IMLA Regional Vice-Presidents and Chairs

During the Annual Conference, IMLA’s voting members elect a Regional Vice-President for each of the fourteen designated regions of the U.S. and one for Canada. In addition, IMLA’s President appoints a State Chair for each of the fifty states and Provincial Chairs for each of the Canadian Provinces. Each Regional Vice-President, State Chair, and Provincial Chair serves for a one-year term, but may be re-elected or re-appointed to successive terms. Generally, the role of the Regional Vice-President, State Chair and Provincial Chair is to act in an advisory capacity to the Board on matters of policy, programs and membership. The most important functions involve:

  • Identification and referral of cases to the Legal Advocacy Committee through the Executive Director
  • Membership development and retention
  • Helping IMLA gain exposure within a state or region

IMLA is proud to present our Regional Vice-Presidents & State Chairs/Provincial Chairs:

Regional Vice Presidents

1st Circuit
(ME, MA, NH, PR, RI)
Christopher J. Petrini
Town Counsel
Leicester, Massachusetts

2nd Circuit
(CT, NY, VT)
Brig Smith
General Counsel
Middletown, Connecticut

3rd Circuit
(DE, NJ, PA, VI)
John C. Gillespie
Township Solicitor
Chesterfield, New Jersey

4th Circuit
(MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)
 Karen M. McDonald
City Attorney
Raleigh, North Carolina

5th Circuit
(LA, MS, TX)
Sharae N. Reed
City Attorney
Beaumont, Texas

6th Circuit
(KY, MI, OH, TN)
Darren Shulman
City Attorney
Upper Arlington, Ohio

7th Circuit
(IL, IN, WI)
Paul Stephanides
Village Attorney
Oak Park, Illinois

8th Circuit (North)
(MN, ND, SD)
Melissa Manderschied
City Attorney
Bloomington, Minnesota

8th Circuit (South)
(AR, IA, MO, NE)
Thomas M. Carpenter
City Attorney
Little Rock, Arkansas

9th Circuit (North)
(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
Ann Davison
City Attorney
Seattle, Washington

9th Circuit (South)
(AZ, CA, HI, NV)
VACANT

10th Circuit (North)
(CO, UT, WY)
Carrie M. Daggett
City Attorney
Fort Collins, Colorado

10th Circuit (South)
(KS, NM, OK)
Christopher Towle
City Attorney
Newton, Kansas

11th Circuit
(AL, FL, GA)
Suntrease Williams-Maynard
Deputy City Attorney
Mobile, Alabama

Canadian Regional Vice President
David Boghosian
Managing Partner
Boghosian & Allen, LLP

State Chairs

Alabama
Robert Spence, Esq.
Attorney
Rosen Harwood, LLP

Alaska
Nicholas Spiropoulos
Borough Attorney
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Arizona
Kelly Schwab
City Attorney/Risk Manager
Chandler, Arizona

Arkansas
Blake Pennington
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Fayetteville, Arkansas

California (1)
Phaedra A. Norton
City Attorney
Riverside, California

California (2)
Ruben Duren
Attorney
Best Best & Krieger LLP

Colorado
Dave Frankel
City Attorney
Westminster, Colorado

Connecticut
Robin Edwards
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Danbury, Connecticut

Delaware
Michael P. Migliore
County Counsel to Council
New Castle County, Delaware

Florida
Terrill C. Pyburn
City Atorney
Coconut Creek, Florida

Georgia
Chris Balch
Partner
Balch Law Group

Hawaii
Victoria J. Takayesu
Corporation Counsel
Maui County, Hawaii

Idaho
Field Herrington
Legal Services Director
Post Falls, Idaho

Illinois
Brian Day
Corporation Counsel
Normal, Illinois

Indiana (1)
Becca McCuaig
Chief Legal Counsel
Accelerate Indiana Municipalities

Indiana (2)
Ashley Ulbricht
of Counsel
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Iowa
Crenna Brumwell
City Attorney
Dubuque, Iowa

Kansas
Ronald Shaver
City Attorney
Olathe, Kansas

Kentucky
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA


Louisiana
Donesia D. Turner
City Attorney
New Orleans, Louisiana

Maine
Sally Daggett
Corporation Counsel
South Portland, Maine

Maryland
Amanda Conn
General Counsel
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

Massachusetts
James B. Lampke
Town Counsel
Hull, Massachusetts

Michigan
Peter Letzmann
Attorney at Law
Peter Letzmann Associates

Minnesota
Pamela Whitmore 
Shareholder
Kennedy & Graven, Chartered

Mississippi
Kimberly Banks
City Attorney
Canton, Mississippi

Missouri
Ryan Moehlman
City Counselor
Jefferson City, Missouri

Montana
Gina Dahl
City Attorney
Billings, Montana

Nebraska
Elaine Menzel
Legal Counsel
Nebraska Association of County Officials

Nevada
Nicholas Vaskov
City Attorney
Henderson, Nevada

New Hampshire
Danielle Pacik
City Solicitor
Concord, New Hampshire

New Jersey
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA

New Mexico (1)
Jennifer Breakell
City Attorney
Farmington, New Mexico

New Mexico (2)
J. Alvin Leaphart
County Attorney
Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico

New York
Shannon O’Connor
Attorney
Weaver Mancso Brightman PLLC

North Carolina (1)
Thomas Powers
Senior Assistant City Attorney
Charlotte, North Carolina

North Carolina (2)
Martha R. Thompson
Chief Deputy County Attorney
Cleveland County, North Carolina

North Dakota
Nancy J. Morris
Assistant City Attorney
Fargo, North Dakota

Ohio
Stephen J. Smith, Jr.
Law Director
Frost Brown Todd LLC


Oklahoma
Kathryn L. Walker
Senior Attorney
Center for Economic Development Law

Oregon
Amanda Guile-Hinman
City Attorney
Wilsonville, Oregon

Pennsylvania
Joanna Klein
Deputy City Solicitor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
Matthew Jerzyk
City Solicitor
Central Falls, Rhode Island

South Carolina
B. Eric Shytle
General Counsel
Municipal Association of South Carolina

South Dakota
Justin M. Johnson
City Attorney
Mitchell, South Dakota

Tennessee
Laylah Smith
Legal Counsel
University of Tennessee CTAS & MTAS

Texas (1)
Patricia Link
Division Chief, Land Use and Real Estate
Austin, Texas

Texas (2)
Molly Shortall
City Attorney
Arlington, Texas

Utah (1)
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA

Utah (2)
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA

Vermont
Kimberlee J. Sturtevant
Acting City Attorney
Burlington, Vermont

Virginia (1)
Lesa Yeatts
Town Attorney
Herndon, Virginia

Virginia (2)
Courtney Sydnor
Senior Deputy County Attorney
Loudoun County, Virginia

Washington
Sheila Gall
General Counsel
Association of Washington Cities

West Virginia
Ryan Simonston
City Attorney
Morgantown, West Virginia

Wisconsin
Stephen C. Nick
City Attorney
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Wyoming
Wallace Trembath III
Deputy City Attorney
Casper, Wyoming

Provincial Chairs

Alberta
Gene Klenke
City Solicitor
Leduc, Alberta

British Columbia
Brad Savoury
Director of Legal Services and Risk Management
District of Lake Country, British Columbia

Manitoba
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA

New Brunswick
Nick Robichaud
Solicitor
Moncton, New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA

Nova Scotia
John Traves
Muncipal Solicitor-Executive Director
Halifax Regional Municipality

Ontario
Wendy Law
Deputy City Manager, Legal and Administrative Services & City Solicitor
Vaughan, Ontario

Prince Edward Island
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA

Quebec
VACANT
If Interested, Contact IMLA

Saskatchewan
Cindy Yelland
City Solicitor
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan