Community Engagement + Executive Director of Indian Legal Program

Danielle Williams

Communications Specialist, Indian Legal Program

IT

Corey Caswell

Tech Support Analyst

ccaswell@asu.edu
480-965-2048
Downtown Phoenix

Orion Eckstrom

Tech Support Analyst Principal
Deskside Systems Support Analyst (IT)

Edward Garcia

Sr. Director Information Technology Services

Aaron Gilless

Tech Support Analyst Sr.

Nathaniel Holland

AV Technologies Manager

Nathaniel.Holland@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Faraz Khan

Systems Programmer Principal

Faraz.Khan@asu.edu
480-965-7446
Downtown Phoenix

Library

Mari Bigler

Library Assistant Sr
Library Assistant Sr.

MariBigler@asu.edu
480-965-7392
Downtown Phoenix

Beth DiFelice

Assistant Dean, Law Library
Asst Dir Law Library
Assistant Dean, Law Library

Jacob Fishman

Law Librarian

Jacob.Fishman.1@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Carrie Henteleff

Library Supervisor
Library Supervisor

Katia Ibarra

Library Acquisitions Coordinator

Anne Jerome

Assistant Director Reference Librarian
Asst. Director, Reference Librarian

Anne.Jerome@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Daniel Kimmons

Law Librarian

Tara Mospan

Asst Librarian (FSC)
Associate Director, Law Library

Karen Scoville

Library Specialist
Bibliographic and Technical Services Librarian

Emily Stokes

Reference Librarian, Ross-Blakley Law Library

Emily.M.Stokes@asu.edu
Downtown Phoenix

Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center

Kristyn Carmichael

Director, Lodestar Mediation Training

Jay Jenkins

Director, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Mediation

Justine Munro

Program Coordinator, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Mediation

Roselle Wissler

Academic Associate; Research Director, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center
Academic Associate; Research Director, Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center

Dr. Wissler conducts empirical research on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes to better understand their nature, use, and outcomes and the factors that enhance or detract from their effectiveness.