GOLD Group Leadership

Leadership for the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Group

The GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Group is an arm of the UB Law Alumni Association focused on encouraging participation and involvement by recent School of Law graduates in the Law Alumni Association and its programs and events. The GOLD Group organizes educational, social and networking opportunities catering to the growth, development and integration of recent graduates into the legal community.

2026-27

Officers

PRESIDENT
Morgann K. Maxwell ’20
Erie County Department of Law

VICE PRESIDENT
Lindsay M. Castro ’21
HCM Unlocked

SECRETARY
Alexandria N. Rowen ’19
Steuben Foods

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Marina A. Barci ’18
Kahana Feld

SECRETARY-ELECT
Olivia A. Binda ’23
Freid Klawon and Connors

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ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD
Hannah Sigurdson
UB School of Law

Board of Directors

Mohammed A. Alam ’20
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

Olivia R. Anderson ’25
Rupp Pfalzgraf

Jack A. Bargnesi ’20
Rupp Pfalzgraf

Aliza Berger ’24
Berger, Berger & Sobieski

Bryan M. Carlo ’25
Hodgson Russ LLP

Andrew J. Cegielski ’25
Hodgson Russ LLP

Alex Fehrman ’17
Center for Elder Law & Justice

Robert C. Freeman ’18
Nesper, Freeman & Tyrpak LLP

Rachel Golden ’24
Hodgson Russ LLP

Emily Haley ’24/
National Fuel Gas

Arrianna Z. Hart ’20
City of Buffalo

Elizabeth Hughes ’24
Harris Beach Murtha

Jane A. Kent ’24
Hodgson Russ LLP

Chanel M. Powell ’23
Nixon Peabody, LLP

Olivia Proia ’24
Personius Melber LLP

Kimberly VanOpdorp ’22
Citi

Lisa M. Zaccagnino ’19
Barclay Damon LLP

James J. Zawodzinski ’18
Hodgson Russ LLP

Amedeo Zmarandoiu ’24
Rupp Pfalzgraf