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Nitza Milagros Escalera, Esq., 1981 Graduate Fellow
Ms. Escalera holds a BA from Le Moyne College, MS in Rehabilitation
Counseling from Syracuse University, MPA from New York University, JD
from Columbia University School of Law, and a MEd from the Teachers
College of Columbia University. Ms. Escalera currently lives in
Brooklyn, NY.
Nitza’s
resume speaks volume about her passion and expertise in the fields of
education, advocacy and the law. Early in her career, she served as
Executive Director for the East Harlem College & Career Counseling
Program, Inc. where she provided educational and career counseling to
middle and high school students in East Harlem. In 1987, she joined the
New York City Commission on Human Rights where Nitza mediated and
prosecuted discrimination complaints, and conducted training workshops
for city employees and community organizations on New York City's human
rights law with a focus HIV/AIDS related discrimination.
From 1990-1994, she provided legal counsel to the Community Service
Society of New York, litigating cases on behalf of the economically
disadvantaged in the areas of health, education and environmental
justice. She also helped monitor city, state, and federal health
legislation, regulations and policies relevant to the corporation’s
health agenda.
For the past 12 years, Nitza has served as the Assistant Dean of
Student Affairs for Fordham University’s School of Law. In her free
time, Nitza is a regular participant in Fordham’s Habitat for Humanity
Project. She also assists not-for-profit and religious organizations
draft and file incorporation papers, file applications for federal
tax-exempt status and update corporation by-laws. Nitza is a past
Chair-Elect and Chair of the Section on Student Services for the
Association of American Law Schools, Inc, and served on numerous boards
including the Body Positive, Inc., Hispanic AIDS Forum, Inc., Latina
Roundtable on Health and Reproductive Rights, Inc., and was a Board of
Trustees Member for LeMoyne College.
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