SFTLA Board Committee Assignments

SFTLA members are encouraged to join a committee! If interested, please email Juliette Bleecker at admin@sftla.org. 

 Advisory Committee

The Board Advisory Committee shall consist of former Board of Directors members who have completed their tenure on the Board of Directors and wish to continue in an advisory capacity for the benefit of the Board and the organization generally.  Advisory Committee Members will provide their opinions, act as consultants, and otherwise continue to provide guidance to the Board of Directors. 

 Committee on Directors:The COD’s mission shall be to seek out and help grow current members into Board Members, conduct bi-annual BOD application process, on-board new BOD members.

The Committee on Directors shall consist of Board Members only.

Co-Chair 

Mary Catherine Wiederhold

Committee Members:

Bobby Shukla                 Markus Willoughby 

Boone Callaway             Mark Zanobini 

Karman Guadagni 

 

The Carlene Caldwell Scholarship Committee: The Scholarship Committee shall promote SFTLA’s mission of excellence in trial advocacy by effectively organizing and administering a trial competition between four San Francisco Law Schools. Committee Members will also solicit items for the Silent Auction which helps fund the program.

Co-Chair

Josephine Alioto

Angelina Austin 

Cheryl Bossio

Committee members are:

Courtney Brown        Mark Hooshmand
Nancy Conway          Anoush Lancaster
Matthew Donahue    William Lombardini
Ed Dudensing           Tara Macomber
Amy Eskin                Emily S. McGrath
Jennifer Fiore            Katie Rabago
Scott Herndon           Valerie Rose

 

Diversity Committee: It is the mission of the Diversity Committee to promote diversity – of gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion and background more generally – within the members of the organization and of the Board in order to better serve our diverse community of clients. Committee members are:

Co-Chair

Che Hashim

Ryan Opgenorth

Audrey Siegel

Committee Members

Sophia Achermann             Sarah Madan
Josephine Alioto                Jacqueline Oh
Seema Bhatt                       Azita Rahim
Michael Bracamontes        Brittany Rogers
Boone Callaway                Valerie Rose
Sara Craig                         John Ruepel
Jessica Dayton                  Maribel Sanchez
Jennifer Fiore                   Julian Sarkar
Karman Guadagni            Bobby Shukla
Paul Kranz                       Daniel Wayne
Bill Lombardini               Brett Wisner

Taskforce for the Eradication of Implicit Bias

Co-Chair

Josephine Alioto 

Che Hashim 

Sandra Ribera Speed

Committee Members

Sophia Achermann                     Jacqueline Oh

Daniel Boord                              Brittany Rogers

Jennifer Fiore                             Deborah Rosenthal

Karman Guadagni                      Judy Rothschild

Che Hashim                                Valerie Rose

Paul Kranz                                  Bobby Shukla

Bill Lombardini

 

Education Committee:The Education Committee shall develop and produce continuing legal education programs. Committee members are:

Co-Chair

Sara Craig  

John Roach

Committee Members

Travis Bell                   Lisa Manoogian
Greg Brod                   Valerie McGinity
Boone Callaway          Andje Medina
Rob Cartwright           Larry Organ
Pete Clancy                 Sara Peters
Ingrid Evans               Audrey Siegel
Jennifer Fiore             Al Stoll
Conor Granahan        Mary Catherine Wiedehold
Matt Kita

 

Experts Committee: The Expert Committee shall develop programs and materials related to expert witnesses for the benefit of the membership.

Co-Chair

Brittany Rogers
Jeff Smith
John Vannucci

Committee Members

Renata Bogomolnaya      Bill Lombardini
Mark Burton                    Kevin Osborne
Kristen E. Drake             Jasleen Singh
John Hill                         Scott Sumner
 Elinor Leary                   

Magazine Committee: The Magazine Committee shall develop and produce the membership publication trial lawyer and be responsible for all aspects of its production and marketing. Committee members are:

Co-Editors

Joseph Nicholson 

Deborah Rosenthal 

Committee Members

Jennifer Fiore                Bobby Shukla
Valerie McGinity           Jeff Smith
Emily McGrath Stehr    Isabelle Tan
John Roach                  Dan Veroff

Ryan Opengorth – Verdicts Column

 

Membership Committee: The Membership Committee will assist in maintaining and growing the SFTLA Membership and will provide guides on new benefits offered to Members. Committee will also approve Listserv Agreements. Committee members are:

Co-Chair

Mikayla Kellogg

Andje Medina

Loren Schwartz

Committee Members

Brian Graziani              
Demian Oksenendler    Scott Summer
John Rueppel                Mark Zanobini

 

New Lawyers Division Committee: NLD will create programs and events for new lawyers, in order that SFTLA may serve that population better. Committee members are:

Co-Chair

Courtney Brown 

Justin Thompson 

Jeff Walker 

Advisor

Brittany Rogers 

Committee Members

William Bandettini       Christopher Fargo-Masuda
Brian Graziani        Matthew Donahue
Kelsey Craven        Cyrus Nazarian
Jessica Ng Othon       Demian Oksenendler
Molly Ryan
Ashley Pellochoud     Loren Schwartz
Daniel Wayne       Maria A. M. Zavaleta

 

Sponsorship & Fundraising Committee: This committee’s mission is to help retain current sponsors, identify and convert new prospects into sponsors.  Evaluate all events to determine the types of sponsors that could work.  Create and maintain a Vendor Code of Conduct. Assist in fundraising efforts in addition to obtaining sponsorships.

Chair 

Demian Oksenendler 

Co-Chair

Mark Burton 

Committee Members

Rob Cartwright 

Loren Schwartz 

Markus Willoughby 

 

SFTLA Ski & CLE: The purpose of the Committee is to create the annual ski trip event. Find speakers, moderate, and assist SFTLA staff in the speaker and event logistics. The Committee will include the NLD Co-chairs to ensure that the tradition of encouraging new lawyers to attend and speak continues. Committee members are:

Co-Chair

Brittany Rogers

Karman Guadagni 

Anthony Label

 

Trial Court Oversight Committee: Committee will provide trial court oversight by monitoring the operation of the San Francisco Superior Court, and other Bay Area courts as necessary, to ensure the efficient administration of civil cases and assignment of cases to trial, fair methods of obtaining jury pools, and maintenance of a neutral environment for jurors. The Chair of the Committee will also act as a liaison with the San Francisco Superior Court to exchange information on issues relevant to our members and clients. Oversees TrialWatch program. Committee members are:

Co-Chair

John Hill

Bobby Shukla

John Vannucci

Andje Medina

Women’s Caucus Committee:  This Committee is responsible for developing programs of particular interest to women attorneys and for developing and encouraging the membership of such attorneys in SFTLA. Committee members are:

Co-Chair 

Karman Guadagni 

Valerie Rose 

June Bashant                  Jacqueline Oh
Renata Bogomolnaya    Sandra Ribera Speed
Shannan Dugan             Brittany Rogers
Julie Erickson               Audrey Siegel
Ingrid Evans                 Jasleen Singh
Lex Hamiton                Bobby Shukla
Colby Kuvara               Isabelle Tan
Emily S. McGrath        Mary Catherine Wiederhold
Andje Medina

 

AAJ Liaison:

Rob Cartwright  

Ad Hoc- Kaiser Committee

Chair

Mark Zanobini 

Committee Members

Boone Callaway           Sara Peters

Doris Cheng                 Markus Willoughby

Chris Dolan

Anthony Label

 

Ad hoc Settlement Conference Agreement

Cheryl Bossio

Bryan Vereschagin

Jayme Walker

Brenden Way

Mark Zanobini

 

Ad hoc War Room Wednesday 

Che Hashim

Emily McGrath

John Vannucci

Mary Catherine Wiederhold