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				E D U C A T I O N Cornell Law School J.D. 5/2000 Doctor of Law Cornell University B.S. 12/96 Applied Economics and Business Administration - Majoring in Agribusiness Management Corning Community College A.S. 5/94 Business Administration Class standing- Absolute first in my program, graduated with honors and distinction. O T H E R Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S 1) Attorney- Passed the New York State Bar Exam, July, 2000 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS- A) Vice President, Schuyler County Bar Association B) New York State Bar Association i) Municipal Law Section ii) Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Section Iii) Young Lawyer's Section iv) Business Law Section v) Trial Lawyers Section vi) Family Law Section vii) General practice Section 2) Former Senior Economics Professor- Alfred State College 3) Former Faculty Senate Chair- Alfred State College- I was elected Chair my first year in teaching, apparently unprecedented in State University of New York history. 4) Member - Phi Delta Phi ethics fraternity, Cornell- Former advisor to Phi Theta Kappa Honors fraternity, Alfred State College. 5) Member - Schuyler County Republican Committee 6) Thurston Town Council- I was the youngest woman ever, and the youngest person of the last century, to be elected to that position. 7) Member- American Association for the Advancement of Science ( I was considering a career in research science as an undergraduate college student, almost all of my course electives were lab sciences. I still like to keep informed.) RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Future: INTERNATIONAL BANKING CONFERENCE 2003- September 9th and 10th, 2003 I presented a forty- five page article that I wrote entitled A Comparative Analysis of Islamic Law and the Law of the United States; The Legal Approach to Interest as a Source of Profit in Banking INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES- April 9-11, 2003, 3rd Annual Conference in Florida: I was a Speaker presenting at this conference. I addressed the issue of shortfalls in bridging mental health treatment, courts, and the educational system, and how young offenders could benefit from improvements that I suggest. I am seeking, with a dedicated team, grant funding for a pilot project in Buffalo. NYSEG YOUTH SUMMIT- April 1, 2003- Spoke in three different sessions to groups of youth about the law. OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKING I spoke the Alfred State College symposium in the Fall of 2000- "Election 2000- A Woman's Perspective" The speech was attended by hundreds of people and was well received. November 8, 2001, Diversity Presentation- Alfred University I also, of course, spoke publically twice monthly as Faculty Senate Chair and as Chair of the Executive Committee, and all of the time in the classroom. I developed and on numerous occasions presented a PowerPoint software educational seminar for students considering attending Alfred State College I have extensive public speaking experience campaigning successfully for public office, I am currently running for the Schuyler County Legislature as a major party candidate.. I spoke April 11th, 2002 before the Plenary Meeting of the University Faculty Senate of New York. E X P E R I E N C E 8/00-6/02 Assistant Professor; Finance, Law, and Economics, Alfred State College, Senior Economics Professor 2001-2002 ABOVE AND BEYOND THE JOB REQUIREMENTS- 1) After only one year of teaching, I was elected Faculty Senate Chair. My understanding is that this is unprecedented in the history of the entire State University of New York system. This demonstrates that I quickly gained the confidence of my peers, who believed in me and my ability to run the large Faculty Governance Organization. As Faculty Senate Chair, I oversaw thirteen Standing and Affiliated Committees and three Ad Hoc Committees. I instituted the three Ad Hoc Committees including one on Advisement, one on Strategic Planning, and one charged with exploring the idea of a Teaching Excellence Center for Professional Development. I also began a standing committee on General Education and Assessment. It started out as an Ad Hoc Committee, but I quickly realized that this needed to be a permanent commitment. I therefor placed the Committee's elevation to a standing committee on the agenda. Despite the fact that this requires an amendment of our Faculty Senate Constitution, I was able to make the importance of this issue clear enough that its elevation to a Standing Committee was easily passed. Due to my recruitment efforts in the first two months of my Chairship twenty-two new committee members from faculty and professional staff stepped forward to volunteer to serve in the Faculty Senate, and in the first five months, there were well over 30. All served on committees. 2) Former Chair- Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate 3)Former Chair- UCT Governance Committee for Alfred State College Our Campus hosted a University College of Technologies Plenary meeting in April of 2002, as Chair of our campus UCT Committee, and as Faculty Senate chair, I was instrumental in making the state wide meeting a success. 4) Anti Defamation League Certified Diversity Trainer I am also a Certified Diversity Trainer for the Anti-Defamation League. I am certified and trained to teach others how to be Diversity Trainers. As a Certified Diversity Trainer, I worked with Alfred State College's Multicultural Director, Yantee Slobert, to increase diversity on the campus. In addition, I have a multi-ethnic family. I am a Christian, My husband is Jewish. We have five children, some adopted. One is Hispanic, one is African American, three are Native/European American. No one can question this attorney's commitment to ethnic diversity. 5) Director Engineering/Construction Trades Internship Pilot Project I directed an ongoing pilot internship grant funded project which combines the talents found in the Construction Management Program and the Construction Trades program. 6) Coordinator of Bangladesh (Bhuiyan University/Corning Community College) Articulation Agreement Effort 7) Former Alfred Faculty Leadership Team- Alfred State College's Leadership 8) I developed new courses for the Financial Planning Bachelor's Degree including Investment Planning, Tax Planning, Retirement Planning, Estate Planning and Employee Benefit Planning. I have expertise in all of these areas. I understand the budget process and economic theory. 9) I spoke the Alfred State College symposium in the Fall of 2000- "Election 2000- A Woman's Perspective" The speech was attended by hundreds of people and was well received. 9) November 8, 2001, Diversity Presentation- Alfred University 10) I developed and on numerous occasions presented a PowerPoint software educational seminar for students considering attending Alfred State College 11) Every Semester I taught an additional Diversity Class as a part of our Freshman Year Experience, without pay. 12) I frequently gave free legal advice and legal representation to students, including court appearances. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- My student evaluations were always above average for the college consistently and in almost every category. In one class, on a scale of 1-7, I got straight sevens for knowledge in my field. This demonstrates that I had the confidence and respect of my students as well as the faculty. 2/99-5/99 Cornell Law School Computer Software Support Technician for Faculty, Technical Writer, IT department Reference -Elmer Masters, now at Emory University, email at I wrote in its entirety the Cornell Law School ìs WebBoard Guide for Professors, The WebBoard Guide for Students, and the Visiting Professor's Computer Guide. I have also trained faculty and staff in WebBoard, WordPerfect, Paint, and other widely used computer programs. While employed at Alfred, I also became familiar with Banner, Bannerweb, Grade, and many other educational administration programs. This demonstrates that I am very familiar with issues in education and technology, and have the know how to access more information whatever its format, and disseminate that information to others. 6/99-8/99 Summer Equal Justice America Fellow, Chemung Neighborhood Legal Services. Reference- (607)734-1647 Attorney Phil Barton. As a law student intern working with Chemung Neighborhood Legal Services for my Equal Justice America Fellowship during the Summer of 1999. I worked in the areas of government benefits, landlord/tenant cases, and worked closely with Second Place East regarding the homeless in Elmira and their legal Problems. ABOVE AND BEYOND THE JOB REQUIREMENTS- Donations acquired- I was able to get some computers and keyboards donated to the organization early in the Summer. Later in the Summer, I got a client a (non-refundable) bus pass to Florida, and food for the trip, when the client and we thought that the client would simply be better off going home to his family. 8/98-12/98 Teaching Assistant for Professor Hay, Cornell law School I graded papers according to professor Hay's guidelines and returned them to professor Hay. Students mailed me with course related questions. Cornell- Law and Economics 5/98-8/98 Summer Intern, Cornell Legal Aid, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY As a first year Summer Intern I handled 15 cases. I worked with Barry Strom and with Joanne Minor. The four times I went to court I never lost a motion, never had an objection over ruled, or failed to get what I wanted for my client. I had a 100% success rate. I also successfully finalized and negotiated other matters. 3/97-6/97 Financial Services Representative - First Investors Corporation I advised people regarding their personal investments while waiting to go to law school. I obtained all required licenses, passing each test the first time with excellent scores. 1992-1994 Supplemental Instruction Leader and individual tutor for Business Law- Corning Community College Reference- (607) 962-9271 Dale Clark, Esq. 1987-1993 Town Councilman - Township of Thurston I won three consecutive elections, one primary and two general. I was the youngest person the last century, and the youngest women ever, to be elected to this position. I have worked in a politically sensitive position before. I am good at politics. ABOVE AND BEYOND THE JOB REQUIREMENTS- I had a special appointment as Civil Defense Coordinator, in which I was responsible for all disaster relief and civil defense planning in the town. My other responsibilities included administrative decision making for all aspects of town government including highway department issues, union negotiation, annual and special budgets, and any other matter that came before or was the duty of the town board. I am comfortable with leadership, public accountability for my actions, and the decision making process. I keep my word. I am organized and responsible. I am concerned about the community, and can be relied on, not just when things go according to plan, but also when they don't. 1982-1987 Volunteer and Homemaker- I was promoted from Lady Assistant Steward to Lecturer for the Grange, and served as an Elder for the Campbell Presbyterian Church. 1980-1981 Runway and Photographic Model, Vogue Agency, Long Island This was many years and more than a few pounds ago. I had to be well groomed and personable, smile prettily and walk gracefully. While those are the basic characteristics of a modeling career, I also learned much more. P U B L I C A T I O N S My first article for a national magazine, Backwoods Home, was called Fitting In With Your New Neighbors. My most recent article was republished and is about advanced chick hatching difficulties. I have had numerous articles published in The Cornell Law Tower. I am working on several economic theory articles. I have also worked as a free lance reporter. I have recently completed and been accepted for a conference presentation an article Entitled: A Comparative Analysis of Islamic Law and the Law of the United States; The Legal Approach to Interest as a Source of Profit in Banking I presented it at an International Banking Conference in Prato, Italy this September. I was listed in Who's Who in the East in 1999 and have been listed in Who's Who in the World, 2000, 2001, and 2002 editions. I will also be in the 2003 of Who's Who in the World, as well as the 2003 Edition of Who's Who Among American Women, and Who's Who in America. I am listed in America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals. RECENT PAST C O N F E R E N C E A N D S Y M P O S I A A T T E N D A N C E Sept. 20, 2001 SUNY Governance Leaders Conference, SUNY PLAZA, Albany, New York November 16, 2001- Sport Management Conference, SUNY Cortland Of course, I have attended numerous live Continuing Legal Education programs. C O M P U T E R S K I L L S I am comfortable with PC's and Macs. I have been employed with Cornell University Law School as a software technician and technical writer. I can do word processing, spreadsheets, graphs, accounting software, financial services software, program installation, Lexis, Westlaw, and mathematical functions, Draw, Paint, scanning, and probably anything else needful. I N T E R E S T S Politics, Finance, Law, Economic Theory, Gardening, Animal Husbandry, Writing C O M M U N I T Y S E R V I C E- I am a Foster Parent, Board Member of the Corning Choice Project, Inc., I do a lot of pro bono work, I am involved in politics, and I am Vice President of the Schuyler County Bar Association. RECENT LEGAL TRAINING The following is a chronology of my extra legal training and credit hours for the last two years. Susan BetzJitomir, Esq. 2001-2003 Biennial reporting cycle chronology Attorney ID# 3948395 CREDIT Date Title Location Ethics Skills Mang. and Prof. Pr. 12/7-8/01 Law Guardian Saratoga Springs, NY 1.5 4.5 7.5 4/6/02 Parent/Child/State Cornell, Ithaca, NY 3.5 5/30/05 Trust/Estate Plan Buffalo, NY .5 3.5. 3.5 6/7/02 Ethics and Prof Rochester, NY 4 COMPLETED YEAR ONE TOTALS 6 + 8 + 14.5 = 28.5 REQUIRED FOR YEAR ONE 3 6 7 EXCEEDED REQUIREMENTS BY 3 2 7. YEAR TWO 9/20/02 Municipal Law Corning, NY 1 1 2 2/28/03 NY Labor/Emply. Rochester, NY 1 6 3/28/03 Law Guardian I Rochester, NY 1 1.5 3.5 3/29/03 Law Guardian II Rochester, NY 1 1 3.5 4/2/03 Family Ct. Pract. Buffalo, NY 2 3 2.5 CREDIT Ethics Skills Mang. and Prof. Pr. COMPLETED YEAR TWO TOTALS 6 + 6.5 + 17.5= 30 COMPLETED YEAR TWO TOTALS WITH CARRYOVER 6 + 8.5 + 23.5= 38 ACTUAL BIENNIAL TOTALS 12 + 14.5 + 32 = 58.5 BIENNIAL REQUIRED 6 12 14 EXCEEDED BIENNIAL REQUIRED 6 2.5 18.