Admin

Amy Envall 

Amy Envall
General Counsel

Administrator:
Cindy Valentin
(407) 317-3200
x2002972

  • School Board Relations
  • Inter-Governmental Relations
  • Litigation Management
  • School Board Policies Management

Keshara Cowans

Keshara Cowans
Staff Attorney
EEO/Equity/Title IX Officer

Paralegal:
Bianca Gonzalez Tomassini
(407) 317-3200
x2002928


  • Equal Employment Opportunity Officer (EEO) and Equity Officer
  • Title IX Officer
  • Discrimination Claims
  • Oversees Legal Services Internship Program
  • OCPS District Police Matters

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Vivian Cocotas
Associate General Counsel 
Ethics Compliance Officer

Senior Paralegal:
Joanne Montalvo
(407) 317-3200
x2002031

  • Lobbying & Ethics (Ethics Compliance Officer)
  • Contracts (review, negotiate, disputes for Procurement, HR, ESE)
  • Annual financial disclosure
  • Fundraising, marketing, and revenue generating concerns
  • Philanthropic matters and OCPS Foundation support
  • Whistleblower claims
  • Procurement
  • Public records requests & FERPA matters

Jad Brewer
Jad M. Brewer
Staff Attorney

Paralegal:
Eric Dolhon

(407) 317-3700
x2023726
  • Real Estate Development
  • Facility Use Management
  • Construction, Land Use and Zoning Matters

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Sarah Kopesky
Staff Attorney

Senior Paralegal:
Joanne Montalvo
(407) 317-3200
x2002031

  • ESE and Section 504 Issues; ADA as it relates to students; service animals
  • IDEA Issues; IEPs, state complaints, due process, testing, behavioral supports, and some restraint and seclusion issues
  • Student discipline and threat assessments when it relates to students with disabilities
  • OCR and other student-related complaints
  • District and School Threat Assessment (primary contact)
  • Small Claims Litigation

Alkeyvia Hayes

Alkeyvia Haynes
Staff Attorney

Paralegal:
Bianca Gonzalez Tomassini 
(407) 317-3200
x2002928

  • FERPA
  • Student Enrollment / Rezoning
  • Student Custody / Parental Disputes
  • Student Discipline / DJJ
  • Truancy
  • Curriculum

John Palmerini

John Palmerini
Deputy General Counsel

Administrator:
Cindy Valentin
(407) 317-3200
x2002972

  • FHSAA and athletics issues (student eligibility issues; releases for participation in athletics)
  • Magnet Programs
  • School Choice (mostly charter schools approval, denial, and appeals)
  • Employee and human relations Issues
  • Employee benefits and retirement services
  • Labor relations
  • Workers Compensation
  • Procurement (prosecute bid protests)

Jay Cardinali

Jay Cardinali
ADA Compliance Officer

(407)250-6248

 
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance Officer
  • ADA Accessible Design Guidelines (ADAAG) for ADA Building Code Compliance
  • EEO Investigator
  • Reasonable Accommodation Requests
  • ASL Interpreter Requests & Compliance
  • Assistive Technology Specialist
  • Website Accessibility Compliance