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Board of Directors
Regional Structure
Regional Leadership Council
Conference Planning Coordinators
Nominating Committee
Officer Position Descriptions
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President
Karl Riehl
Epstein Becker Green, P.C.
Vice-President for Member Services and Education
Gwendolyn Ferrell
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Vice-President for Finance
Jennifer Henfey
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Vice-President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Courtney Carter
Jenner & Block LLP
President-Elect
Tony Waller
University of Georgia School of Law
Directors
Alison Ashe-Card
Wake Forest University School of Law
Jeff Becherer
New York Law School
Dana Gray
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Lynn Iding
Stewart McKelvey
Marlon Lutfiyya
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Maureen Reilly
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Melanie Rowen
Latham & Watkins LLP
Jessica Sisco
Scale LLP
Arturo Thompson
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Immediate Past President
Traci Mundy Jenkins
Venable LLP
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)
2022-2023 Regional Resource Council
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Canada
Lisa Del Col (2022-2023)
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
Mid-Atlantic
Jennifer Whitehurst (2021-2023)
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Rob Hashimoto (2022-2024)
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Sharon Buckingham (2022-2024)
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Northeast
Katherine Calabrese (2021-2023)
Ropes & Gray LLP
Jennifer Leibowitz (2021-2023)
New York University School of Law
Christie Vonk (2022-2024)
King & Spalding
Larissa Brewster (2022-2024)
Boston University School of Law
Midwest
Alisa Benedict O’Brien (2021-2023)
University of Akron School of Law C. Blake McDowell Law Center
Sarah Kastelic (2021-2023)
Foley & Lardner LLP
Makiah Scott (2022-2024)
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Paul Johnson (2022-2024)
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Southeast
Beth Lee (2021-2023)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Tiffany Piccirilli (2021-2023)
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Tanisia Charles (2022-2024)
Jones Day
Amy McCarthy (2022-2024)
Georgia State University College of Law
West/Rocky Mountain
Robin Apodaca (2021-2023)
Chapman University The Dale E. Fowler School of Law
Heather Keltner (2021-2023)
Latham & Watkins LLP
Ashley Gardner (2022-2024)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Elizabeth Granlund (2022-2024)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
2022-2023 Conference Planning Coordinators
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Rebecca Calman (Chair)
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Rob Cacace (Vice Chair)
Georgetown University Law Center
Jennifer Lau (Vice Chair)
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
Michael Molas (Vice Chair)
Queen's University Faculty of Law
Myriah Graves (Canada)
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Jennifer Gewertz (Mid-Atlantic)
Arnold & Porter
Tasha Everman (Midwest)
University of Nebraska College of Law
Rochelle McCain (Northeast)
Yale Law School
Jennifer Gibert Mencarini (Southeast)
Fox Rothschild LLP
Deverie Hart (West/Rocky Mountain)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Felipe Alonso
University of Oregon School of Law
Dyana Barninger
Faegre Drinker Biddle Reath LLP
Trisha A. Fillbach
US Department of Justice
Christina Henry
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Robin Thorner
St. Mary's University School of Law
Rashida West
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Pam Cyr (Local Host)
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
2022-2023 Nominating Committee
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Clara Solomon (Chair)
New York University School of Law
Michael Nguyen (Vice-Chair)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Canada
Anna Maria DeCia-Gualtieri
University of Windsor Faculty of Law
Mid-Atlantic
Rebecca Newberger
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Jim Walsh
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Midwest
Heather Day DiFranco
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Katie Overberg
Drake University Law School
Northeast
Julia Jackson
Vinson & Elkins
Aisha Joseph
New York Law School
Southeast
Elisabeth Beal
William & Mary Law School
Sheryl Roberts
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP
West/Rocky Mountain
Benson Lee
Jenner & Block LLP
Laurie Powers
Gonzaga University School of Law
