Board of Directors

The Board of Directors meets before the Mid-Year Seminar in the spring and before the Annual Conference in the fall. The Board retains and oversees the work of the Executive Director and General Counsel, who is responsible for the administration of the organization.

To find out more about the IMLA organizational structure, please see our Official Bylaws.

Officers

President
Susana Alcala Wood
City Attorney
San Jose, California

President-Elect
Beth Anne Childs
City Attorney
Bristow, Oklahoma

Immediate Past President
Jeffrey Dana
City Solicitor
Providence, Rhode Island

Treasurer
Alan Bojorquez
City Attorney
Buda, Texas

General Counsel and Executive Director
Amanda Karras
General Counsel and Executive Director
IMLA

Board of Directors

James R. Benjamin
County Attorney
Baltimore County, Maryland

Current Term Expiration: 2026

Shauna Billingsley
City Attorney
Franklin, Tennessee

Current Term Expiration: 2027

Bradford Cunningham
Town Attorney
Pelion, South Carolina

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Jeff Dorocak
City Attorney
Las Vegas, Nevada

Current Term Expiration: 2026

Renee Garcia
City Solicitor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Brian Loewen
Director of Legal Services
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Melissa Manderschied
City Attorney
Bloomington, Minnesota

Current Term Expiration: 2027

Paige Mims
City Attorney
Plano, Texas

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Rusi Patel
General Counsel
Georgia Municipal Association

Current Term Expiration: 2027

Morgain Patterson
Director of Municipal Law & Training
Kentucky League of Cities

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Kimberly Rehberg
City Attorney
Durham, North Carolina

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Todd Sheeran
City Attorney
Herriman, Utah

Current Term Expiration: 2027

Darren Shulman
City Attorney
Upper Arlington, Ohio

Current Term Expiration: 2027

Amanda L. Stanley
Deputy City Attorney
Olathe, Kansas

Current Term Expiration: 2026

Jennie Granahan Tarr
Chief Assistant County Attorney
Hillsborough County Hospital Authority

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Wendy Walberg
City Solicitor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Current Term Expiration: 2028

Jeannine Williams
Chief Assistant City Attorney
St. Petersburg, Florida

Current Term Expiration: 2027