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Board of Directors
Regional Structure
Regional Leadership Council
Conference Planning Coordinators
Nominating Committee
Officer Position Descriptions

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Board of Directors 2025-2026

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President

Alison Ashe-Card
Duke University School of Law

Vice-President for Member Services and Education

Jessica Buchsbaum
Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP

Vice-President for Finance

Kay Nash
Wiley Rein LLP

Vice-President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Sylvia James
Winston & Strawn LLP

President-Elect

Michael J. Ende
William & Mary Law School

Directors

Shannon Burke
Chapman and Cutler LLP

Tanisia Charles
Jones Day

Tasha Everman
University of Nebraska College of Law

Jennifer Gewertz
Arnold & Porter LLP

Myriah Graves
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

Nicole Netkin-Collins
University of Colorado Law School

Amy Perez
University of Miami School of Law

Deborah Snyder
Santa Clara University School of Law

Cassandre Stump
New York University School of Law

Immediate Past President

Rebecca Calman
Freshfields US LLP

Regional Structure

NALP members within the United States fall into one of five regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, and West/Rocky Mountain. Each of these general regions elects two representatives to the Nominating Committee, two Regional Representatives, and one Conference Planning Coordinator. The Conference Planning Coordinators play a significant role in planning and implementing specific components of the Annual Education Conference. The Nominating Committee solicits nominations for all NALP elected positions, slates members for the Officer and Director positions, and administers the election process.  The Regional Representatives serve on the Regional Resource Council and facilitate the flow of information between members and the Board, identify regional issues and volunteer opportunities, and support the existing groups in the region (e.g. city groups).

At the 2006 NALP annual business meeting, the bylaws were amended to permit creation of limited regions, and in July 2006, the NALP Board of Directors voted to make Canada NALP's first limited region. Limited regions elect one person to serve on the Nominating Committee or as a Conference Planning Coordinator in alternate years. Limited regions also elect one Regional Representative each year to serve a one-year term.  Limited regions permit broader governance participation by members who are in geographic areas that do not currently have the numbers to support full regional status.

For more detailed information about NALP's structure, nominations and election process, and opportunities to become involved, visit the "About NALP" section of NALP's website at www.nalp.org.

NALP Geographic Regions

MID-ATLANTIC (MA) New Jersey (southern), Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia.

MIDWEST (MW) Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin.

NORTHEAST (NE) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey (northern).

SOUTHEAST (SE) West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, Texas, Oklahoma.

WEST/ROCKY MOUNTAIN (W/RM) Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska, Hawaii, California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Montana.

CANADA (Limited Region)

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2025-2026 Regional Leadership Council

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Canada

Stephanie Mui (2024-2026)
University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law

Piper Riley Thompson (2025-2027)
University of Calgary Faculty of Law

Mid-Atlantic

Elisabeth Beal (2024-2026)
William & Mary Law School

Carlita Head (2024-2026)
Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Samantha Stern (2025-2027)
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

Jennifer Pollard (2025-2027)
University of Maryland School of Law

Northeast

Emily Bruemmer (2024-2026)
Boston University School of Law

Bijal Shah (2024-2026)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Kaitlin Blevin (2025-2027)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Therese O. McNulty (2025-2027)
City University of New York School of Law

Midwest

Alecia Bencze (2024-2026)
University of Akron School of Law C. Blake McDowell Law Center

Luke Lemmeier (2024-2026)
Jones Day

Ginny Mueller (2025-2027)
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Samantha Zandman (2025-2027)
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Southeast

Ashley Alford (2024-2026)
White & Case LLP

Veronica Elizalde (2024-2026)
St. Mary's University School of Law

Betsy Key (2025-2027)
McGuireWoods LLP

Moira Cary (2025-2027)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

West/Rocky Mountain

Darell Alforte (2024-2026)
UC Law San Francisco

Carrie Vawter (2024-2026)
Scale LLP

Ashley Grinchis (2025-2027)
Morrison Foerster LLP

Kyla Burke-Lazarus (2025-2027)
UC Law San Francisco

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2025-2026 Conference Planning Team

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Precillia Soares (Chair)
Holland & Knight LLP

Beth Lee (Vice-Chair)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

Nicole Llorenz (Vice-Chair)
Latham & Watkins LLP

Rashida West (Vice-Chair)
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Victoria DeBayle (Local Host)
University of Miami School of Law

Robin Apodaca
USC Gould School of Law

Lindsae Badgerow
Varnum, LLP

Ryan Baker (Canada)
Dentons Canada LLP

Katie Ball (Mid-Atlantic)
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Elizabeth Bernstein (West/Rocky Mountain)
Southwestern Law School

Kathren Davis
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Lillian Evans (Northeast)
United States Attorney's Office, SDNY

Gwen Ferrell
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Mary Beth Nielsen (Southeast)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

Kisha Nunez
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Olivia Schmit (Midwest)
Sidley Austin LLP

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2025-2026 Nominating Committee

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Courtney Carter (Chair)
Jenner & Block LLP

Felipe Alonso (Vice-Chair)
University of Oregon School of Law

Cybele Smith (vice Chair)
Ice Miller LLP

Canada

Lisa Del Col
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Mid-Atlantic

Lisa Feden
Ballard Spahr LLP

Amy Jones Mattock
Georgetown University Law Cente

Midwest

Tammy Egglesfield
Jones Day

Alisa Benedict O'Brien
University of Akron School of Law C. Blake McDowell Law Center

Northeast

Caroline Whelan
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Kimberly Wong
Boston University School of Law

Southeast

Melissa Robles
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Courteney Harris
UNT Dallas College of Law

West/Rocky Mountain

Ashley Gardner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Eric Bono
University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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