Professor Susan Mangold Selected to be Juvenile Law Center’s Next Executive Director
Philadelphia, PA - Juvenile Law Center is pleased to announce that Susan Vivian Mangold, Professor of Law at SUNY Buffalo Law School, will become its next Executive Director effective October 14, 2015. Professor Mangold will succeed Bob Schwartz, co-founder of Juvenile Law Center, who will be retiring after serving as Executive Director since 1982.
Mangold, who was tapped by Juvenile Law Center’s Board after a six-month national search, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. While in law school, she was Executive Director of Harvard Legal Aid; she also co-founded the Children’s Rights Project with then-Professor (now Dean) Martha Minow.
Mangold originally joined Juvenile Law Center in 1987 on a Harvard Public Interest Law Fellowship. While at Juvenile Law Center, she co-authored the second edition of the Center’s desk book for Pennsylvania judges who heard child abuse and neglect cases. In 1992, she left Juvenile Law Center for academia.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sue back to the Juvenile Law Center family,” said Board President Barry Zubrow. “She has made significant contributions to the field since she’s been at SUNY Buffalo, and like her predecessor Bob Schwartz, has the passion, knowledge and experience to lead the superb staff at Juvenile Law Center.”
During her tenure at SUNY Buffalo, Mangold has had faculty and administration leadership roles while teaching a variety of courses on children and the law. Professor Mangold is also the co-editor of Children and the Law: Doctrine, Policy and Practice, the fifth edition of which was published in May. It is a leading law school casebook in the area of children and the law.
“Sue is the ideal person to continue Juvenile Law Center’s history of connecting theory to practice,” said Board Member Bob Reinstein, who chaired the Board search committee. “She has a strong background in child welfare, which will ensure that our work on behalf of foster youth is as effective as our efforts for youth in the justice system.”
“Sue was a star during her five years with us,” observed Schwartz. “She maintained a family court caseload, worked on policy reform, and helped shape laws to improve the lives of vulnerable children. She will be an invaluable asset to Juvenile Law Center’s team.”
Mangold will officially assume the leadership mantle following Juvenile Law Center’s 40th anniversary gala dinner to be held on October 13th in Philadelphia.
“I cannot imagine a greater honor than to return to Juvenile Law Center and join the leadership team as the Executive Director,” said Mangold. “I look forward to working with established partners and forging new relationships to improve the legal response for children in the child welfare and justice systems.”
Celebrating 40 years of successful advocacy, Juvenile Law Center is the oldest non-profit, public interest law firm for children in the nation. Juvenile Law Center uses an array of legal strategies and legislative advocacy to promote fairness, prevent harm, ensure access to appropriate services, and create opportunities for success for youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Widely published and internationally recognized as thought leaders in the field, Juvenile Law Center’s impact on the development of law and policy on behalf of children is substantial. For more information about Juvenile Law Center’s work, visit www.JLC.org.
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