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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
General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources,
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SECRETARY
Alexandria N. Rowen ’19
Corporate Counsel, Steuben Foods

SECRETARY-ELECT
Olivia A. Binda ’23
Associate Attorney, Freid Klawon & Conners

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Marina A. Barci ’18
Senior Attorney, Kahana Feld

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ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD
Hannah Sigurdson
UB School of Law

Board of Directors

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

Olivia R. Anderson ’25
Associate Attorney, Rupp Pfalzgraf

Jack A. Bargnesi ’20
Associate Attorney, Rupp Pfalzgraf

Aliza Berger ’24
Attorney, Berger, Berger & Sobieski

Bryan M. Carlo ’25
Associate Attorney, Hodgson Russ LLP

Andrew J. Cegielski ’25
Associate Attorney, Hodgson Russ LLP

Alex Fehrman ’17
Supervising Attorney, Center for Elder Law & Justice

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

Rachel Golden ’24
Associate Attorney, Hodgson Russ LLP

Emily Haley ’24
Associate Counsel, National Fuel Gas

Arrianna Z. Hart ’20
Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Buffalo

Elizabeth Hughes ’24
Associate Attorney, Harris Beach Murtha


Jane A. Kent ’24
Office of General Counsel Analyst,
Hodgson Russ LLP

Chanel M. Powell ’23
Department Attorney, Nixon Peabody, LLP

Olivia Proia ’24
Associate Attorney, Personius Melber LLP

Kimberly VanOpdorp ’22
Assistant Vice President, Citi

Lisa M. Zaccagnino ’19
Associate Attorney, Barclay Damon LLP

James J. Zawodzinski ’18
Senior Associate, Hodgson Russ LLP

Amedeo Zmarandoiu ’24
Associate Attorney, Rupp Pfalzgraf