Meet Our Faculty

Pamela D. Bass, Esp. is a partner at Thomas, Drohan, Waxman, & Petigrow LLP in the mid-Hudson Valley of New York. She received her undergraduate degree with honors from Brown University, her M.Ed. from the University of Texas at Austin, and her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Ms. Bass serves as labor/employment and general counsel for k-12 public school districts and higher education clients. She is involved in collective bargaining, employee discipline, and labor relations. In addition, she counsels clients in the areas of board governance, Title IX, sexual harassment, civil rights, interscholastic/intercollegiate athletics, student discipline, bullying and harassment, and the creation or review of policies/regulations/handbooks. Ms. Bass has been recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star from 2021-2025 for her work in labor/employment law and school/education law. Prior to receiving her J.D. degree, Ms. Bass had 19 years of experience in higher education and intercollegiate athletics, serving as an NCAA Division I Head and Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach. She has extensive experience in NCAA compliance and served on university and athletic conference committees on leadership, gender equity, and diversity. Ms. Bass is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the State of Connecticut. She frequently presents on labor/employment and education matters across the State of New York. She served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Connecticut School of Law teaching Higher Education Law. Ms. Bass joined the firm as a law clerk in 2014, while she was in law school, hired as an associate in 2016, and named partner in 2023.

Natasha Johnson currently serves as the Director of Program Operations for Communities in Schools of the Tr-Cities. She previously served the same organization as a Site Coordinator for 8 years connecting students with resources and services to support their growth and development. Natasha is passionate about helping youth access the services and support they need to be successful in school and in life.

La Wonder is a Queer African American pastor, chaplain, and full-spectrum doula. She serves as Chaplain at an HBCU, where she provides interfaith spiritual care and advocacy for students, especially LGBTQIA+ voices. As founder of Womb to Wings, she supports people through life’s sacred passages, from birth to death. She is a passionate advocate for reproductive justice, women’s health, and self-care as a radical act of survival. La Wonder also creates through her podcast Good Morning Vaginas, celebrating the sacredness of Black queer womanhood.

Dr. Cathy Moffitt most recently served as Senior Vice President and Aetna Chief Medical Officer at CVS Health. She and her team lead the integration and delivery of clinical and population health solutions in support of Aetna members, customers and provider partners. Dr. Moffitt began her career in managed health as a Medical Director for Vista Health Plan, a legacy company of Coventry Health Care and then Aetna. She also served as the company’s Executive Lead of State Programs, overseeing the Medicaid, CHIP and long-term care programs. Dr. Moffitt served as the Chief of Hospital Pediatrics at Broward Health from 1997 to 2005. Dr. Moffitt completed her residency training in general pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric infectious diseases at Duke University Medical Center. She received her MD from the University of South Florida, College of Medicine and her BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.