Departmental Staff

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

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

Office Manager

B.S., Western New England University

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

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

Zachary Bleckner

Center Director

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

Tehya Karas

Administrative Paralegal

B.S. Western New England University

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

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

Bidgette 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

Erin Buzuvis

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

B.S., University of New Hampshire
J.D., Cornell Law School

Email: ebuzuvis@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1405
Office: 141

Dale-Marie Dahlke

Office Manager

A.A.S., Coastal Carolina Community College

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

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: 133

Luwam Dirar

Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development 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: 305

Sandra Marques

Faculty Assistant

A.S., Springfield Technical Community College

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

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: 112

Christopher Collins

Researching/Emerging Technologies Librarian

B.A., Georgia State University
M.L.I.S., University of Alabama
J.D., University of Alabama

Email: christopher.collins@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1454
Office: 110

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

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

User Experience Librarian

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

Email: erica.torrellas@wne.edu
Phone: 413-796-2098
Office: 109

Matt Wilkinson

Acquisitions Specialist

B.A., Simpson College

Email: matthew.wilkinson@law.wne.edu
Phone: 413-782-1472
Office: 109A

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

Assistant Director of Non-JD programs.

A.S., Springfield Technical Community College

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

Marie Fletcher

Clinical Programs Administrator

B.A.A., Eastern University

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

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

Law Records Clerk

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

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