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Regina M. Calcaterra (born 1966) is an American attorney and a New York Times Best Selling author. She is an attorney working for the State of New York and formerly served as the executive director to two recent New York State Moreland Commissions, including the Utility Storm Preparedness and Response Commission and the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption. She has been serving as deputy general counsel to the New York State Insurance Fund (SIF) since July 2014.〔http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/217960/moreland-exec-director-to-be-deputy-counsel-of-sif/〕 Her appointment followed her service as Chief Deputy County Executive to Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone. She is also an advocate for foster children and formerly served as a frequent commentator of policy and politics appearing on CNBC, Newsday, and other local media outlets.〔''CNBC.com'' (2009-09-01). ("Bonus Bashing." ) Video.〕〔Calcaterra, Regina M. (2010-12-14). ("Tax Package Would Help Suburbs." ) ''NewsDay.com''. Retrieved 2015-09-25.〕〔Calcaterra, Regina (2011-05-25). ("Guest Spot: We Must Pass the State Tax Cap Test." ) ''The Suffolk Times'' (''SuffolkTimes.TimesReview.com''). Retrieved 2015-09-25.〕 == Early life and education == Calcaterra was born and raised in Suffolk County, N.Y. with her four siblings, she grew up largely in and out of homelessness and foster care when abandoned by their single mother. Throughout her youth there were several weeks and months at a time where she was the sole caregiver of her younger siblings.〔''Bulls & Bears'', Fox News Channel. June 13, 2009.〕 At the age of 14, she legally emancipated herself from her mother; she then aged out of foster care, at the age of 21 while putting herself through college,〔Shultz, Erin (2011-03-30). ("Reintroducing Regina Calcaterra, Foster Child Advocate." ) North Fork Patch (''Patch.com''). Retrieved 2015-09-28.〕 and later discussed these events in her memoir, ''Etched in Sand'' (2013). She serves as a board member of You Gotta Believe, an organization that addresses the homeless children population by working to get foster children adopted, specifically older foster children. Regina is often asked to speak to international, national, and local organizations on the need to change policy towards preparing older foster children for potential adoption. Calcaterra was the plaintiff in the case ''In Re Parentage Regina M. Calcaterra'',〔(In Re: The Parentage of Regina Marie Calcaterra ) (2002-10-28). Court of Appeals of Washington (accessed via ''Caselaw.FindLaw.com''). Retrieved 2015-09-28.〕 the first case of its kind in the United States that allowed an adult child to determine their true parentage via DNA paternity testing. Calcaterra is a 1996 graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law and in 1988 she received her bachelor's in political science from SUNY New Paltz.〔''New Paltz'' magazine, May 2014, p. 22.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Regina Calcaterra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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