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Straus Institute Staff

Office Phone: 310-506-4655
Office Fax: 310-506-4437
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Straus Staff

Staff from Left to Right
Top: Connie Lee, Judy Norris, Shellee Warnes, Joanna Reese, and Katie Maruhnich
Bottom: Jeannie Jakstis, Thomas Stipanowich, Sarah Gonzales, Lori Rushford, Timothy Pownall, Randi Saxer, Peter Robinson and John McCrory 

Peter Robinson
Managing Director and School of Law Professor

  • Teaching, Administration and Research
  • JD Student Advising

Thomas J. Stipanowich
William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution,
Academic Director and School of Law Professor

  • Teaching, Administration and Research

Shellee Warnes
Associate Director

  • Administration
  • Academic Programs

Timothy Pownall
Assistant Director and Adjunct Professor

  • Non-Legal Student Advising
  • Director, PACIS Project in Faith Based Diplomacy

Sarah Gonzales
Assistant Director

  • Recruitment, Marketing and Admissions
  • MBA Student Advising

John McCrory
School of Law Professor

  • Attorney Student Advising

Bob Uhl (not pictured)
Director, Investor Advocacy Clinic and Adjunct Professor

Judith Hale Norris
Assistant Director, Investor Advocacy Clinic

Joanna Reese
Program Administrator

  • Externship Development and Management
  • Career Services

Marcelo Rosadilla (not pictured)
Program Administrator for International Students and Programs

  • Recruitment and Marketing
  • Straus International Ambassador Program 

Lori Rushford
Program Administrator

  • Training Programs and Conferences

Jeannie Jakstis
Coordinator

  • Assists Non-Legal Students
  • Assists Professor Tom Stipanowich

Connie Lee
Coordinator

  • Assists Attorney Students
  • Faculty Coordinator

Katie Maruhnich
Coordinator

  • Assists Academic Programs
  • Assists Training Programs and Conferences

Randi Saxer
Coordinator

  • Assists JD Students
  • Assists Professor Peter Robinson