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.
Council
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