MOLLY MALLIA, State Director, is an Associate at Damon & Morey LLP, practicing in the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. Ms. Mallia also is a member of the Bar Association of Erie County and New York State Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in all state courts New York as well as the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. In addition to her numerous professional activities, Ms. Mallia is a tutor for the Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo & Erie County, Inc. and a board member for University at Buffalo Law School’s GOLD Group. She received her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School in 2005. While attending law school, Ms. Mallia was an Articles Editor for the Buffalo Law Review (2004-2005) and a member of the Desmond Moot Court Board. Ms. Mallia received her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2002; she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, and the Golden Key National Honor Society. In 2001, she also spent a semester at the International Institute in Madrid, Spain as part of the Study Abroad Program in Spanish Language.