Social Justice Initiatives | Columbia Law School

Contact Us

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Full-Time Staff

Ellen P. Chapnick Dean for Social Justice Initiatives(212) 854-4628		Maddie Kurtz Director of Public Interest Professional Development(212) 854-8360 madeleine.kurtz @law.columbia.edu		Matt Gewolb Director of Government Programs(212) 854-7486 matthew.gewolb @law.columbia.edu
Heather Moore Associate Director of Summer Programs(212) 854-3247 heather.moore @law.columbia.edu		Kiran Singh Associate Director of Social Justice Initiatives(212) 854-3275 kiran.singh @law.columbia.edu		Brian Juergens Assistant Director of Social Justice Initiatives(212) 854-8484 brian.juergens @law.columbia.edu
Lisa Kim Assistant Director of Pro Bono Programs(212) 854-3318 lisa.kim @law.columbia.edu		Ernesto Hernandez Program Coordinator for Summer Programs(212) 854-6158 ernesto.hernandez @law.columbia.edu		T'helah Ben-Dan Program Coordinator for Public Interest and Government Programs(212) 854-3535 tbenda @law.columbia.edu

Senior Career Advisors

Tiffany Gardner Senior Career Counselor: Human Rightstiffany.gardner76@gmail.com		Liz Mackay Senior Career Counselor: Governmentmeapal@aol.com		Bede Sheppard Senior Career Counselor: International Human Rightssheppab@hrw.org
Erica Smock Senior Career Counselor: Public Interestels@columbia.edu

Career Advisors

Office Location

The Social Justice Initiatives office is located at 410 West 116th Street (across the street from Jerome Greene Hall, the main Law School building) on the 3rd and 9th floors.  Feel free to drop in between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Most counseling is done by appointment; if you are a student or alum looking to speak with an SJI counselor, please review our Advising section for next steps.

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Mailing Address

435 West 116th Street, Box B-26
New York, NY 10027
Fax: 212-854-3515