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Helen
Albertson-Ploucha, J.D. - (email: helen.l.albertson-ploucha@drexel.edu)
- Assistant Dean, Law Admissions -
Before coming to Drexel Law, Dean Albertson-Ploucha spent
five years at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School
of Education as Associate Director and then Director of
Admissions & Financial Aid. While at Penn GSE the school
improved its national ranking (U.S. News & World Report)
from 11th in 2000 to 5th in 2002. She also marketed and
hosted the first virtual open house at the university level
which included simultaneous live interaction via computer
and telephone with over 500 participants. She was responsible
for over $2 million in financial aid for incoming and returning
students. She also taught seminars in School Law and Admissions
Counseling. At Earle Mack School of Law, Dean Albertson-Ploucha
oversees all aspects of admissions, including recruitment,
marketing, and selection of the incoming class. ^
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Zhiying
Feng - (email: zhiying.feng@drexel.edu) - Director
of Finance and Budget - Before joining the College
of Law, Zhiying Feng was Director of Budget, Planning and
Administration at Drexel University's Goodwin College of
Professional Studies for more than six years. At Goodwin
she served as the College's senior staff member for all
administrative functions including short and long-range
planning related to finances, operations, personnel, and
program development. Over the past 15 years, Ms. Feng has
held primary responsibilities in the areas of business
administration, financial analysis, budget planning, position
control and fiscal management in various positions within
higher education, including the University of California
at Los Angeles and the Community College of Philadelphia.
Ms. Feng serves as the key financial resource to the College
of Law administration, and is liaison with the University's
finance, financial aid, and other departments. ^
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Steven
Freedman, J.D. - (email: freedman@drexel.edu) - Associate
Director, Law School Admissions - Mr. Freedman practiced
law for several years at a Center City commercial litigation
firm. As a Drexel alumnus (B.S. '95), Mr. Freedman
knows first-hand the value of an integrated co-operative
education program and is excited to spread Drexel's message
to prospective students. Mr. Freedman graduated from
the Temple University School of Law where he served as
Managing Editor of the Temple Law Review. At Drexel,
Mr. Freedman participates in all aspects of recruiting,
from hosting potential students to planning innovative
programs. ^
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Michael
Dean Giamo - (email: michael.dean.giamo@drexel.edu) - Director
of Web Communications - Mr. Giamo has been involved
in all facets of the visual arts for more than 30 years, including medical education, advertising, and computer
graphics and animation. Mike joined
Drexel in 1987 as a programmer/analyst in the Office of
Information Resources and Technology (IRT) where his primary
responsibilities were information architecture development, interactive media/CD-ROM design and programming, digital photography and video
production, and web design and site
management. Mike
co-authored a research paper
on the use of multimedia in education and subsequently created a highly-interactive
touch-screen kiosk which was on permanent display in
the Franklin
Institute
Science Museum in Philadelphia. He then served as the
University’s Director of Web Communications in the Office
of University Relations, overseeing the development and
support of the University’s web effort and later was appointed
to the Office of the Provost, where he was Director of
Academic Communications and Chair of the University’s Council
of Academic Webmasters. ^
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Sarah
Greenblatt (email: sgreenblatt@drexel.edu) – Communications
Manager – Sarah Greenblatt came to Drexel University
after working as a reporter for 13 years, covering a range
of topics including higher education, health, scientific
research, government and legal matters for newspapers in
New Jersey. As Communications Manager, Ms. Greenblatt is
responsible for coordinating public and media relations on
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Mary
McGovern - (email: mmcgovern@drexel.edu) - Assistant
Dean for Administration - Before coming to Drexel
Law, Ms. McGovern was the Director of the Complex Litigation
Center of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania for
13 years, a position that the Administrative Judge has
called “indispensable to the operations of the court.” In
that capacity she had primary responsibility for creating
and overseeing the management and efficient resolution
of some 40,000 mass tort claims, 32 different judicial
programs ranging from asbestos to Fen-Phen, and almost
two-thirds of the court’s entire civil litigation
inventory. As Assistant Dean, Ms. McGovern is responsible
for hiring and supervising clerical staff, setting up all
non-academic events, acting as the liaison with city, state
and federal agencies, and managing the physical plant including
all maintenance and building activities. ^
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Amy
Montemarano, J.D. - (email: amymonte@drexel.edu) - Assistant
Dean of Career and Professional Development - Ms.
Montemarano brings to the job her extensive and varied experiences
as a lawyer and a legal educator. After graduating from Rutgers-Camden
Law School with honors, she worked in Philadelphia as a litigation
associate, gaining valuable experiences at both a small and
large firm. For seven years she worked as a law clerk for
a federal judge at the magistrate and district court levels.
Just as significantly, she was a teacher and mentor to students
at Rutgers-Camden, where she taught legal writing for two
years before coming to Earle Mack School of Law to initially
teach legal methods. Ms. Montemarano oversees the career
services functions at the Earle Mack School of Law, including student
counseling, development of summer and post-graduate job opportunities,
and offering published and on-line employment resources to
students. ^
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Karen
Pearlman, J.D. - (email: kpearlman@drexel.edu) - Associate
Director for Public Interest Programs - Karen Pearlman
earned her B.A. and graduated cum laude with distinguished
honors from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was
awarded The E. Digby Baltzell Thesis Award and The Sackler
Research Grant. She then attended the University of Pittsburgh
School of Law, where she received the School of Law Community
Service Award. Ms. Pearlman's background evidences her strong
commitment to public service. While in law school, she was
the recipient of a Morgan, Lewis and Bockius Public Interest
Grant. Her public sector work experience includes internships
with Regional Housing Legal Services and Kids Voice in Pittsburgh,
and Community Legal Services in Philadelphia. Before attending
law school, Ms. Pearlman worked at the Philadelphia Volunteers
for the Indigent Program (VIP) and Pepper Hamilton, LLP in
the Health Effects Litigation practice group. Ms. Pearlman
is directly responsible for the Pro Bono Service Requirement,
and develops and coordinates other public
interest programs at Earle Mack School of Law. ^
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Mark
J. Toth - (email: mark.toth@drexel.edu) -
Assistant Dean for Student Services – Dean
Toth has been involved in student affairs administration
for over 15
years.
He began as a graduate assistant, working for the housing department
at Marquette University, a mid-size Jesuit, Catholic university
in Milwaukee (Wisconsin). After working for six years in two
different positions in Residence Life, he took a position at
the law school, where he remained for the next 10 years. Dean
Toth’s experience is pretty far-ranging, including work
in the areas of recruitment, new student orientation, housing,
registration and academic advising, financial aid, disability
services, student government/organization advising, event management,
and career counseling. At Earle Mack School of Law, he oversees
the Office of Student Affairs, which is responsible for vital
student services and programs, such as registration, exams,
and grades. Dean Toth serves as the Earle Mack School of Law’s
liaison with the University Registrar, Financial Aid Office,
Bursar’s Office, and other departments. ^
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Alexandra
Vecchio, J.D. - (email: Alexandra.L.Vecchio@drexel.edu) - Associate
Director of Career and Professional Development -
Ms. Vecchio practiced law in Center City, Philadelphia
after serving as Law Clerk to the Honorable Heidi Willis
Currier of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Ms. Vecchio
is a cum laude graduate of the Catholic University, Columbus
School of Law where she was the Managing Editor of the Journal
of Contemporary Health Law and Policy. Ms. Vecchio
received her undergraduate degree in History and Political
Science from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Ms.
Vecchio assists in all aspects of career and professional
development at the law school, including student counseling,
providing access to resources for current and future job
opportunities, student programs, identification of career
goals, and evaluation of career options. ^
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Rashida
T. West, J.D. - (email: rtw27@drexel.edu) -
Career Advisor in Government and Public
Interest Law in the Career and Professional Development Office -
Ms. West assists in all aspects of career and professional
development at the law school,
including student counseling, providing access to resources
for current and future job opportunities, student programs,
identification of career goals, and evaluation of career
options. A
graduate of Yale College and Temple University School of
Law, Rashida West joined Drexel Law after practicing as
a Child Advocate attorney at the Support Center for Child
Advocates (Child Advocates), a pro bono program that represents
children in Philadelphia. Ms. West provided direct legal
representation to child clients, as well as legal assistance
to volunteer attorneys and staff social workers. Ms. West
joined Child Advocates as an Independence Foundation Fellow
focusing on legal representation and policy advocacy for
older youth aging-out of the child welfare system. ^
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