2024-2025 Board of Directors

Emily M. Scott, Legislative Chair, attended University of Rochester and University of Baltimore School of Law where she received her J.D. She is barred in the state of Maryland and New York. Emily has focused her career around public service and providing representation for underserved and unrepresented populations in the family court system.  She has volunteered for several community organizations both in the Buffalo and Rochester area.  Emily has been active in GRAWA, co-chairing the Books and Bottles Committee.  Emily is a certified foster parent and an avid runner.

Grace Mackey Streicher, Judicial Evaluations Committee Co-Chair, is an appellate and trial support attorney at Harris Appeals, P.A., based out of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.  She has over a decade of litigation and clerkship experience. Before joining Harris Appeals, Grace served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in Rochester, and as a career clerk at Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach.  Over the course of her clerkships, Grace drafted hundreds of orders, opinions, and bench memos.  Before clerking, Grace practiced as a civil and commercial litigator in Boca Raton.

At Harris Appeals, Grace’s practice concentrates on appeals, dispositive and evidentiary motion practice, and research and writing support in state and federal court.  She holds a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio, and is licensed to practice law in Florida, Ohio, and New York.

When not researching and writing, Grace enjoys spending time with her family, reading, walking, taking fitness classes, and volunteering with the Roc City Rotary club. 

Chanel Powell, Media Committee Co-Chair, was hired on as a first-year associate at Nixon Peabody in the Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. She served in the Army New York National guard for 5 years and deployed to combat zone, serving in Iraq from 2016-2017. She graduated from the University at Buffalo School of Law, earning her Juris Doctor and was selected as the commencement speaker for her graduation. Chanel has served across numerous boards during her time in higher education. She has served as the President of the Student Veterans Association at the University at Buffalo; the Events Coordinator and President of the First Generation Law Student Association during her time in law school; and as a board member on the SUNY student-run military board called the Armed Services-Affiliated Advisory Board.

Elizabeth deV. Moeller, Media Committee Co-Chair is a Deputy County Attorney in the Children’s Services Unit prosecuting abuse and neglect petitions on behalf of the Department of Human Services in Family Court, as well as appearing in the Appellate Division on appeals involving these petitions. Prior to her current position, Elizabeth spent  three years working for The Legal Aid Society of Rochester as an Attorney for the Child, representing children in custody, abuse and neglect, and juvenile delinquency proceedings. Elizabeth spent the first 12 years of her career as a civil appellate attorney as an associate of John A. Cirando, Esq. in Syracuse, New York.

Elizabeth grew up in the North Country, attended Syracuse University for her undergraduate education, Lehman College for her Master’s Degree in early childhood education, and returned to Syracuse University for her law degree.  Elizabeth previously worked on communications as a member of the Central New York Women’s Bar Association board and is excited to now have the opportunity to serve on the GRAWA board. Elizabeth is also a member of the Legislative Committee of the Women in Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Elizabeth lives in the City of Rochester with her partner, Charles, and her six-year-old daughter. Her home is crowded with visits from her grown step-sons, a dog and a cat, and piles of books. 

CATHERINE CERULLI, WBASNY Delegate, Catherine Cerulli, PhD, is currently a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Dr. Cerulli is the Director of Susan B. Anthony Center and the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization. She received a PhD in criminal justice from SUNY at Albany, NY in 2004 and her Master's Degree in criminal justice from SUNY at Albany, NY in 1998. She holds a JD from the University at Buffalo law school. Dr. Cerulli received the Excellence in Public Service award from the SUNY Albany Alumni Association in 2014 and the National Institute of Mental Health New Investigator Award in 2005.

She was formerly an Assistant District Attorney in Monroe County, New York, where she created a special misdemeanor domestic violence unit in 1995. She has been working on issues surrounding domestic violence and child abuse for over three decades, in a variety of capacities. Various federal agencies have funded Dr. Cerulli's work, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Veteran's Administration. She works internationally to ameliorate violence and currently is assisting with projects addressing the health and welfare of individuals living in the Sub Mekong region. She is a founding Board Member for the Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester, Inc., a grass roots organization providing emergency respite care for greater Rochester area families with young children.

ERIN ELMOUJI, Membership Chair, is a Partner at the firm of Weaver Mancuso Brightman PLLC, where she focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation.  Erin received GRAWA's President's Award in 2022, was awarded the Legal Excellence Award as an Up and Coming Attorney in 2021 by the Rochester Business Journal and The Daily Record, was named "One to Watch" in 2021 for Commercial Litigation by "The Best Lawyers in America," and has been consistently recognized by SuperLawyers® from 2015-2022. Originally from the Southern Tier, Erin earned her B.A. and M.A. from St. Bonaventure University, and her J.D. from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. Erin practiced with the firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in Manhattan for six years before moving to the Rochester area and joining the firm of Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP in 2019. Erin devotes a substantial portion of her practice to pro bono legal representation, primarily in the areas of social justice and protection of civil rights. While at Paul, Weiss, Erin was a key member of the team that successfully litigated a class action challenging the NYPD's discriminatory stop-and-frisk policies and practices, and she managed the team of Paul, Weiss attorneys representing incarcerated individuals seeking sentence commutation under the Obama Administration's Clemency Project 2014 initiative. In Rochester, Erin has been actively involved in the Lawyers' Coalition for Racial and Social Justice, a coalition of the Monroe County Bar Association, Rochester Black Bar Association, and GRAWA, and was a co-chair of GRAWA's Diversity Committee for the past two years. Erin also serves on the Litigation Council of the MCBA, and was selected as one of only eleven community members comprising the inaugural antiracism task force of the MCBA: the President’s Commission on Anti-Racism. Erin lives in Pittsford with her husband (Adil), and their four daughters.

Regina MacAdam, CLE Committee Co-Chair, works in-house as Assistant General Counsel at Rochester Regional Health. She began her career as a health care attorney in Washington, D.C. After working in D.C. for six years, Regina returned to her hometown of Rochester, New York. She worked at a number of law firms in health law, the last one Harris Beach PLLC, before joining Rochester Regional Health in 2017. She received her B.A. from Columbia College, cum laude, in 1990 and her J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1993. Regina joined GRAWA when her oldest daughter was a baby, and spent many years attending Family & Career Committee meetings as she juggled career and family, eventually serving as co-chair of that committee. She was chair of the GRAWA Nominations Committee for two years, after which she served as Treasurer for two years.  She also served on the Memorial Art Gallery Board of Directors for 15 years. Regina and her husband, Stephen, live in Brighton with their two daughters, Maggie and Mary.

Kate Nearpass, CLE Committee Co-Chair, is a founding partner of Nearpass & Koegel PLLC, a law firm dedicated to providing neutral client services. Kate conducts impartial investigations in both workplace and campus settings into allegations of discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, bullying, fraud, and other misconduct. Kate's practice also includes providing Title IX services to higher education institutions, including Interim Title IX Coordinator, Hearing Officer, Appeals Officer, and informal resolution facilitator.

Lauren Maddox, Diversity Committee Co-Chair, is an Associate Attorney at Adams Leclair LLP. Originally from Miami, Florida, Lauren recently relocated to Rochester. She is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. She started her legal career as in house counsel for insurers and has experience representing clients in state and federal court. Lauren has experience representing individuals and insurers in first party property matters. Prior to joining Adams Leclair LLP, she was an associate for a defense firm in Florida.

KAREEN ZEITOUNZIAN, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chair, is Senior Counsel at Harris Beach, PLLC, where she focuses her practice on business and commercial litigation.  She also concentrates a portion of her practice on the defense of medical providers and human service agencies on federal and state compliance matters.  Prior to joining Harris Beach, Kareen served in the Appeals Department of the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, as well as in Monroe County Family Court.   

Kareen is a long-time resident of Rochester and an alumna of Pittsford Mendon High School.  She received a B.A. from the University of Rochester, cum laude, and her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.  She has been a member of GRAWA and the Monroe County Bar Association since 2006.  She also serves as an active member of local and international civic organizations, including The Rotary Club of Fairport (where she is currently serving as Co-President) and NMD United, Inc.  As a result of her dedication to pro bono work and volunteerism, she was named New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Honoree in 2009, a recipient of VLSP’s William E. McKnight Award in 2010, and a recipient of Rotary International’s Paul Harris Fellow Award in 2015.  In December 2015, Kareen was featured in The American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights’ Lawyer Spotlight, and she was later invited to author a chapter in The American Bar Association’s 2017 publication, Grit, The Secret to Advancement.  Kareen was named “One to Watch” in 2021 and 2022 by The Best Lawyers in America. 

Kareen’s grandparents were survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, and her parents were refugees of the Lebanese Civil War (1975 - 1990).  Kareen was born in Athens, Greece and immigrated with her family to the U.S. in 1981.  In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, musical and visual arts, and cultural food experiences.

LAURA A. MYERS, CLE Co-Chair, is Of Counsel at Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC. Laura is a versatile commercial litigator. She represents mid-market companies and large organizations across a variety of industries in matters integral to business operations. Laura provides risk avoidance counseling to clients to avoid costly adversarial situations and is experienced in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including arbitration and mediation.  Laura is admitted to practice law in New York and Ohio, and is a registered patent attorney.  Prior to moving to Bond, Laura was the Managing Partner of The Wolford Law Firm, LLP, which was a Certified Woman Owned Business.

Laura has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation, Labor and Employment and Personal Injury Litigation for 2020 through 2023.  Laura has received the Daily Record’s Top Women in the Law Award, the Rochester Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 award, The MCBA’s Emerging Bar Leader Award, and The Daily Record’s Up & Coming Attorneys’ Award.  Laura is a graduate of the University at Buffalo where she obtained her law degree and MBA, and served as an Articles Editor on the Buffalo Law Review.  Laura, her husband Curtis and their two children,  Jacob and Evelyn live in Pittsford.

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