OFFICERS

Jennifer Rouse
President
Johnson Fort Meissner Joseph & Palley
(916) 920-5983
rouse@jfmjlaw.com
Jamie Errecart
Vice President
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
(916) 441-3900
jerrecart@mhalaw.com
Jamie Errecart

Megan Lewis
Secretary
Wilke Fleury Hoffelt Gould & Birney LLP
(916) 441-2430
mlewis@wilkefleury.com
Megan Lewis
Christine E. Jacob
Treasurer
Hansen Kohls Jones Sommer & Jacob, LLP
(916) 781-2550
cjacob@hansenkohls.com

Karen Goodman
Past President Liasion
Goodman & Associates
(916) 643-0600
kgoodman@goodmanlaw.com

COMMITEES AND CHAIRS

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Career Advancement and Retention

Co-Chair
Peg Toledo
Mennemeier Glassman & Stroud LLP
(916) 553-4000
Toledo@mgslaw.com

Co-Chair
Nina Santo
California Financial Services
(916) 733-0400
nsanto@calschools.com

Development

Co-Chair
Maralee MacDonald
Boutin Gibson Di Giusto Hodell Inc.
(916) 321-4444
mmacdonald@boutininc.com

Co-Chair
Dena Bez
Bez Law Firm
(916) 643-9624
dena@bezlawfirm.com

Co-Chair
Theresa Stein
(916) 449-9697
tsteinesq@yahoo.com

Grants & Awards

Co-Chair
Amy Halloran
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
(916) 321-4500
ahalloran@kmtg.com

Co-Chair
Rebecca Dietzen
Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld LLP
(916) 446-2300
rdietzen@murphyaustin.com

Vice-Chair
Bhavani Murugesan
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
(916) 444-3900
bmurugesan@mhalaw.com

Judicial & Other Appointments

Co-Chair
Colleen Truden
McGeorge School of Law
(916) 340-6104
ctruden@pacific.edu

Co-Chair
Jennifer Hartman King
Downey Brand LLP
(916) 444-1000
jhking@downeybrand.com

Vice-Chair
Shama Mesiwala
Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
(916) 651-6107
Shama.Mesiwala@jud.ca.gov

Legislation & Bar Delegations

Co-Chair
Maria Sanders
Legislative Intent Services
(800) 666-1917
msanders@legintent.com

Co-Chair
Melissa Borrelli
Department of Managed Health Care
(916) 323-9613
mborrelli@dmhc.ca.gov

Vice-Chair
Amber Pearce
(916) 996-5886
amberpearce@yahoo.com

Vice-Chair
Crystal Leas
(916) 971-4100
cleas@jacobsenmcelroy.com

Membership

Co-Chair
M. Jane Pearce
MJPearcelo@aol.com

Co-Chair
Kelly Pope
Downey Brand LLP
(916) 444-1000
kpope@downeybrand.com

Newsletter

Co-Chair
Ellen C. Arabian-Lee
Gurnee & Daniels LLP
(916) 797-3100
ellen@gurneelaw.com

Co-Chair
Susan C. Hill
Hill Law Office
(916) 568-0212
Hill.Law.Office@gmail.com

Nominating

Jamie M. Errecart
McDonough Holland & Allen PC
(916) 441-3900
jerrecart@mhalaw.com

Programs

Co-Chair
Erin Weber
Department of Managed Health Care
(916) 323-1234
eweber@dmhc.ca.gov

Co-Chair
Emily Haenselman
Legacy Law Group
(916) 643-2000
emily.haenselman@calegacylaw.com

Publicity/Community Relations

Co-Chair
Sonia Fernandes
Department of Managed Health Care
(916) 323-7078
sfernandes@dmhc.ca.gov

Co-Chair
Angela Lai
Department of Managed Health Care
(916) 323-0435
alai@dmhc.ca.gov

Vice-Chair
Erika Pickles
Jackson Lewis LLP
(916) 341-0404
picklese@jacksonlewis.com

Vice-Chair
Jessica Ryan
Bez Law Firm
jessica@bezlawfirm.com

Vice-Chair
Julia Reeves
Hansen Kohls Jones Sommer & Jacob LLP
jreeves@hansenkohls.com

Vice-Chair
Bindhu Varghese
bv.bindhu@gmail.com

Vice-Chair
Eloisa Rivera
eloisamsh@gmail.com