Section Staff and Contact Information
American Bar Association - Section of Taxation
1050 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 662-8670
Email: [email protected]
ABA Customer Service Center: (800) 285-2221
Contact & About Us
Vacant
Section Director
Meetings & Events
Sara Wiltshire
Associate Director, Meetings Operations
Meeting planning, logistics, vendor sourcing, Section Meetings
[email protected]
Tabitha Truscott
Meetings Manager
Meeting registration, logistics, audio-visual, standalone meetings
[email protected]
Vacant
Meetings Registrar
Meeting Registration
[email protected]
Publications
Gregory Peacock
Director, Publishing
Oversees Section publishing including periodicals and books
202-662-8671
[email protected]
Vacant
Senior Publishing Specialist
Manages production and marketing of ABA Tax Times and other publications
Kaitlin Utz
Publishing and Technology Specialist
Manages CLE materials and supports The Tax Lawyer, ABA Tax Times, and other publications
202-662-1983
[email protected]
Membership & Marketing
Genevieve Borello
Director, Membership, Marketing, and Diversity
Membership recruitment and retention, communications, and DEI
[email protected]
Jennifer Phillips
Membership & Marketing Specialist
Membership, marketing, and Law Student Tax Challenge administration
202-662-1682
[email protected]
Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
Chris Tank
Director of Programming and Creative
CLE programming, creative design and sponsorship
202-662-8678
[email protected]
Tim Brady
Senior Educational Program Specialist
Meeting program, spotlights, CLE and webinar administration
202-662-8672
[email protected]
Pro Bono, Government Relations, & Section Committees
Meg Newman
Chief Counsel
Section comments & policy positions, LITC and Pro Bono initiatives, Committee issues
202-662-8645
[email protected]
Michelle Aguirre
Committees Manager
Committee operations, Bluebook, awards and fellowships, government and member outreach
[email protected]
Operations
Ty Hansen
Associate Director
Finances, reimbursements, government speakers
202-662-8673
[email protected]
Dan Swenson
Technology Manager
Website, listservs, meeting app
202-662-1993
[email protected]
About the Section
Our Mission
The mission of the ABA Section of Taxation is to serve our members and the public by providing education about taxes and tax systems, and by providing leadership to support the development of an equitable, efficient and workable tax system.
Our Goals
- To promote diversity and inclusion in the tax profession.
- To serve as the national representative of the legal profession with regard to the tax system.
- To improve public understanding of, confidence in, and respect for, the tax system.
- To provide leadership in simplifying and improving the tax system.
- To provide unbiased, thoughtful and timely input into the legislative and administrative process.
- To promote and maintain an active, vigorous, growing and interested Section membership.
- To provide programs and services of unique quality which promote professionalism, competence and ethical conduct.
- To provide a national forum for communication among Section members and interchange with the public sector.
Our Current Officers & Council Members
View our current Officers & Council members.
Last updated August 2023.