Alumni Board

The Alumni Board comprises 40 graduate volunteers from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Principal activities include promoting and recognizing the accomplishments of Maryland Carey Law and its alumni, assisting in preparing students for professional careers after graduation, and advancing the legal profession in Maryland and beyond. The Board also selects the annual Alumni Award Recipients.

 


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Purpose

The purpose of the Maryland Carey Law Alumni Board is to engage the School’s alumni, friends, stakeholders, and current, prospective, and admitted students by planning and executing outreach efforts designed to engage the Maryland Carey Law community as a way to promote the mission and achievements of the School. As the Alumni Board seeks to engage the Maryland Carey Law community, it shall actively consider, foster, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Alumni Board is committed to building a culture that prizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, and prioritizes access, opportunity, and advancement for historically marginalized and disadvantaged groups.

Committees

The Alumni Board has four standing committees:

  • Alumni Awards Committee - Members of this committee solicit and review nominations for the annual Alumni Awards program. The committee develops award criteria, discusses each nomination, and puts forth recommendations for each award category to the full Board for a vote and approval. 
  • Alumni Engagement Committee - Members of this committee work in partnership with the Office of Development & Alumni Relations to identify and coordinate activities focused on creating meaningful and sustainable relationships with Maryland Carey Law to promote long-term engagement and philanthropy.
  • Governance Committee - Members of this committee ensure efficient and effective operations of the Board. This committee also reviews and evaluates membership of the Alumni Board.
  • Student Engagement Committee - Members of this committee help to enhance the student experience through student mentorship and recruitment. 

Responsibilities of Alumni Board Members include:

  • Attending the regularly scheduled full Alumni Board and committee meetings held throughout the year.
  • Serving on at least one of four standing Alumni Board committees and participating in ad hoc working groups, task forces, or other temporary bodies created to address any special or urgent need(s).
  • Regarding Maryland Carey Law as a top philanthropic priority and giving annually during each fiscal year.
  • Regularly engaging with the Law School’s students, faculty and alumni. (Including, but not limited to: mentorship, guest lecturer, advocacy team coach, reunion planning, or event host).
  • Reviewing nominations for and selecting alumni award recipients each fall and new Alumni Board members each spring.

Applications to join the Alumni Board are collected on an annual basis. The next application cycle will begin in November 2024. 

For more information, please email Jason Keller, director of alumni engagement, at jason.keller@law.umaryland.edu.


Current Members of the Alumni Board

Officers

Ryan Perlin '05, President
Partner | Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarky & Perlin, L.L.C.

Lauri Cleary '85, Vice President
Attorney, Chair Litigation Practice Group, Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered

Sakkara Turpin '14, Secretary
Senior Compliance Attorney | Venable LLP

Members

Alexa Ain '21
Associate | DLA Piper

Lindsay Barnes, III '12Senior Counsel | Capital One

The Hon. Wayne Brooks '84
Associate Judge | District Court of Maryland for Howard County

Max Cardin '19
Associate | Hogan Lovells LLP

Rachel Cooper '17
Lead Counsel, Global Privacy | Meta

Maggie Davis '13
Director, State Health Policy | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

Susan DuMont '16
Attorney | Miles & Stockbridge

Jared Dvornicky '13
Partner | Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP

Dylan Elliott '20
Associate | Salsbury Sullivan, LLC

Shannon Frede '16
Environmental Policy Counsel | U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin

Brittani Gordon '15
Associate | Shulman Rogers

Amy Hennen '09
Legislative Director | Maryland Office of Financial Regulation

Charlton Howard, III '88
Maryland State Prosecutor | Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor

Charles Kassir '19
Senior Advisor to the Chief Justice | Supreme Court of Maryland

R. Jeff Knight '08
Deputy Area Counsel | Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service

Anna Kuperstein '08
Director of Environmental Policy | Boardwalk Pipelines

Anthony May '15
Partner | Brown Goldstein Levy LLP

Jade McDuffie McClary '16
Associate General Counsel | National Trust for Historic Preservation

Derrick Milburn '13
Associate Legal Advisor | Department of Homeland Security

Daniel Moore '19
Litigation Associate | Saul Ewing LLC

Mary Murphy '85
Director, Division of Enforcement and Litigation | US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Stephen Nolan '76
Of Counsel | Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC

Eshawn Rawlley '14
Judge Advocate | United States Air Force

Lindsey Rennie '19
Assistant Public Defender | Maryland Office of the Public Defender

Dr. Peter Rheinstein '73
President | Severn Health Solutions

Taylor Scott '20
Associate | Kramon & Graham, P.A.

Yosefi Seltzer '99
Administrative Law Attorney-Advisor | Office of the Staff Judge Advocate

Aarti Sidhu '18
Staff Attorney | Disability Rights Maryland

The Hon. Michael Studdard '94
District Court Judge | State of Maryland

Zara Thomas '19
Assistant State's Attorney | Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office

Tony Torain, II '11
Shareholder | Polsinelli

The Hon. Leslie Smith Turner '83
Judge (ret.) | Howard County Orphans Court

Bruce Villard, Jr. '12
Intellectual Property Manager | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Brian Weeks '09
Administrative Law Judge | Office of Administrative Hearings

Ashley Wetzel '16
Associate | Nelson Mullins

Michelle Wilson McGlawn '04
Deputy Director of Administration | DC Department of Corrections