About ALA: Staff - Headquarters

About ALA

ALA Headquarters Staff

The following individuals serve as the professional staff for the Association and operate out of the headquarters office for the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), located at 75 Tri-State International, Suite 222, Lincolnshire, IL 60069-4435; general telephone (847) 267-1252; fax (847) 267-1329.

John Michalik	Executive Director View Bio

Accounting & Finance

Debbie Thormas	Director
Maria Garcia	Staff Accountant
Neal Nelson	Assistant Director

Administration & Operations

Renee Mahovsky	Director
Andrea Busova	Receptionist
Murray Freeman	IT Manager
Kelli-Ann Krezel	Administrative Assistant
Ryan Peterson	Production; Resources (Order Fulfillment) Coordinator
Don Wright	Systems Analyst/LAN Administrator

Conferences & Meetings

Kathleen Rossell	Director
Susan Bidwell	Event Registration Coordinator
Lisa Mikita	Assistant Director
Jane Mundell	Senior Meetings Manager
Katie Roski	Manager, Exhibits & Sponsorships

Marketing

Bob Abramson	Director
Steve Carasso	Assistant Director
Patricia Childers	Marketing Specialist
Elizabeth Sherman	Senior Marketing Specialist

Member Services

Jan Waugh	Director
Nancy Gronlund	Legal Management Information Specialist
Lisa Kane	.NET Programmer & Web Designer
Nicole Larson	Executive Assistant/Chapter Relations Coordinator
Ashita Mathur	HTML Programmer
Mark Opiola	Senior Web Developer
Susan Umbdenstock	Legal Management Information Specialist & Research Librarian

Membership

Debbie Curtis	Director
Hope Jones	Membership Specialist
Patti Moore	Membership Specialist

Professional Development

Pam Stong	Director
Kelley Chrouser	Professional Development Program Manager
John Delavan	Editor in Chief, Publications & Associate Publisher
Amy Dvorak	Editorial Assistant
Vic Maurer	Senior Administrative Assistant
Susan Powers	Education Staff Writer and Program Administrator
Rosemary Shiels	Professional Development Program Manager/ Editor-in-Chief ALA Management Encyclopedia