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Honored During 2007, Commissioner Patricia L. Gatling was recognized for her commitment to diversity and Civil Rights by John Jay College of Criminal Justice; was named one of the “25 Most Influential Black Women in Business” by The Network Journal magazine; and received the “Humanitarian of the Year” awarded by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. Among her other recent numerous honors, and notable lectures, she was also the keynote speaker at the International Human Rights Conference, Monterrey, Mexico, and the National Black Crown Prosecutors Association’s Annual Conference, London, UK; moderator and speaker at the Black Elected Chief Prosecutors’ Annual Conference, Atlanta; member/ panelist of the Executive Session on Human Rights Commissions and Criminal Justice Symposium, Harvard University; and panelist at the Corporate Counsel Women of Color’s 3rd Annual Career Strategies Conference, NYC. |
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 Rabbi Joseph Potasnik |
Appointment In June, Mayor Bloomberg appointed Rabbi Joseph Potasnik to the Commission. Rabbi Potasnik is Executive VP (and former President) of the NY Board of Rabbis, and also serves as Senior Rabbi at Congregation Mt. Sinai in Brooklyn Heights. He cohosts WABC’s Talk Radio “Religion on the Line,” is the religious commentator for 1010 WINS Radio, hosts a weekly television series, and has authored numerous articles, including the foreward to “The Illustrated Jewish Bible for Children.” He served on the NYC Campaign Finance Board and as Chaplain of the FDNY and the Fraternal Order of Police, assisting many families cope with 9/11. Rabbi Potasnik received a B.A. from Yeshiva College, an M.S. from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Yeshiva University, and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. |
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New Staff Attorneys CCHR added 10 new attorneys to its staff in October. They are (l-r, front row): Alison Ferguson-Woods (LL.B, Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada), Asha Smith (J.D., New York University School of Law), Laura Flyer (J.D., American University Washington College of Law), and David J. Francis (J.D., Albany Law School). (l-r, back row) Jonathan M. Fox (J.D., the University of Connecticut School of Law), Kamaljit K. Virk (J.D., Michigan State University College of Law), Meghan P. Sherman (J.D., George Washington University Law School), Sheetal J. Kale (J.D., Georgetown University Law Center), Olivia Cuggy (LL. B, University College, Galway, Ireland and LL.M., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law), and Christina A. Mahabir (J.D., Touro Law Center). |
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