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: Tamara Nash
- Chair-Elect: Dani Borel
- Secretary: Brandon Riches
- Immediate Past Chair: Jo Bahn
- Treasurer: Mathew Kerbis
- Assembly Speaker: Darryl Wilson
- Assembly Clerk: Patrick Morris
Constitutional Representatives
ABA House of Delegates Rep 2024
Rene Morency
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 Board of Governors Rep 2024
Jamie Davis
ABA Board of Governors Rep 2025
Christopher Jennison
ABA Board of Governors Nominee 2026
Abre Conner
ABA Nominating Committee Rep 2026
Jo Bahn
Directors
Administrative Director
Eli Contreras
Affiliates Director
Jasmine Wong
Civic Engagement Director
Jose Castro
Committees & Liaisons Director
Portia Brit
Disaster Legal Services Director
Amanda Brown
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Director – Personnel
Lauren Barnes
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Director – Projects
Ashley Weathers
Fit2Practice Director
Brittany Faith
Legal Pathway & Law Student Outreach Director
Armin Salek
Membership & Marketing Director
Cali Franks
National Conferences Director
Spencer Rubin
Pro Bono & Public Service Director
Brandi Pikes
Professional Development Director
Tiffany Perry
Student Debt & Financial Well-Being Director
Ann Petros
Welcome Home Task Force Director
S. Collins Saint
YLD Editorial Content Board Editor in Chief
Pam Garman
Law Student Division
Law Student Division Chair
Malak Tehaili
Special Cabinet Designations (Non Council Voting)
Editorial and Content Board - Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Alexandra Graves
Editorial and Content Board - Programming Manager
Julie Merow
Editorial and Content Board - Podcast Producer
M. Blair Hlinka
Men of Color - Chair
Darnell Barton
Women of Color- Co-Chair
Elizabeth "Paige" White
Women of Color- Co-Chair
Lexi Lutz
First Generation - Co-Chair
Valencia Herrera
First Generation - Co-Chair
Nancy Maurice
Parents in Practice - Chair
Amber Garcia
District Representatives
First District (ME & VT) 2024
Sanchita Mukherjee
Second District (CT & RI) 2025
Ali Toumekian
Third District (MA & NH) 2024
Nicole Cocozza
Fourth District (NY) 2025
Nancy Maurice
Fifth District (PA) 2024
Adrianne Peters Sipes
Sixth District (NJ) 2025
Joshua Cohn
Seventh District (DC & DE) 2024
Colby Moore
Eighth District (MD & VA) 2025
Valerie Desroches
Ninth District (NC) 2024
Taylor Dewberry
Tenth District (SC & US VI) 2025
Katherine H. Hunt
Eleventh District (FL) 2024
Thomas Graham
Twelfth District (AL & GA) 2025
Jennifer Isaacs
Thirteenth District (MS & PR) 2024
Christina Nunez
Fourteenth District (LA) 2025
Kristen Amond
Fifteenth District (IL & IN) 2024
Elliott Hostetter
Sixteenth District (TN & KY) 2025
Jonas Bastien
Seventeenth District (WI & MN) 2024
Deanna Cortney
Eighteenth District (OH & WV) 2025
Sarah Arnold
Nineteenth District (IA & NE) 2024
Mackensie Graham
Twentieth District (MI) 2025
Jessica D'Nae Warfield
Twenty First District (ND & SD) 2024
Matt Dearth
Twenty Second District (KS & MO) 2025
Keegan Tinney
Twenty Third District (AZ & NM) 2024
Rezarta Mataj
Twenty Fourth District (OK & AR) 2025
Randy Gordon
Twenty Fifth District (South/Central TX) 2024
Armin Salek
Twenty Sixth District (North/West TX) 2025
David R. Hagan
Twenty Seventh District (UT & NV) 2024
Christena Georgas-Burns
Twenty Eighth District (CO & WY) 2025
Casey Terrell
Twenty Ninth District (WA & OR) 2024
Mason Ji
Thirtieth District (MT & ID) 2025
Michael Klepperich
Thirty First District (Northern CA) 2024
Justice Ojo
Thirty Second District (Southern CA) 2025
VACANT
Thirty Third District (AK & HI) 2024
Chad Au
National Affiliate Representatives
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (2023)
Tryphena Liu
National LGBT Bar Association (2024)
TBD
Hispanic National Bar Association (2024)
TBD
National Bar Association, Inc. (2023)
Sydney Jakes
National Native American Bar Association (2023)
Contacted org. Waiting for response
South Asian Bar Association (2024)
Madiha Merchant
Federal & Military Bar Association (2024)
Lara Marie Edmonds
Leadership Academy Scholars (Non-Voting)
Scholar (Y1)
Don Anque
Aldiama Anthony
Harper Chen
Maria Virginia Ivanez
Linchi Liang
Natalia Marte
Jared Nelson
Susana Sandoval Vargas
Scholar (Y2)
Whitnie Carter Riden
Dea Cortney
Kennard Davis
Kimberly Delk Eason
Christopher Joseph
Nancy Maurice
Paulina Vera
Cameron Woods
ECS Staff
Director
Sylvia Knox
Director, Meetings & Operations
Donna Nesbit
Committee Specialist
Renee Lugo
Program Associate
Bree Jones
Program Specialist
Yadira Martinez