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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
Tony Waller
University of Georgia School of Law
Vice-President for Member Services and Education
Gwendolyn Ferrell
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Vice-President for Finance
Michael J. Ende
William & Mary Law School
Vice-President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Courtney Carter
Jenner & Block LLP
President-Elect
Rebecca Calman
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Directors
Craig R Compton
University of California Davis School of Law
Keya Dasgupta
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Dana Gray
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Tammy King
Washburn University School of Law
Marlon Lutfiyya
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Alisa Benedict O'Brien
University of Akron School of Law C. Blake McDowell Law Center
Maureen Reilly
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Melanie Rowen
Latham & Watkins LLP
Rashida West
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Immediate Past President
Karl Riehl
Epstein Becker Green, P.C.
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)
2023-2024 Regional Leadership Council
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Canada
Ryan Baker (2023-2025)
Bereskin & Parr LLP
Grace Premachandran (2023-2024)
Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University
Mid-Atlantic
Rob Hashimoto (2022-2024)
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Sharon Buckingham (2022-2024)
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Lisa Pachucki (2023-2025)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Freda Coleman-Jackson (2023-2025)
Washington & Lee University School of Law
Northeast
Christie Vonk (2022-2024)
King & Spalding
Larissa Brewster (2022-2024)
Boston University School of Law
Ayanna Ryans-Holder (2023-2025)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Naomi Bass (2023-2025)
Boston College Law School
Midwest
Makiah Scott (2022-2024)
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
Paul Johnson (2022-2024)
Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology
Katherine Christoff (2023-2025)
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Jacqueline Russell (2023-2025)
Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology
Southeast
Tanisia Charles (2022-2024)
Jones Day
Amy McCarthy (2022-2024)
Georgia State University College of Law
Precillia Soares (2023-2025)
Holland & Knight LLP
Giovonni Wade (2023-2025)
University of North Carolina School of Law
West/Rocky Mountain
Ashley Gardner (2022-2024)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Elizabeth Granlund (2022-2024)
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Jennifer Tran (2023-2025)
Cooley LLP
Matt Etter (2023-2025)
Seattle University School of Law
2023-2024 Conference Planning Coordinators
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Cybele Smith (Chair)
Ice Miller
Lynn Iding (Vice Chair)
Stewart McKelvey
Amy Perez (Vice Chair)
University of Miami School of Law
Courteney Harris (Vice Chair)
UNT Dallas School of Law
Lisa Del Col (Canada)
York University, Osgoode Hall Law School
Michele Hoff (Mid-Atlantic)
Georgetown University Law Center
Debbie Atlas (Midwest)
Ice Miller LLP
Megan Slocum (Northeast)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Shawn Patrick McKenna (Southeast)
University of North Carolina School of Law
Kate Eklund (West/Rocky Mountain)
UCLA School of Law
Jeff Becherer
New York Law School<
Nirvana Dove
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Caroline Pao
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Nancy Parker
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Lindy Resh
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Christopher Teague (Local Host)
Boston College Law School
2023-2024 Nominating Committee
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Lois Casaleggi (Chair)
University of Chicago Law School
Sherry-Ann Smith-Gomez (Vice-Chair)
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Brad Sprayberry (Vice-Chair)
Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
Canada
Robyn Marttila
University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law
Mid-Atlantic
Natalie Quinn
Fox Rothschild LLP
Elizabeth Dunn
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Midwest
Pascale Bishop
Ice Miller LLP
Samantha Zandman
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Northeast
Lillian Evans
New York City Law Department
Quaime Lee
Northeastern University School of Law
Southeast
Meghan Pier
Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
Mary Beth Nielsen
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
West/Rocky Mountain
Michele Ward
BakerHostetler
Amy Kimmel
UC Law San Francisco
