Staff

Staff:
Ilana M. Knopf, J.D.
Director

Kerry Malloy Snyder, J.D.
Assistant Director

Whitney S. Dodds, J.D.
Staff Attorney

Sarah M. Herbert, J.D.
Staff Attorney

Ilana M. Knopf, J.D.
Director
Ilana M. Knopf  is the director of the Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy.  Prior to joining the Center, she served as Counsel to the Tobacco Project of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) in Washington, DC.  There, she assisted states interpret, implement and enforce the provisions of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreements.  Ilana has previously served as a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and in pro bono capacity as a voter protection attorney in Arkansas and counsel for Women Empowered Against Violence in Washington, DC.  She received a J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was managing editor of The Journal of Constitutional Law, a board member of the Guild Food Stamp Clinic and president of the Environmental Law Society.  In conjunction with a legislative clinic, she served as legislative aide to Pennsylvania state Senator Stewart Greenleaf, Chair of the Judiciary Committee.  Ilana received a B.A., magna cum laude from Boston University.

Kerry Malloy Snyder, J.D.
Assistant Director
Kerry Snyder is the assistant director for the Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy. Prior to joining the Center, she served as an associate counsel with the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services where she provided legal advice and drafted legislation for the members of the New Jersey Legislature. Her previous experience includes working as an associate with the law firm of Sidney L. Gold & Associates, P.C., and as the legislative director and chief of staff in the office of Massachusetts State Senator Steven Tolman. Kerry received a J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School with a Certificate of Concentration in Health and Biomedical Law and was a founding member of the Journal of Health and Biomedical Law. She received a B.A. in Psychology from Boston University.

Whitney S. Dodds, J.D.
Staff Attorney
Whitney Dodds is a staff attorney for the Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy. She is a 2011 graduate of New England Law | Boston where she was the Symposium Editor for the New England Journal of International and Comparative Law and was the recipient of the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award. Whitney began working with the Center as a student at its inception in 2009. Whitney received a B.A. in History from the College of Wooster.

Sarah M. Herbert, J.D.
Staff Attorney
Sarah Herbert is a staff attorney for the Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy. She graduated from New England Law | Boston, magna cum laude, in 2011 and was co-chair of the Environmental Law Society. Sarah recently completed a fellowship with the Center for Law and Social Responsibility where she worked with Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI), an organization that focuses on integrating sound science with policy to promote integrity in public policy related to biomass energy. Sarah received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire.