Steering Committee Roster
DRI's 2026 Annual Meeting would not be possible without the leadership and efforts of the annual meeting steering committee — we are grateful for their support.
Ex-Officio, President-Elect
Jill Cranston RiceDinsmore & Shohl LLPMorgantown, WV
Ex-Officio, First Vice President
Sara M. TurnerBaker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PCBirmingham, AL
2026 Annual Meeting Chair
Allen EstesBalch & Bingham LLPBirmingham, AL
2027 Annual Meeting Chair
Gretchen N. Miller
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Chicago, IL
Blockbuster / Main Stage CLE 2026
Baxter Drennon
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Little Rock, AR
Blockbuster / Main Stage CLE 2027
Ashley Brathwaite
Ellis Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC
SLC Programming 2026
Sandra J. Wunderlich
Tucker Ellis LLP
St. Louis, MO
SLC Programming 2027
Jennifer Snyder Heis
UB Greensfelder LLP
Cincinnati, OH
CLE on the GO 2026
Jodi Terranova
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Washington, D.C.
CLE on the GO 2027
Maggie Cifuentes
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL
Marketing / Social Media 2026
Ericka Esposito
Sig Sauer
Newington, NH
Marketing / Social Media 2027
Ebony Morris
Foley Mansfield
New Orleans, LA
Member Experience 2026
Stephanie Holcombe
Porter Hedges LLP
Houston TX
Member Experience 2027
Evelyn Davis
Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP
Atlanta GA
Local Marketing and Hospitality 2026
Sean C. Griffin
Longman & VanGrack
Washington, D.C.
Local Marketing and Hospitality 2027
Jack Burden
Backus Carranza & Burden
Las Vegas, NV
Sponsor / Exhibits 2026
Kevin McCarthy
Larson King LLP
Saint Paul, MN
Sponsor / Exhibits 2027
J. Richard Moore
Bleeke Dillon Crandall
Indianapolis, IN
Corporate Counsel Engagement Chair 2026
Lisa Bellino
Zurich North America
Schaumburg, IL
Past Leadership Engagement Chair 2027
Joe Cohen
Porter Hedges LLP
Houston, TX
Corporate Counsel Engagement Chair 2027
Cynthia Kolb
Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Plymouth, MN
Corporate Counsel Outreach Chair 2026
Christopher Turney
Turney LG
Kansas City, MO
Corporate Counsel Outreach Chair 2027
Tony Novak
Larson King LLP
Saint Paul, MN
1st and 2nd Timers Orientation/Networking 2026
Lauren Motes
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Morgantown, WV
1st and 2nd Timers Orientation/Networking 2027
Kevin Baltz
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.
Nashville, TN
DRI Foundation NFJE Fundraiser 2026
Imoh Akpan
Goldberg Segalla
Baltimore, MD
DRI Foundation NFJE Fundraiser 2027
Amy Fischer
Foliart Huff Ottaway & Bottom
Oklahoma City, OK
DRI for Life / DRI Cares 2026
Ashley Brathwaite
Ellis Winters LLP
Raleigh, NC
DRI for Life / DRI Cares 2027
Trey Bourn
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jackson, MS
SLDO Conclave / State Representative 2026
Matt Lavisky
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig
Tampa, FL
SLDO Conclave / State Representative 2027
Slater Elza
Underwood Law Firm
Amarillo, TX
Executive Director Programming 2026
Sandra Wulf
Illinois Defense Counsel
Rochester, IL
Executive Director Programming 2027
Jenni Kilpatrick
Wisconsin Defense Counsel, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
Young Lawyers Representative 2026
Noah Mason
Troutman Pepper Locke
Atlanta, GA
Young Lawyers Representative 2027
Andrew T. Smith
Collins & Lacy
Columbia, SC
Law Student Chair 2027
Hanna Shields