Dave's AILA Resume

Below is a detailed list of Dave's professional life with AILA

SUMMARY OF AILA SERVICE

Board of Governors

Elected Director, 2021-Present (Term Ends June 2025)

Committees

Governance Committee

Member, 2024-Present

USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Committee

Member, 2023-Present

Annual Conference Planning Committee

Member, 2019, 2020, 2022, Present

Membership Committee

Member, 2023-2024

Political Engagement Task Force

Member, 2023-2024

Board Efficiency and Effectiveness Taskforce

Member, 2023-2024

Innovation & Technology Committee

Member, 2022-2023

Bylaws Committee

Member, 2022-2023

Fall Conference Committee

Member, 2022

Media Advocacy Committee

Member, 2021-2022

AILA Military Committee

Member, 2021-2022

USCIS Case Assistance Committee

Member, 2020-2021

Vermont Service Center Liaison Committee

Chair, 2019-2020

Vice Chair, 2017-2019

Member, 2016-2020

Fundamentals Conference Planning Committee

Member, 2016, 2017

New Members Division National Steering Committee

Member, 2015-2016

Upstate New York Chapter New Members Division Committee

Chair / Liaison, 2014-2017

Upstate New York Chapter Law School Committee

Chair / Liaison, 2015-2017

Awards

President’s Commendation (AILA National), 2024

Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award (AILA National), 2019

Mark T. Kenmore Mentor of the Year Award (Upstate New York Chapter), 2018

Speaker

AILA NATIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

AILA Annual Conference, 2016, 2018-2019, 2021-2025

Numerous Conferences, Webinars and Roundtables, 2016-Present

CHAPTER SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Northern Border Conference (Upstate New York), 2014-2016, 2019, 2024

New England Chapter Brownbag, 2024

Canada Chapter Conference, 2024

OTHER NON-PROFIT EXPERIENCE

Seneca Park Zoo Society Board of Trustees, 2024-Present

Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, Inc. Board of Directors, 2015-2018

EDUCATION / LICENSES

Cornell Law School, Juris Doctor

New York Law License

Ontario, Canada Foreign Legal Consultant