May 21, 2025 – Chicago, IL — At its Annual Conference & Expo in Nashville this week, the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) inducted its Board of Directors for the 2025-2026 leadership year. Leading the Association and serving as President for 2025-2026 is Travis C. Armstrong, CLM, CPA, Chief Operating Officer at English Lucas Priest & Owsley, LLP, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Elyssa A. Goldstein, CLM, PHR, SHRM-CP, Chief Operating Officer at Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo, LLP, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, will serve as President-Elect. Amanda R. Koplos, CLM, CPA, Chief Operating Officer at Shuffield Lowman & Wilson, PA, in Orlando, Florida, will serve as Immediate Past President of the Board.
Serving as directors of the board for the upcoming year are:
Angelina Angelov, CLM, MBA, Russin Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti, Santo Domingo, DN, Dominican Republic
Daniel P. Atcheson, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina
Rose A. Jaworecki, Thompson Hine LLP, New York, New York
Ken Koehn, CLM, CPA, CMA, Gould & Ratner LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Terri D. Moore-Natal, SPHR, Holzer Patel Drennan, Denver, Colorado
Kelli Taylor Sanders, CLM, MSLA, Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, Charleston, South Carolina
Carrie Valenzuela, MBA, Meagher + Geer, P.L.L.P., Scottsdale, Arizona
Jessica L. VanTroost, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, Jacksonville, Florida
Lisa A. Waligorski, CLM, PHRca, SPHR, Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP, Newport Beach, California
About ALA
The Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) is a professional, individual membership organization that supports and connects professionals in the management of law firms, corporate legal departments and governmental legal agencies. Founded in 1971, ALA creates excellence, drives innovation and empowers leaders in law. We provide our members with education and a community hub, allowing them to address challenges, solve problems and innovate for their personal and professional growth. These resources contribute to the success of the legal organizations they work for and the legal industry in general. ALA has 9,000 members worldwide and over 80 local chapters in the United States, Canada and Mexico.