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Committee Chair

Andrew DeSimone
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

Committee Vice Chair

Whitney Horak
Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer
Memphis, TN

Immediate Past Chair

Erika L. Amarante
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT

Board Liaison

Slater C. Elza
Underwood Law Firm
Amarillo, TX

Law Institute Liaison ( Senior Living)

Ted J. McDonald III
McDonald Law Group PA
Kansas City, MO

Law Institute Liaison

Jodi V. Terranova
Wilson Elser
Washington, DC

SLC Membership Liaison

Slater C. Elza
Underwood Law Firm
Amarillo, TX

Annual Meeting Chair

David Perron
Brown & James PC
Saint Louis, MO

Membership Chair

Ashley Sumner Heslop
Hall Booth Smith PC
Mount Pleasant, SC

2026 Program Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Justin A. Hardin
Brown & James PC
Saint Louis, MO

2025 Program Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Joseph G. Mattson
Devine Millimet & Branch
Manchester, NH

2026 Program Chair - Senior Living and LTC Litigation

Shana A. O'Grady
Cray Huber
Chicago, IL

2026 Program Vice Chair - Medical Liability and Health Care Law

Kevin S. Budge
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT

Online Programming Vice Chair

Tal A. Bakke
Bassford Remele
Minneapolis, MN

Publications Chair

Katherine L. Vojas
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Saint Louis, MO

Publications Vice Chair

LaDonna L. Boeckman
HeplerBroom LLC
Chicago, IL

Publications Vice Chair

Michael Allen Dial
Hall Booth Smith PC
Edmond, OK

Publications Vice Chair

Laura Ann K. Froning
Wiggin and Dana LLP
New Haven, CT

Online Community Chair

Ethen R. Shapiro
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa, FL

Online Community Vice Chair

John F. Mahon Jr.
Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice
Saint Louis, MO

Social Media/Marketing Chair

Whitney Leigh Burkett
Segal McCambridge
Chicago, IL

Social Media/Marketing Vice Chair

Matthew L. Johnson
Johnson & Bell
Chicago, IL

Specialized Litigation Group (SLG) Chair

Joseph Dronet
Chaffe McCall
Baton Rouge, LA

Corporate Counsel Liaison

Jay D. Mitchell
Jackson Healthcare
Alpharetta, GA

DRI for Life Liaison

Madeleine Loeffler
Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney PLLC
Lexington, KY

DRI for Life Liaison

J. Richard Moore
Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Indianapolis, IN

DRI Cares Liaison

Lorie Hall
Hall Professional Consulting LLC
Sterling Heights, MI

Women in the Law Liaison

Andrea L. Merolla-Simister
Gidley Sarli & Marusak
Providence, RI

Steering Committee Member

Laura A. DeMartini
Hall Booth Smith PC
Atlanta, GA

Young Lawyer Liaison

Taylor Henderson
Troutman Pepper Locke
Philadelphia, PA