Scott Fein served as an assistant counsel to New York State Governors Hugh Carey and Mario Cuomo and before that as a prosecutor. He currently serves as chair of the board of advisors of the Government Law Center of Albany Law School, a member of the Governor’s Task Force on Public Authority Reform, senior advisor to the Center for Law & Policy Solutions at the Rockefeller Institute, counsel to the New York State Archives Trust, chair of the State Bar Association’s annual program in Albany on Ethics and Civility, and previously, as the Chief Judge’s appointment to the New York State Permanent Commission on Sentencing. He has contributed to and edited numerous publications about state government, including, “Making of a Modern Constitution: The Prospects for Constitutional Reform in New York State,” “Protections in the New York State Constitution Beyond the Federal Bill of Rights,” “Rural Justice in New York State: Challenges and Recommendations,” “New York: A Laboratory for Innovative Public Policy,” and, “Upon Arriving in America: Legal Issues in Immigration.” He is the editor of recently published, "Immigration: Key to the Future – The Benefits of Resettlement to Upstate New York." Scott received his law degree from Georgetown Law School and master’s in law from New York University Law School. He is a partner at Whiteman Osterman and Hanna.

Laura V. González-Murphy is the director of immigration policy and research at the New York State Department of State, where she serves as lead policy advisor on the State’s response to federal immigration policies. In this capacity she has led the design and implementation of unique initiatives to ameliorate the human impact of the latest federal immigration policies and demographic flows, such as the Golden Door program and the Ramirez June Navigator. Prior to this position she served as director of the Department of State’s Office for New Americans (ONA), overseeing the operation of the Office’s network of service provides across the state and the implementation of NaturalizeNY. She has also served as consultant on immigration policy issues with the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Welcoming International, and the Mexican Congress. Prior to this position she was a research assistant professor at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the University at Albany, where she taught a variety of courses on foreign policy, immigration, human rights, and immigration and Latin American politics. She is the recipient of several awards, such as: El Diario’s Mujeres Destacadas, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry’s Mexican American Leader, and, in 2020, she was awarded Mexico’s highest recognition granted to individuals who have dedicated their lives to improving the well-being of Mexicans and other Latinos outside its borders—the Othli Award. González-Murphy earned her PhD in comparative politics and in international relations from the University at Albany.

David Dyssegaard Kallick is the director of the Immigration Research Initiative (IRI). He is the author of numerous studies of the economic and fiscal aspects of immigration at the national, state, metro area, and local level with a particular focus on the regions of New York State. Kallick has led studies which have explored immigrant economic contributions, immigrant business ownership, refugee integration, and the role of immigrants in economic revitalization. In addition to his work at IRI, he is a visiting assistant professor at the Pratt Institute’s Graduate School for City and Regional Planning.

Sarah Rogerson directs the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, an experiential course through which students represent immigrant victims of crime including child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, and sexual assault. Her students also regularly participate in related legislative advocacy and community outreach initiatives. Rogerson worked as a public interest attorney in Newark, New Jersey and has represented immigrant adults and children in cases involving torture, domestic violence, and human trafficking at a human rights non-profit in Dallas, Texas. Her scholarship is focused on the intersections between domestic violence, family law, race, gender, international law and immigration law and policy.