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Blake Law Center

Departmental Staff

Admissions

Tea Wilmot

Téa Wilmot

Assistant Dean of Law Admissions

B.S., Russell Sage College
J.D., Western New England University School of Law | Springfield

Email: tea.wilmot@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1286
Office: 152

Giselle Hernandez

Giselle Hernandez

Assistant Director of Law Admissions

B.A. Western New England University

Email: giselle.hernandez@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1624
Room: 151

 

Marcella Haynes

Marcella Haynes

Office Manager

B.S., Western New England University

Email: marcella.haynes@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-796-2188
Office: Room 148

Career Services

Melanie Lewis

Melanie Lewis

Assistant Dean of Law Career Services

B.S., Sarah Lawrence College
J.D., Western New England University School of Law

Email: melanie.lewis@wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1769
Office: 25B

Center for Social Justice

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Zachary Bleckner

Center Director

B.A. Brown University
J.D. Stanford Law School 

Email: zachary.bleckner@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-796-2103
Office: 131
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Jordana Harper

Stafff Attorney

B.A. Mount Holyoke College
M.A Endicott College
C.A.G.S., Lesley University
J.D. Western New England University School of Law

Email: jordana.harper-ewert@wne.edu
Phone: 413-796-2161
Office: 128

Tehya Karas

Tehya Karas

Administrative Paralegal

B.S. Western New England University

Email:  Tehya.karas@wne.edu
Phone: 413-796-2101
Office: Room 127A

Dean's Suite

Zelda Harris

Zelda Harris

Dean

B.S., Syracuse University
J.D., Washington University School of Law

Email: zelda.harris@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1413
Room: 140

Bridgette Baldwin

Bridgette Baldwin

Associate Dean of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Professor of Law

B.A., Marquette University
J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School
Ph.D., Northeastern University

Email: bridgette.baldwin@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-796-2365
Office: 316

Dale-Marie Dahlke

Dale-Marie Dahlke

Director of Operations and Assistant to the Dean

A.A.S., Coastal Carolina Community College

Email: dalemarie.dahlke@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1413
Room: 139

Justin Dion

Justin Dion

Associate Dean of Student Success and Professor of Legal Skills

B.S., Southern Connecticut State University
M.A., Southern Connecticut State University
J.D., Western New England University School of Law

Email: justin.dion@law.wne.edu 
Phone: 413-782-1751
Office: 143

Luwam Dirar

Luwam Dirar

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law

LL.B, University of Asmara
LL.M, Cornell Law School
J.S.D., Cornell Law School
Email: luwam.dirar@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-2341
Office: 141

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Yessenia Guzman

Director of JD Access

B.S., University of Saint Joseph
M.Ed., Concordia University
J.D., Western New England University
Email: yessenia.guzman@wne.edu
Office: 133

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Tiffanny Smith

Director of Academic Bar Success

B.A., Marshall University
J.D., Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Email: Tiffanny.Smith@wne.edu
Office: 118

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Timothy Webster

Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and Associate Professor of Law

BA, Yale University
MA, Yale University
JD, Cornell Law School
LLM, Cornell Law School

Email: timothy.webster@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1421
Office: 301

Faculty Assistant

Sandra Marques

Sandra Marques

Faculty Assistant

A.S., Springfield Technical Community College

Email: smarques@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1442

Law Library

Nicole Belbin

Nicole Belbin

Associate Dean for Library & Information Resources and Associate Professor of Law

A.S., Bay Path University
B.S., Western New England University
M.S.L.I.S., Drexel University
J.D., Western New England University

Email: nbelbin@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1484
Office: 109

Kathy Layer

Kathy Layer

Associate Director

B.A., University of Massachusetts
M.L.I.S., San Jose State University

Email: kathy.layer@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1309
Office: 112

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Stephen Donkor

Research & Emerging Technologies Librarian

B.A., Assumption University
J.D., Western New England University

Email: sd610611@wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1454
Office: 112

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Anna Hinman

Acquisitions Specialist

B.S., Western New England University
P.S.M, University of Connecticut

Email: Anna.Hinman@wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1472
Office: 109A

Diane Swanson

Diane Swanson

Circulation/Serials Specialist 

Certified Meeting Professional, Convention Industry Council

Email: diane.swanson@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1705
Office: Circulation 112

Erica Torrellas

Erica Torrellas

User Experience Librarian

B.A., Mount Holyoke College  
M.L.I.S., Simmons University  

Email: erica.torrellas@wne.edu
Phone: 413-796-2098
Office: 111

Non-JD Programs

Fred Royal

Fred Royal

Associate Dean of Graduate Legal Studies and Professor of Law

B.A., University of Massachusetts
J.D., Cornell Law School
LL.M., Boston School of Law 

Email: froyal@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1422
Office: 336

Carmen Alexander Blatch

Carmen Alexander Blatch

Assistant Director of Non-JD programs

A.S., Springfield Technical Community College

Email: calexander@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1426
Office: 134

Office of Clinical Programs

Robert Statchen

Robert Statchen

Associate Dean of Experiential Learning
Associate Clinical Professor of Law

B.A., Clark University
M.B.A., University of Connecticut
J.D., Chicago-Kent College School of Law
LL.M., Boston University

rstatchen@law.wne.edu
413-782-1553
Office: 119C

Marie Fletcher

Marie Fletcher

Clinical Programs Administrator

B.A., Eastern University

Email: mfletcher@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1469
Office: 119A

Registrar

Terese Chenier

Terese Chenier

Law School Registrar

A.S., Bay Path College
A.S., Holyoke Community College
B.S., Western New England University

Email: tchenier@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1402
Office: 146

Brenna Andersen

Brenna Andersen

Law Records Clerk

A.S., Holyoke Community College
B.S., Westfield State

Email: brenna.andersen@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1403