Council

The Council is a representative group of leaders who meet quarterly, at least, to carry out the executive and administrative function for the ABA Young Lawyers Division.

Officers

• Chair: Dani Borel
• Chair-Elect: Brandon Riches
• Secretary: Lauren Barnes Williams
• Immediate Past Chair: Tamara Nash
• Treasurer: Ashley Weathers
• Assembly Speaker: Patrick Morris
• Assembly Clerk: Portia Britt
• Sections Officer Conference Liaison: Dani Borel

Constitutional Representatives

ABA House of Delegates Rep 2025 1
Brandon Lee Wolff

ABA House of Delegates Rep 2025 2
Diana-Marie Laventure

ABA House of Delegates Rep 2026
Rich Rivera

ABA House of Delegates Rep 2027
S. Collins Saint

ABA Board of Governors Rep 2025
Christopher Jennison

ABA Board of Governors Rep 2026
Abre Conner

ABA Nominating Committee Rep 2026
Jo Bahn

Directors

Administrative Director
Lexi Lutz

Affiliates Director
Josef Ventulan

Civic Engagement Director
Jose Castro

Committees & Liaisons Director
Haley Finch

Disaster Legal Services Director
Amanda Brown

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Managing Director
DeShauna Lee

Fit2Practice Director
Jasmine Wong

Legal Innovation Director
Erich Reimer

Legal Pathway & Law Student Outreach Director
Dashawn Cason

Membership & Marketing Director
Cali Franks

National Conferences Director
Tryphena Liu

Professional Development Director
Brandi Pikes

Student Debt & Financial Well-Being Director
Ann Petros

YLD Editorial & Content Board

Editor in Chief
Alexandra Graves

Law Student Division

Law Student Division Chair
Jeremee Henry

Special Cabinet Designations (Non Council Voting)

Editorial and Content Board - Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Julie Houth

Editorial and Content Board - Programming Manager
Jena Emory

Editorial and Content Board - Podcast Producer
Carneil Wilson

First Generation - Co-Chair
Nancy Maurice

First Generation - Co-Chair
Heather Krick

Parents in Practice - Chair
Allison White

District Representatives

First District (ME & VT) 2026
Alexander Cyr

Second District (CT & RI) 2025
Ali Toumekian

Third District (MA & NH) 2026
Brooke Moschetto

Fourth District (NY) 2025
Nancy Maurice

Fifth District (PA) 2026
Andrea Fitzsimmons

Sixth District (NJ) 2025
Joshua Cohn

Seventh District (DC & DE) 2026
Michael Walter

Eighth District (MD & VA) 2025
Valerie Desroches

Ninth District (NC) 2026
Elizabeth Savage

Tenth District (SC & US VI) 2025
Brian Jenkins

Eleventh District (FL) 2026
Alexis Deveaux

Twelfth District (AL & GA) 2025
Jennifer Isaacs

Thirteenth District (MS & PR) 2026
Luis Benitez-Burgos

Fourteenth District (LA) 2025
Joseph Tran

Fifteenth District (IL & IN) 2026
Elliott Hostetter

Sixteenth District (TN & KY) 2025
Jonas Bastien

Seventeenth District (WI & MN) 2026
Megan Lee

Eighteenth District (OH & WV) 2025
Sarah Arnold

Nineteenth District (IA & NE) 2026
Vacant

Twentieth District (MI) 2025
Jessica D'Nae Warfield

Twenty First District (ND & SD) 2026
Cole Romey

Twenty Second District (KS & MO) 2025
Keegan Tinney

Twenty Third District (AZ & NM) 2026
Mara Christine

Twenty Fourth District (OK & AR) 2025
Caroline Kelley

Twenty Fifth District (South/Central TX) 2026
Holton Westbrook

Twenty Sixth District (North/West TX) 2025
David R. Hagan

Twenty Seventh District (UT & NV) 2026
Brittany Frandsen

Twenty Eighth District (CO & WY) 2025
Casey Terrell

Twenty Ninth District (WA & OR) 2026
Stacie Damazo

Thirtieth District (MT & ID) 2025
Michael Klepperich

Thirty First District (Northern CA) 2026
Vacant

Thirty Second District (Southern CA) 2025
Vacant

Thirty Third District (AK & HI) 2026
Vacant

National Affiliate Representatives

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (2023)
Tryphena Liu

National LGBT Bar Association (2024)
Vacant

Hispanic National Bar Association (2024)
Vacant

National Bar Association, Inc. (2023)
Sydney Jakes

National Native American Bar Association (2023)
Blair Tarman

South Asian Bar Association (2024)
Madiha Merchant

Federal & Military Bar Association (2024)
Christie McGuinness

Leadership Academy Scholars (Non-Voting)

Scholar (Y1)
Brian Jenkins
Kyler Mejia
Kimberly Russell
Donta Dismuke
Brianna Weiner
Kuhu Parasrampuria
Alexander Cyr

Scholar (Y2)
Don Anque
Aldiama Anthony
Harper Chen
Maria Virginia Ivanez
Linchi Liang
Natalia Marte
Jared Nelson
Susana Sandoval Vargas

ECS Staff

Interim Director
Yadira Martinez

Director, Meetings & Operations
Donna Nesbit

Committee Specialist
Renee Lugo

Program Associate
Bree Jones