1. DEBRA M. LUCA
1816 East 54th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11234
(917) 863-9359
debraluca@optonline.net
EDUCATION St. John’s University, Jamaica NY
Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies-May 1997
Cumulative index 3.6/4.0
EXPERIENCE City University of New York Brooklyn College Brooklyn 2011-present
Academic Advising Coordinator for Brooklyn College Academy
· Coordinate with Brooklyn College’s (BC) Office of Admissions, Immunizations, Registrar, Bursar and
Budget Management to admit and register students forappropriate Early College cohort and waiver classes in
line with the deadlines established by BC
· Responsible for making certain that any necessary drop or withdrawal forms are collected, copied and
delivered to the BC Registrar by the appropriate deadlines established by BC
· Establish an ongoing communication with department chairs at BC in an effort to obtain qualified teaching
adjuncts for our courses.Interview potential teaching adjunct candidates thus establishing,from the beginning,
a line of communication with them. Work in support of our Adjunct Professors and Advisors by working along
side them to acquire textbooks, collect textbooks, and establish guidelines for students’performance. Work
directly with the Adjunct Professors at both of our locations on a daily basis to track student progress in order
to assure student success
· Work diligently with the Center for Student Disability to assist both professors and students with disabilities
to meet students’needs
· Collect and maintain reports on data concerning Early College student applications,enrollments and success
for use by the Brooklyn College Academy administration and BC for use in reports to CUNY Central, The New
York City Department of Education, MCNC and NCREST
· Responsible for coordinating the budget process by meeting with the administration, guidance counselors and
finance manager to establish and see to it that we offer classes that will meet the needs of the greatest number
of students.Budget Administrator for all of our purchases and funds transfers to individual departments within
the college as well as outside vendors.Advising the administration on potential cost-saving opportunities to
maximize the use of our finances. Act as Payroll Administrator ensuring that all of our adjuncts,lab
technicians and college assistants are appointed,processed with Human Resources and receive their pay in a
timely fashion
· Actively participate in all CUNY Early College Initiative meetings which has prompted the request for me to
participate in related sub-committees with other CUNY members and Early College Liaisons. The purpose of
our bi-monthly meetings is to develop new and better ways to improve the Early College Program while
utilizing resources at the college level, to discuss Early College student policies and requirements for our
college courses and to foster better communication between the Early College schools and University
Admissions. The sub-committees are formed as needed by the CUNY Early College Initiative and the Early
College Liaisons
· Assist in the screening, processing,and orientation of applicants to Early College waiver and cohort courses
· Ensuring that students at Brooklyn College Academy's Main and Campus sites are aware of Early College and
other collaborative program offerings by promoting their availability at each grade level to parents and
students.Ihave created a detailed brochure and othermaterials to guide students in their journey through the
Early College program
· Collaborate with high school guidance counselors to identify and reach out to potential candidates for Early
College and other collaborative programs. Work with the College Now Director to develop potential summer
courses to be offered to students. Coordinate with administration and the College Now Director to promote,
advertise and register students forthese newly developed College Now summer classes.
· Schedule and facilitate ongoing meetings with Brooklyn College Academy administration, Early College
course instructors,and high schooladvisory teachers to discuss student progress,ongoing challenges,and
program plans
· Advisorto two Early College courses
· Coordinate the Senior Student Survey for NCREST
· Administer a practice English Exit Exam for al students enrolled in ENG 1010. Also, administer and English
writing assessment to students hoping to enroll in ENG 1010 in the Fall semester. Our strongest writers partake
in a Spring English Workshop to review for the college level course.
· Participate in the MCNC Summer Professional Development Institute as well as other related meetings

2. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP New York City 2005-2006
Consultant
· Responsible for developing a Lotus Notes database to collect detailed information on firm wide matters for all
departments including Bankruptcy, Corporate, Governance and Litigation. This information is used to feed the
Firm’s website and internal publications
· Supervised temporary employees in collecting, analyzing and entering all firm wide information into the
Lotus Notes Database
· Trained new and current employees on entering and using the Lotus Notes
Shearman & Sterling LLP New York City 2004-2005
Senior M&A Business Analyst
· Supervised in reporting firm-wide information externally to media entities in order to maximize the number of
deals they accept and increase the Firms worldwide rankings
· Supervised and assisted in collecting and analyzing profiles for the inclusion in Marquee (Internal
Knowledgebase)
· Interpreted existing worldwide dataflow internally and recommended an effective interdepartmental solution
· Provided text for the M&A Groups quarterly newsletter “M&A Focus” and coordinated the production with
the editor, article authors and design team
· Coordinated M&A marketing information such as partner bios, website text, external deal lists and deal
descriptions,Global and European experience maps and other related materials
· Communicated with internal marketing and communications teams in providing information to key directories
and publications such as The American Lawyer, Chambers, IFLR 1000 and Global Counsel
· Interacted with global technology department in the deployment of Marquee worldwide as well as the training
of appropriate staff members
· Interacted with global technology department regarding problems, upgrades and integration of department
information in other applications
· Responsible for training of new employees and creating team manuals
· Assisted in various administrative and business related projects for the M&A Group
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP New York City 1997-2004
Corporate Business Analyst (2001-2004)
Knowledgebase Coordinator (2001)
Senior Corporate Legal Assistant (1997-2001)
COMPUTER
USAGE
Working knowledge of personal computers, DOCS Open, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Lotus Notes,
DTE, CD Entry, Elite, Extensity, Marquee