Regina Calcaterra
 Regina Calcaterra      (lawyer, author) | |
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| Born | November 9, 1966 New York |
| Alma mater | Seton Hall, SUNY New Paltz |
| Interests | foster homes |
American attorney who wrote of her childhood in foster homes and homelessness. | |
Regina Marie Calcaterra is an American attorney, a founding partner of Calcaterra Pollack LLP law firm, and a New York Times best-selling author. She was Executive Director to two of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s investigatory commissions, Chief Deputy to Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, and Deputy General Counsel to both the New York State Insurance Fund and New York City Employees’ Retirement System.
Early life and education
Calcaterra spent her childhood in and out of foster homes and homelessness with her four siblings as chronicled in her memoir and New York Times Best-Seller Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island (2013).
Calcaterra was the plaintiff in the case In Re: the Parentage of Regina Marie Calcaterra,[1] the first case of its kind in the United States that allowed an adult child to determine their true parentage via DNA paternity testing.
Calcaterra graduated from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 1988 and Seton Hall University School of Law in 1996.[2]
Government work
From 2013 to 2014 Calcaterra was executive director of the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.[3] The commission was disbanded by the governor in March 2014. In August 2014, Governor Cuomo appointed Calcaterra deputy general counsel to the New York State Insurance Fund.[4]
Calcaterra is a frequent commentator on policy and politics, appearing on CNBC, Newsday, and other media outlets.[5][6]
Publications
Calcaterra’s New York Times best seller Etched in Sand tells how she and her siblings survived an abusive childhood, the foster-care system, and intermittent homelessness.[7] It has been featured on a CBS Sunday Morning "Science of Survival" segment,[8] Inside Edition,[9] the New York Post,[10] People magazine, and Newsday.[11]
She is the coauthor of Girl Unbroken: A Sister's Harrowing Journey from the Streets of Long Island to Farms of Idaho.
References
- ↑ In Re: The Parentage of Regina Marie Calcaterra (28 October 2002). Court of Appeals of Washington (accessed via Caselaw.FindLaw.com). Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ↑ https://utilitystormmanagement.moreland.ny.gov/press-release/moreland-commission-co-chairs-abrams-and-lawsky-announce-appointment-executive.html
- ↑ http://publiccorruption.moreland.ny.gov/sites/default/files/moreland_report_final.pdf
- ↑ Odato, James (1 August 2014) "Moreland Exec Director to Be Deputy Counsel of SIF." TimesUnion.com. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ↑ Calcaterra, Regina M. (14 December 2010). "Tax Package Would Help Suburbs." NewsDay.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ Calcaterra, Regina (25 May 2011). "Guest Spot: We Must Pass the State Tax Cap Test." The Suffolk Times (SuffolkTimes.TimesReview.com). Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ↑ Finn, Lisa (30 May 2014). "New Suffolk’s Regina Calcaterra’s ‘Etched in Sand’ rises to #4 on NYT Best Seller List." SouthOldLocal.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "The Science of Survival" (20 October 2013). CBSNews.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "'Etched In Sand' Documents Attorney Overcoming Brutal, Homeless Childhood" (16 August 2013). InsideEdition.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ "I Was Homeless--Now I'm Fabulous" (6 August 2013). NYPost.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ↑ Janison, Dan (17 March 2013). "HarperCollins publishes Suffolk attorney's story of a painful past." Newsday.com. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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