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CSU Law Alumni Association Mission and Purpose
The CSU Law Alumni Association serves the entire law school community. While every CSU|LAW alum becomes a member of the Association for free, CSULAA plays an important part of your experience long before you become an alum. Among the most valuable initiatives the Association offers students, is its Mentor Program and Scholarship Awards. The Mentor Program pairs students with an alum, and/or member of the legal community, who provides guidance, advice, networking and social opportunities to assist students in navigating their law school experience. The Association also hosts a number of social and fundraising events, such as CLE programs and our flagship event, the Annual Recognition Luncheon (ARL) – where two distinguished alums are honored for their career accomplishments and commitment to CSULAA and Cleveland State University College of Law. These fundraising efforts allow the CSULAA to award scholarships to deserving students each year, who are recognized at the Association’s Annual Meeting and/or the Cleveland State University College of Law Awards Ceremony.
CSULAA 2023-2024 Board of Trustees
Katie M. Kirby (President)
Ashley L. Jones (President-Elect)
John D. Grauer (Vice-President)
Benjamin P. Wiborg (Secretary)
Robin M. Wilson (Immediate Past President)
Trustees
Charles F. Adler
Terry M. Billups
Kell
Jason R. Bristol
Benjamin G. Chojnacki
Nicholas Froning
Tiffany S. Henderson
Michael M. Gardineer
Veronica T. Garofoli
Zach S. Germaniuk
Manju Gupta
Amy K. Herman
Aaren R. Host
Caitlin E. Hill
Kyle A. Hutnick
Leslie S. Johns
Scott M. Kuboff
DeAngelo A. LaVette
Meghan C. Lewallen
Kyle B. Melling
Kortney S. Mosley
Sunny K. Nixon
Sam O’Leary
Vincent D. Scebbi
Delante Spencer Thomas
Allen C. Tittle
Maryland H. Ubaid
Ka
Mary K. Walsh
Brandi N. Weekley
Arleesha S. Wilson
Honorary Trustees
Gary Adams
Hon. Ronald Adrine
Richard Alkire
Hon. Dick Ambrose
Anthony R. Andricks
Philip M. Angelo
Kemper Arnold
Wendy Asher Weiss
Ben Beckman
Sheryl King Benford
Erin P. Brown
Brent Buckley
Janet E. Burney
Kevin M. Butler
Hon. Deena R. Calabrese
Pablo A. Castro
Henry W. Chamberlain
Mag. Gregory F. Clifford
Thomas Colaluca
Tim L. Collins
Ciera M. Colon
Hon. C. Ellen Connally
Kim Kendall Corral
Hon. Michael J. Corrigan
Brandon D. Cox
Michelle M. DeBaltzo
Dayna M. DePerro
Hon. John J. Donnelly
Justice Michael P. Donnelly
Brendan R. Doyle
Joseph Dunson
Justin J. Eddy
Scott C. Finerman
Ian N. Friedman
Hon. Nancy A. Fuerst
Hon. John W. Gallagher
Frank L. Gallucci
Melissa Gawelek
Jayne Geneva
Lisa L. Gold-Scott
Susan L. Gragel
Terrance P. Gravens
Patrick F. Haggerty
Karrie D. Howard
Kevin J. Kelley
Richard S. Koblentz
Dennis R. Lansdowne
John H. Lawson
Steven B. Lesser
Vincent T. Lombardo
William D. Mason
Timothy McCormack
Timothy J. McGinty
Stacey L. McKinley
Howard D. Mishkind
Justin Monday
William T. Monroe
Daniel J. Myers
Hon. Donald C. Nugent
Thomas R. O’Donnell
Colleen M. O’Neil
Michael W. O’Neil
Prof. Kevin F. O’Neill
Hon. Michelle L. Paris
Jill S. Patterson
Bryan L. Penvose
Steven W. Percy
Hon. Ralph J. Perk
William T. Plesec
Dale D. Powers
Lawrence J. Powers
Maria E. Quinn
Russell A. Randazzo
Andrew J. Renacci
Weldon H. Rice
Darnella T. Robertson
David Ross
Hon. John J. Russo
James P. Sammon
Joseph M. Saponaro
Thomas J. Scanlon
Gregory S. Scott
Taurean J. Shattuck
Hon. Brendan J. Sheehan
Hon. Michelle J. Sheehan
Catherine K. Smith
Scott A. Spero
Justice Melody J. Stewart
Carter E. Strang
Brian D. Sullivan
Hon. Joan Synenberg
James R. Tanner, Jr.
James E. Tavens
James A. Thomas
Dean M. Valore
Gerald R. Walton
P. Kelly Tompkins
Gerald R. Walton
Tina Ellen Wecksler
Keith D. Weiner
Prof. Emeritus Stephen J. Werber
Frederick N. Widen
Laura A. Williams
Brad S. Wolfe
CSULAA 2023-2024 Committees
Annual Recognition Luncheon (ARL) Committee
Vince Lombardo (Chair)
Allison Reich (Co-Chair Emeritus)
Mary Walsh (Vice Chair)
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee
Kevin Butler (Co-Chair)
Stacey McKinley (Co-Chair)
Hon. Michelle Paris (Co-Chair)
Communications & Technology Committee
Tiffany Henderson (Co-Chair)
Kyle Melling (Co-Chair)
Faculty Committee
John Grauer (Chair)
Membership Committee
John Calabrese (Co-Chair)
Ashley Jones (Co-Chair)
Mentor/Mentee Committee
Meghan Lewallen (Chair)
Minority Outreach Committee
Leslie Johns (Co-Chair)
Delante Spencer Thomas (Co-Chair)
Nominations Committee
Ben Wiborg (Chair)
Scholarship Committee
Sunny Nixon (Co-Chair)
Caitlin Hill (Co-Chair)
Social Committee
Kyle Hutnick (Co-Chair)
Sam O’Leary (Co-Chair)
Vince Scebbi (Co-Chair)
Social Justice Committee
Zach Germaniuk (Chair)
Sunshine Committee
John Grauer (Chair)
CSU College of Law Judicial Alumni
United States District Court
The Honorable Pamela A. Barker, ND Ohio
The Honorable Christopher A. Boyko, ND Ohio
The Honorable Patricia A. Gaughan, ND Ohio
The Honorable James Gwin, ND Ohio
The Honorable Donald C. Nugent, ND Ohio
The Honorable Solomon Oliver, Jr., ND Ohio
The Honorable Benita Y. Pearson, ND Ohio
The Honorable Dan Aaron Polster, ND Ohio
Magistrate Greg White, ND Ohio (Retired)
The Supreme Court of Ohio
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor
Justice Patrick F. Fischer
Justice Judith L. French
Justice Sharon L. Kennedy
Justice R. Patrick DeWine
Justice Michael P. Donnelly
Justice Terrence O’Donnell (Retired)
Justice Melody J. Stewart
Eighth District Court of Appeals
Judge Patricia Ann Blackmon
Judge Mary J. Boyle
Judge Anthony O. Calabrese (Retired)
Judge Frank D. Celebrezze Jr.
Judge Michael J. Corrigan (Retired)
Judge Eileen A. Gallagher
Judge Sean C. Gallagher
Judge Eileen T. Gallagher
Judge Raymond C. Headen
Judge Larry A. Jones, Sr.
Judge Kathleen Ann Keough
Judge Mary Eileen Kilbane
Judge Richard M. Markus (Retired)
Judge Anita Laster Mays
Judge Tim McCormack (Retired)
Judge Michelle J. Sheehan
Probate Court
Judge Mark J. Bartolotta, Lake
Judge John J. Donnelly, Cuyahoga (Retired)
Judge Anthony J. Russo, Cuyahoga
Judge James T. Walther, Lorain
Magistrate Janet Rath Colaluca, Cuyahoga
Court of Common Pleas
Judge Richard Ambrose, Cuyahoga
Judge Forrest Burt, Geauga
Judge Deena Calabrese, Cuyahoga
Judge Maureen Clancy, Cuyahoga
Judge Christopher Collier, Medina
Judge Cassandra Collier-Williams, Cuyahoga
Judge Patrick J. Condon, Lake
Judge Brian J. Corrigan, Cuyahoga
Judge Peter J. Corrigan, Cuyahoga
Judge William J. Coyne, Cuyahoga
Judge Raymond J. Ewers, Lorain
Judge Carolyn B. Friedland, Cuyahoga
Judge Nancy A. Fuerst, Cuyahoga
Judge Steven E. Gall, Cuyahoga
Judge Hollie L. Gallagher, Cuyahoga
Judge Kelly A. Gallagher, Cuyahoga
Judge Shannon M. Gallagher, Cuyahoga
Judge Daniel Gaul, Cuyahoga
Judge Joseph Gibson, Lake
Judge Emily Hagan, Cuyahoga
Judge Wanda C. Jones, Cuyahoga
Judge R. Patrick Kelly, Cuyahoga
Judge Ashley Kilbane, Cuyahoga
Judge Judith Kilbane Koch, Cuyahoga
Judge Eugene A. Lucci, Lake
Judge David T. Matia, Cuyahoga
Judge Robert C. McClelland, Cuyahoga
Judge Nancy. R. McDonnell, Cuyahoga
Judge Timothy J. McGinty, Cuyahoga
Judge William T. McGinty, Cuyahoga
Judge James J. McMonagle, Cuyahoga
Judge Sherrie M. Miday, Cuyahoga
Judge Tammy O’Brien, Summit
Judge John O’Donnell, Lake
Judge John P. O’Donnell, Cuyahoga
Judge David M. Ondrey, Geauga
Judge Carolyn J. Paschke, Geauga
Judge Thomas J. Pokorny, Cuyahoga
Judge Linda Rocker, Cuyahoga
Judge Christopher R. Rothgery, Lorain
Judge John J. Russo, Cuyahoga
Judge Joseph D. Russo, Cuyahoga
Judge Michael J. Russo, Cuyahoga
Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, Cuyahoga
Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold, Cuyahoga
Judge Michael P. Shaughnessy, Cuyahoga
Judge Brendan J. Sheean
Judge John D. Sutula, Cuyahoga
Judge Kathleen A. Sutula, Cuyahoga
Judge James D. Sweeney, Cuyahoga
Judge Joan Synenberg, Cuyahoga
Judge Deborah M. Turner, Cuyahoga
Domestic Relations Court
Judge James P. Celebrezze, Cuyahoga (Retired)
Judge Colleen A. Falkowski, Lake
Judge Sherry Glass, Lorain
Judge Francine B. Goldberg, Cuyahoga
Judge Rosemary, Grdina Gold, Cuyahoga
Municipal Court
Judge Ronald B. Adrine, Cleveland (Retired)
Judge Pinkey S. Carr, Cleveland
Judge Patrick Carroll, Lakewood
Judge Marilyn B. Cassidy, Cleveland
Judge Michael A. Cicconetti, Painsville
Judge Dominic Coletta, Lyndhurst
Judge C. Ellen Connally, Cleveland (Retired)
Judge Marisa L. Cornachio, Willoughby
Judge William L. Dawson, East Cleveland
Judge Michelle D. Earley, Cleveland
Judge Thomas J. Elwell, Jr., Lorain
Judge Patrick J. Gallagher, Euclid
Judge Timothy P. Gilligan, Parma
Judge Emanuella Groves, Cleveland
Judge Brian F. Hagan, Rocky River
Judge Shiela T. McCall, Cleveland
Judge K.J. Montgomery, Shaker Heights
Judge Lauren C. Moore, Cleveland
Judge Michael L. Nelson, Sr., Cleveland
Judge Ann Clare Oakar, Cleveland
Judge Deanna O’Donnell, Parma
Judge Ronald J.H. O’Leary, Cleveland (Retired)
Judge Michelle L. Paris, Bedford
Judge Charles L. Patton, Cleveland
Judge Ralph J. Perk, Cleveland (Retired)
Judge Terri L. Stupica, Chardon
Judge Suzan Marie Sweeney, Cleveland
Judge Jazmin Torres-Lugo, Cleveland
Judge John Trebets, Mentor
Judge Sheila Turner McCall, Cleveland
Judge Jennifer P. Weiler, Garfield Heights
Judge Robert C. White, Elyria
Judge Joseph J. Zone, Cleveland
Chief Magistrate Corneila Byrne, Shaker Heights
Chief Magistrate Gregory Clifford, Cleveland
Senior Magistrate Joseph P. Dowling, Cleveland
Magistrate Kim Denise Amponsah, Cleveland
Magistrate Michael A. Bednar, Cleveland
Magistrate Pablo A. Castro III, Cleveland
Magistrate Lynn D. Loritts, Cleveland
Magistrate Lynn McLaughlin-Murray, Cleveland
Magistrate Jolan B. Vagi, Cleveland
Magistrate William F. B. Vodrey, Cleveland
Magistrate Claudette Walcott, Cleveland
Magistrate Tossie Wiley, Jr., Cleveland
Juvenile Court
Judge Patrick F. Corrigan, Cuyahoga
Judge Karen D. Lawson, Lake
Judge Michael J. Ryan, Cuyahoga
For additional information, contact the CSULAA Office at 216-687-2368 or cmlaa.csu@gmail.com.