
Public Interest Academy
Saturday, September 14 - Statler Hotel
Schedule of Events
Public Interest Academy
11:30 am –1:15 pm Registration/ Lunch
Introduction by Akua Akyea Assistant Dean for Public Service—Cornell Law School
1:30 pm –2:30 pm
Tipping the Scales Toward Justice in Tumultuous Times: How to be an effective lawyer and advocate with community partners
Michaela Azemi (Moderator) Associate Director for Judicial Engagement, Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY
Marissa Nardi ’12 Senior Staff Attorney, Children’s Rights New York, NY
Sheana Laughlin-Kleist Legal Director, Fair Housing Justice Center New York, NY
Emmanuel Hiram Arnaud ’16 Associate, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison New York, NY
Haeya Yim Senior Enforcement Counsel, Office of Policy & Standards, New York City Department of Consumer Affairs New York, NY
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Weighing Your Options...Is that Public Interest Too? Discover great public interest careers
Michaela Azemi (Moderator) Associate Director for Judicial Engagement, Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY
Ashley Akins-Atewogboye ’13 EEO Officer, New York City Health and Hospital Corporation New York, NY
Lauren Axelrod ’04 Senior Legal Counsel, New York City Bar Association, New York, NY
Isaac Lindbloom ’10 Social Services Attorney, Department of Social Services Ithaca, NY
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Table Talk: Take the opportunity to chat with our panelists and with your peers about their experiences.
Jareb Gleckel’ 20 Animal Legal Defense Fund
Nathalie Greenfield ‘20 Women Enabled International
Molly Huffaker’ 21 East Bay Community Law Center
Samuel Macomber ‘20 Public Defender Service, District of Columbia
Gabriela Markolovic ‘21 UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Diana Caraveo Parra ’20 Arizona Federal Public Defenders Capital Habeas Unit
Darrell White ‘20 Administrative Conference of the United States
Arielle Wisbaum ‘ 20 New York Lawyers for Public Interest
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Reception