WE'RE HERE TO SERVE OUR MEMBERS
Our leadership is chosen across the country with one goal in mind: to represent your needs to the National Conference of Bar Foundations.
PRESIDENT
Baillie H. Milliken 2025 (2)
Executive Director, Texas Bar Foundation
515 Congress Ave., Ste. 1755
Austin, Texas 78701
T: (512) 480-8014
E: bmilliken@txbf.org
PRESIDENT ELECT
Sang Yup Lee 2025 (1)
Director of Development, Chicago Bar Foundation
slee@chicagobarfoundation.org
TREASURER
Jessie Reeves 2025 (1)
Jessie Reeves, Director of Events & Administration, Illinois Bar Foundation
20 S. Clark Street, Suite 910
Chicago, IL 60603
T: 312-920-4681
E: jreeves@illinoisbarfoundation.org
SECRETARY
DeLaine Ward 2025 (1)
Executive Director, Austin Bar Foundation and Austin Bar Association
E: DeLaine@austinbar.org
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Elizabeth W. McElroy 2024 (2)
President, Birmingham Bar Foundation
Baxley, Dillard, McKnight, James & McElroy
2700 Highway 280, Suite 110 East
Birmingham, AL 35223
T: (205) 271-1100
F: (205) 271-1108
E: bmcelroy@dillardmcknight.com
BOARD MEMBER
THE HONORABLE CARL BUTKUS 2027 (1)
Immediate Past-President
New Mexico State Bar Foundation
PO Box 92860
Albuquerque, NM 87199
T: (505) 797-6075
F: (505) 828-3765
BOARD MEMBER
Hinda Carbon 2025 (2)
Executive Director
Virgin Islands Bar Foundation/Association
Post Office Box 224108
Christiansted, VI 00822
T: (340) 778-7497
E: hinda.carbon@usvibar.org
BOARD MEMBER
Susan Duncan 2027 (1)
Executive Director
Kentucky Bar Foundation
514 W. Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1812
T: 502-564-3795
E: SDuncan@kybar.org
BOARD MEMBER
Dawn Hathcock 2027 (1)
Executive Director
Alabama Law Foundation
445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 5040
Montgomery, AL 36104
T: 334-781-6344
E: dhathcock@alabamalawfoundation.org
BOARD MEMBER
Velda Hofacker 2025 (1)
Past President, Ohio State Bar Foundation
278 S. Gould Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43209
T: 614-231-5314
E: auntvelda@hotmail.com
Board Member
Lori L. Keating 2023 (1)
T: 614-487-4444
E: lori.l.keating@gmail.com
BOARD MEMBER
Laura Sanford 2027 (1)
Washington State Bar Foundation
Foundation Development Officer
T: 206.239.2137
E: lauras@wsba.org
BOARD MEMBER
Carey Shoufler 2026 (1)
Development Director and the Law Related Education Director
Idaho Law Foundation
T: (208) 334-4500
E: cshoufler@isb.idaho.gov
BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Sharra Wagner 2027 (2)
T: (816) 596-3432
E: sharrawagner@gmail.com
Past Presidents
- Beth McElroy (2023-2024)
- Daniel Burns (2022-2023)
- Thomas Tinder (2021-2022)
- James Huggler (2020-2021)
- Mary Groth (2019-2020)
- Andrea Stone (2018-2019)
- Leslie R. Barineau (2017-2018)
- Lorrie K. Albert (2016-17)
- Leonard Pataki (2015-16)
- Elizabeth Lynch (2014-15)
- Courtney Ward-Reichard (2013-14)
- Amy Sings In The Timber (2012-13)
- Stephen E. Chappelear (2011-12)
- Tom Tinder (2010-11)
- Christine Hickey (2009-10)
- Briana Wagner (2008-09)
- Pauline Gee (2007-09)
- Bob Glaves (2005-07)
- Jerome J. Shestack (2004-05)
- Linda L. Thompson Kohli (2003-04)
- Dee Miller Siegel (2002-03)
- Anne R. Yeakel (2001-02)
- Dorothy M. Tucker (2000-01)
- Charles Thone (1999-00)
- Kathleen Schoene (1998-99)
- Marion Smithberger (1997-98)
- Jerry Lastelick (1996-97)
- Robert H. Oliver (1995-96)
- Michael P. Gunn (1994-95)
- Jane E. Curran (1993-94)
- Dermot S. McGlinchey (1992-93)
- Howard Karman (1991-92)
- Merrily Munthe (1990-91)
- Jack B. Middleton (1989-90)
- Donna C. Willard (1988-89)
- C. Harker Rhodes, Jr. (1987-88)
- Rodney H. Grove (1985-87)
- Gordon Sinykin (1983-85)
- Herndon P. Jeffreys, Jr. (1981-83)
- Thomas G. Gonser (1979-81)
- William R. Van Aken (1977-79)
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