Mary Porter is the Assistant Dean of Enrollment and Student Services at NYU Wagner. She began her public service career as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Since then, she has worked in public service in many capacities, including criminal justice policy development, project oversight with the Mayor's Office of the City of New York and streamlining the legal department at the City Medical Examiner‘s Office. She earned her law degree at Temple University School of Law and a Bachelor of Business Administration focusing on international business and finance at Howard University.