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.
Officers
PRESIDENT
Marina Barci '18
Attorney, Kahana & Feld LLP
PRESIDENT-ELECT/SECRETARY
Morgann K. Obrochta ’20
Assistant County Attorney,
Erie County Department of Law
TREASURER
Catherine McCulle ’16
Attorney, Law Office of Lindy Korn PLLC
TREASURER-ELECT
Alexandria N. Rowen ’19
Corporate Counsel, Steuben Foods (starting in September)
SECRETARY-ELECT
Lindsay M. Castro ’21
General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources,
HCM Unlocked
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ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD
Hannah Sigurdson
UB School of Law
Board of Directors
Mohammed A. Alam ’20
Associate, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
Jack A. Bargnesi ’20
Associate Attorney, Rupp Pfalzgraf
Aliza Berger ’24
Associate Attorney, Berger, Berger & Sobieski
Olivia A. Binda ’23
Associate Attorney, Freid Klawon & Conners
Bryan M. Carlo ’25
Hodgson Russ LLP (beginning this fall)
Alex Fehrman ’17
Supervising Attorney, Center for Elder Law & Justice
Robert C. Freeman ’18
Partner, Nesper, Freeman & Tyrpak LLP
Rachel Golden ’24
Associate, Hodgson Russ LLP
Emily Haley ’24
Associate Counsel, National Fuel Gas
Arrianna Z. Hart ’20
Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Buffalo
Jane A. Kent ’24
Office of General Counsel Analyst,
Hodgson Russ LLP
Briana N. Krawczyk ’21
Trust Officer, Wilmington Trust
Franco Mirolo ’21
Associate, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Chanel M. Powell ’23
Department Attorney, Nixon Peabody, LLP
Olivia Proia ’24
Associate, Personius Melber LLP
Kimberly VanOpdorp ’22
Assistant Vice President, Citi
Lisa M. Zaccagnino ’19
Associate, Barclay Damon LLP
James J. Zawodzinski ’18
Senior Associate, Hodgson Russ LLP
Amedeo Zmarandoiu ’24
Associate Attorney, Rupp Pfalzgraf