Past Conference Planning Coordinators, Nominating Committee Members and Regional Representatives
The following individuals have graciously agreed
to be resources for NALP members considering and/or accepting
nominations for Conference Planning Coordinator, Nominating Committee, or Regional Representatives.
2024-2025 Conference Planning Coordinators (2025 Cleveland Planning Team)
- Tanisia Charles, Jones Day, (404) 581-8960, tcharles@jonesday.com
- Ashley Gardner, O'Melveney & Myers LLP, (415) 984-8834, agardner@omm.com
- Jodi Haley, Roger Williams University School of Law, (401) 254-4651, jhaley@rwu.edu
- Lauren Jenkins, Crowell & Moring LLP, (205) 508-8973, ljenkins@crowell.com
- Paul Johnson, Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology, (312) 906-5203, pjohnson4@illinoistech.edu
- Sherien Khonsari, Columbia University School of Law, (212) 854-7383, sk3829@columbia.edu
- Natalie Lamb, Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP, (415) 858-7427, nlamb@willkie.com
- Mary Beth Nielsen, SMU Dedman School of Law, (214) 768-4049, mnielsen@smu.edu
- Swati Parikh, New York Law School, (212) 431-2160, swati.parikh@nyls.edu
- Natalie Quinn, Fox Rothschild LLP, (215) 299-2780, nquinn@foxrothschild.com
- Waleska Vernon, Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, (416) 646-7414, waleska.vernon@paliareroland.com
2024-2025 Nominating Committee Members
- Marlon Lutfiyya, Chair, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, (312) 269-5226, mlutfiyya@nge.com
- Aisha Joseph, Vice Chair, New York Law School, (212) 431-2889, aisha.joseph@nyls.edu
- Yujin An, WilmerHale, (212) 336-8511, yujin.an@wilmerhale.com
- Robin Apodaca, USC Gould School of Law, (213) 740-8876, rapodaca@law.usc.edus
- Kathren Davis, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, (323) 868-7858, kathren.davis@pillsburylaw.com
- Anna Friesenhahn, Perkins Coie LLP, (214) 965-7729, afrisenhahn@perkinscoie.com
- Katie Hoekstra, Axiom, (917) 232-5862, katie.hoekstra@axiomlaw.com
- Beth Lee, SMU Dedman School of Law, (214) 768-4065, beth@smu.edu
- Tom Lee, Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law, (717) 241-3528, tlee@psu.edu
- Janell Mallard, Wiley Rein LLP, (202) 719-3324, jmallard@wiley.law
- Christi McAuley, Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law, (250) 852-7693, lawcdo@tru.ca
- Amy Nixon, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, (609) 661-4607, anixon@taftlaw.com
- Leslie Becker Wilson, University of Massachusetts School of Law, (508) 985-1168, leslie.becker.wilson@umassd.edu
Regional Representatives
- Felipe Alonso (2019-2021), University of Oregon School of Law, (541) 346-3809, falonso@uoregon.edu
- Robin Apodaca (2021-2023), USC Gould School of Law, 213-740-8876, rapodaca@law.usc.edu
- Kimberley Bonnar (2016-2017), Cassels Brock & Blackwell, (416) 869-5363, kbonnar@casselsbrock.com
- Eric Bono (2015-2017), University of Denver College of Law, (303) 871-6478, ebono@law.du.edu
- Larissa Brewster (2022-2024), Boston University School of Law, (617) 358-7351, larissab@bu.edu
- Sharon Buckingham (2022-2024), Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, (610) 519-3865, sharon.buckingham@law.villanova.edu
- Laura Burstein (2019-2021) Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, (214) 768-2567, lburstein@smu.edu
- Katie Calabrese (2021-2023), Ropes & Gray LLP, 617-951-7810, katie.calabrese@ropesgray.com
- Rebecca Calman (2014-2016), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, 646-428-3659, rebecca.calman@freshfields.com
- Elizabeth Carr (2020-2022), Mercer University School of Law, 478-301-2630, carr_e@law.mercer.edu
- Paula (Caruselle) Heller (2019-2021), Fenwick & West, (212) 430-2779, pheller@fenwick.com
- Tanisia Charles (2022-2024), Jones Day (404) 581-8960, tcharles@jonesday.com
- David Cho (2019-2021), George Mason University School of Law, (703) 993-8021, dcho21@gmu.edu
- Jennifer Riedy Clark (2020-2022), University of Missouri School of Law, 573-882-0940, riedyj@missouri.edu
- Betsi Cobas (2019-2021), Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, (305) 350-2383, bcobas@bilzin.com
- Angela Cruseturner (2018-2020), Baylor Law School, (254) 710-3331, angela_cruseturner@baylor.edu
- Natalie de Pasquale (2018-2020), Gunster, Yoakley and Stewart, P.A. (305) 376-6004, ndepasquale@gunster.com
- Lisa Del Col (2022-2023), York University, OSgoode Hall Law School, 416-736-5802, ldelcol@osgoode.yorku.ca
- Katie DiMartino (2018-2020), Troutman Pepper LLP, (215) 981-4043, kathryn.dimartino@troutman.com
- Betsy DiPardo (2018-2020), Harvard Law School, (617) 495-5378, bdipardo@law.harvard.edu
- Halla Elias (2019-2020), Borden Ladner Gervias, (416) 367-6208, helias@blg.com
- Tasha Everman (2019-2021) University of Nebraska School of Law, (402) 472-5130, teverman2@unl.edu
- Lisa Feden (2019-2021), Ballard Spahr LLP, (215) 864-8339, fedenl@ballardspahr.com
- Karen Fischer (2020-2022) Husch Blackwell LLP, 816-983-8797, karen.fischer@huschblackwell.com
- Becky Fitzsimmons (2018-2020), Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, (610) 519-5738, becky.fitzsimmons@law.villanova.edu
- Debbie Foster (2019-2021), Fish & Richardson, P.C., (858) 678-4391, foster@fr.com
- Ashley Gardner (2022-2024), O'Melveny & Myers LLP, (415) 984-8834, agardner@omm.com
- Elizabeth Granlund (2022-2024). University of California, Berkeley School of Law, (510) 643-7242, egranlund@law.berkeley.edu
- Rob Hashimoto (2022-2024), WilmerHale, (202) 247-2067, robert.hashimoto@wilmerhale.com
- Katie Hoekstra (2019-2021) Axiom - Chicago, 917-232-5862, katie.hoekstra@axiomlaw.com
- Julia Jackson (2021-2022), Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 22-237-0238, jjackson@velaw.com
- Paul Johnson (2022-2024), Chicago Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, (312) 906-5203, pjohnson4@kentlaw.iit.edu
- Aisha Joseph (2020-2022), New York Law School, 212-431-2345, aisha.joseph@nyls.edu
- Sarah Kastelic (2021-2023), Foley & Lardner LLP, 312-832-4337, skastelic@foley.com
- Heather Keltner (2021-2023), Latham & Watkins LLP, 858-523-5416, heather.keltner@lw.com
- Beth Lee (2021-2023), Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 214-768-4065, beth@smu.edu
- Jennifer Leibowitz (2021-2023), Columbia University School of Law, 212-853-3719, jl6185@columbia.edu
- Amy Mattock (2015-2017), Georgetown University Law Center, (202) 662-9323, asj6@law.georgetown.edu
- Sandy Minea (2018-2020), Greenberg Traurig LLP, (312) 236-4986, mineas@gtlaw.com
- Michael Molas (2020-2021) Queen's University Faculty of Law, michael.molas@queensu.ca
- Jennifer Nadon (2018-2019), University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, (613) 562-5800 ext 3653, jnadon@uottawa.ca
- Nicole Netkin-Collins (2020-2022), University of Colorado Law School, (303) 492-1792, nicole.netkincollins@colorado.edu
- Rebecca Newberger (2020-2022), Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 202-389-3139, rebecca.newberger@kirkland.com
- Alisa Benedict O'Brien (2021-2023), University of Akron School of Law C. Blake McDowell Law Center, 330972-8540, ab139@uakron.edu
- Veronica Paricio (2019-2021), Goodwin Procter LLP, 617-571-1575, vparicio@goodwinlaw.com
- Tiffany Piccirilli (2021-2023), Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, 713-510-1730, tpiccirilli@willkie.com
- Elizabeth Pond (2018-2020) Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, (512) 527-5506, epond@wsgr.com
- Grace Premachandran (2023-2024), York Univesity - Osgoode Hall Law School, gpremachandran@osgoode.yorku.ca
- Laura Pringle (2021-2022) University of Victoria Faculty of Law, 250-472-4719, lco@uvic.ca
- Sheryl Roberts (2020-2022), Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, 919-821-6764, sroberts@smithlaw.com
- Gretchen Rollins (2018-2020), Vinson & Elkins LLP, (214) 220-7907, grollins@velaw.com
- Makiah Scott (2022-2024), Latham & Watkins LLP, (312) 777-7101, makiah.scott@lw.com
- Christie Vonk (2022-2024), King & Spalding, (212) 556-2317, cvonk@kslaw.com
- Jim Walsh (2020-2022), Temple University Beasley School of Law, jim.walsh@temple.edu
- Jennifer Whitehurst (2021-2023), Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, 215-962-0784, jmw575@drexel.edu