Vannesa joined the University’s Office of the General Counsel in 2012. Prior to her appointment at Yale, Vannesa served as Assistant University Counsel at Princeton and was an Associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLC. Vannesa earned her A.B. from Princeton University and her J.D. from the University of Michigan. Her work focuses primarily in the practice areas of Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Student & Academic Affairs. Vannesa is a member of the Undergraduate Organizations Committee. She served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys from 2015-2018. She also chaired its Latino Lawyers Affinity Group from 2013-2015 and served on the Board Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion from 2016-2018 and 2019-2021.