Melissa Beck
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Management

Melissa M. Beck is the Chief Executive Officer of Legal Information for Families Today, a non-profit dedicated to enhancing access to justice for children and families throughout New York State. During her time at LIFT, Beck has grown the budget from $320,000 to over $2.6 million, seen a 45% increase in individual donors and expanded the Board of Directors. Prior to her work at LIFT, Beck was Senior Planner at the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, an alternative to incarceration provider, and Associate Director of the National Associates Program at the Vera Institute of Justice. Her experience as a litigator includes serving as Assistant District Attorney in the Kings County District DA’s Office, Appellate Counsel at the Center for Appellate Litigation, and Associate at Brafman & Ross, P.C. Beck was previously on the faculty at Fordham University. She earned her BA in Women’s Studies from Hampshire College, and her JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.











Areas of Expertise

  • Law & Regulation
  • Management
  • Public & Nonprofit Orgs.