Liaison Assignments
2025-2026 Liaison Assignments
ALA's volunteer leadership groups work with liaisons from the board and headquarters staff throughout the year. The work of the liaisons is to offer support, resources, and assist with all communication between groups. The leadership and liaison roles can be found below.
| Volunteer Group | 2025-26 Chair | 2025-26 Vice Chair | 2025-26 Board Liaison | 2025-26 Staff Liaison |
| Chapter Connection Committee | Stacie Hedrick, CLM | Michael E. Keatts | Amanda R. Koplos, CLM, CPA | Tarah Dickerson, MBA |
| CLM Certification Question Writing Committee | Terri J. Oppelt, CLM, SPHR, SHRM-SCP | Linda M. Copson, CLM | Amanda R. Koplos, CLM, CPA | Erica Roccaforte |
| Member Ambassador Committee | Lori A. Hughes | Tiffany Diane McLean | Carrie Valenzuela, MBA | Becky Bentley |
| Member Experience Committee | Brenda S. Deertz, MBA | Veronica Spongberg, MBA, SHRM-CP, CCWS | Rose A. Jaworecki | Mike Donovan |
| DEIA Advisory Council | Sylvia Mankarious | Lisa Deneen Moore | Ken Koehn, CLM, CPA, CMA | Meghann Krone |
| Future Readiness Advisory Council | John D. Bowers | Laurence Winters | Daniel P. Atcheson | Justin Askenazy |
| Independent Member Advisory Council | Elizabeth Bell | TBD | Angelina Angelov, CLM, MBA | Kristin Bertsatos |
| 2026 Annual Conference & Expo Planning Project Team | Andrea L. Myers, CLM | N/A | Jessica L. VanTroost | Nicole Larson, CAE |
| CLM Promotion Project Team | Katie J. Bryant, CLM | N/A | Kelli Taylor Sanders, CLM, MSLA | Katie Cosek |
| Legaleaders: ALA's Executive Leadership Summit Planning Project Team | James L. Cornell, III | N/A | Terri D. Moore-Natal, SPHR | Nicole Larson, CAE |
| Legal Collective Conference Planning Project Team | Monika Fiallo | N/A | Daniel P. Atcheson | Nicole Larson, CAE |
| Legal Management Fundamentals Conference Planning Project Team | Jane M. West, CLM, SPHR, SHRM-SCP | N/A | Lisa A. Waligorski, CLM, PHRca, SPHR | Nicole Larson, CAE |
| Foundation of ALA | Kira L. Hansen, CLM | Elyssa A. Goldstein, CLM, PHR, SHRM-CP | Christea Parent |
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