[1] She is the former (first woman) Dean of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Central Islip, NY.
[5] She served as a member of the New York City Bar's Task Force on New Lawyers in a Changing Profession, beginning with its initial formation in July 2012.
[12][13] A member of the American Bar Association's House of Delegates, Salkin has held many leadership positions within both the ABA and the New York State Bar Association including: Past Chair of the ABA State and Local Government Section,[14] Fellow of the ABA,[15] and former member of the Standing Committee on Governmental Affairs (ABA);[16] Past Chair of the NYSBA Municipal Law Section[17] and Founding Member and Past Chair of the NYSBA Committee on Attorneys in Public Service;[18] and she has chaired numerous NYSBA task forces including one focusing on: government ethics,[19] eminent domain,[20] and town and village justice courts.
[30] She has served on the board of directors of the New York Planning Federation,[31] and has been active in land use reform efforts including membership on the Land Use Advisory Committee of the NYS Legislative Commission on Rural Resources.
[33] Dean Salkin continues to serve as the long-term chair of the American Planning Association's Amicus Curiae Committee.