NALP members may access contact information for NALP's Board of Directors and other leaders below.
Board of Directors
Regional Structure
Regional Leadership Council
Conference Planning Coordinators
Nominating Committee
Officer Position Descriptions
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Board of Directors 2026-2027
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President
Michael J. Ende
William & Mary Law School
Vice-President for Member Services and Education
Rashida West
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Vice-President for Finance
Kay Nash
Wiley Rein LLP
Vice-President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Bendita Cynthia Malakia
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
President-Elect
Andy Hales
Venable LLP
Directors
Tanisia Charles
Jones Day
Joe Christian
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
Tasha Everman
University of Nebraska College of Law
Aisha Joseph
New York Law School
Robyn Marttila
Western University Faculty of Law
Nicole Netkin-Collins
University of Colorado Law School
Amy Perez
University of Miami School of Law
Natalie Quinn
Fox Rothschild LLP
Deborah Snyder
Santa Clara University School of Law
Immediate Past President
Alison Ashe-Card
Duke University School of Law
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
Piper Riley Thompson (2025-2027)
University of Calgary Faculty of Law
Robert De Toni (2026-2028)
Stewart McKelvey
Mid-Atlantic
Samantha Stern (2025-2027)
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.
Jennifer Pollard (2025-2027)
University of Maryland School of Law
Megan Smith (2026-2028)
Fox Rothschild LLP
Ashanti Crawford (2026-2028)
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Philadelphia, PA
Northeast
Kaitlin Blevin (2025-2027)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Therese O. McNulty (2025-2027)
City University of New York School of Law
John Campbell (2026-2028)
New York City Law Department
Katherine Butler (2026-2028)
University of Massachusetts School of Law
Midwest
Ginny Mueller (2025-2027)
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Samantha Zandman (2025-2027)
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Emily Udell (2026-2028)
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Rob Borchardt (2026-2028)
University of Minnesota Law School
Southeast
Betsy Key (2025-2027)
McGuireWoods LLP
Moira Clare Cary (2025-2027)
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Grace Graubart (2026-2028)
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Celestine Oglesby (2026-2028)
Ave Maria School of Law
West/Rocky Mountain
Ashley Grinchis (2025-2027)
Morrison Foerster LLP
Kyla Burke-Lazarus (2025-2027)
UC Law San Francisco
Caitlin Caglia-Hilty (2026-2028)
Morrison Foerster LLP
Sarah Tesconi (2026-2028)
Santa Clara University School of Law
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2026-2027 Conference Planning Team
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Cinnamon Baker (Chair)
Stoel Rives LLP
Jennifer Gewertz (Vice Chair)
Arnold & Porter
Cassandre Stump (Vice Chair)
New York University School of Law
Je Myung (Vice Chair)
K&L Gates
Yujin An
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Elizabeth Boe (Midwest)
DePaul University College of Law
Freda Coleman-Jackson
Washington & Lee University School of Law
Craig Compton
UC Davis School of Law
Valerie Hawley (West/Rocky Mountain)
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Mary Maher
Winston & Strawn LLP
Jennifer Mencarini
Fox Rothschild LLP
Alison Plavin
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Minneapolis, MN
Grace Premachandran (Canada)
Osgoode Hall Law School
Sheryl Roberts (Southeast)
Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan
Kelly Ryan (Mid-Atlantic)
Venable LLP
Leslie Becker Wilson (Northeast)
University of Massachusetts School of Law
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2026-2027 Nominating Committee
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Jennifer Henfey (Chair)
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Dana Gray (Vice-Chair)
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Canada
Myriah Graves
Fogler Rubinoff LLP
Mid-Atlantic
Katie Ball
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Kara Dodson
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Midwest
Tammy King
Washburn University School of Law
Luke Lemmeier
Jones Day LLP
Northeast
Katie Calabrese
Ropes & Gray LLP
Rochelle McCain
Yale Law School
Southeast
Shannon DeGennaro
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P.
Natasha Patel
Emory University School of Law
West/Rocky Mountain
Fairuz Abdullah
UC Law San Francisco
Sandra Morriss
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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