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Alumni Leadership Boards

With more than 23,000 alumni around the world, many of the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law alumni continue to assist with the college’s growth and development. Several play important roles in the Law Alumni Council and the UF Law Center Association.

UF Law Center Association   Law Alumni Council

UF Law Center Association

The University of Florida Law Center Association was formed in 1960 as a financial support organization for the College of Law. The LCA Board of Trustees provides financial resources, volunteer support, and student mentorship. Board members serve five-year terms, after which they are granted Emeritus status. Financial support provided by the LCA helps fund student and faculty programs, scholarships and the college’s strategic priorities.

2026 – 2027 Law Center Association Trustees

Executive Committee

  • Chair – The Hon. Patricia D. (“Patty”) Barksdale (JD 96)
  • Immediate Past Chair – Rebecca L. Brock (JD 98)
  • Chair – Elect James Grier Pressly III (JD 99)
  • Vice Chair – Dori Foster-Morales (JD 88)
  • Secretary – Marc Warren (JD 81)
  • At-Large – Bruce Hoffman (JD 92)
  • At-Large – Jessica Furst Johnson (JD 07)
  • At-Large – Robert W. Lloyd (JD 90)
  • At-Large – Cecily McLeod (JD 06)
  • At-Large – Robert Thornburg (JD 02)

Active Members

  • Jolyon D. Acosta – (JD 06, LLMT 07)
  • Cheryl P. Ainsworth – (JD 04 )
  • Alexander P. Almazan – (JD 98)
  • Rick D. Anderson – (JD 90)
  • Geddes D. Anderson, Jr. – (JD 97)
  • Jacqueline M. Arango – (JD 86)
  • Eric Andrew Atria – (JD 04)
  • The Hon. Patty Barksdale – (JD 96)
  • Jason D. Berger – (JD 98)
  • Rebecca L. Brock – (JD 98)
  • Donovan Brown – (JD 07)
  • Derek E. Bruce – (JD 98)
  • Brian Burgoon – (JD 97)
  • Professor Dennis A. Calfee – (LLMT 75)
  • Elizabeth C. Callahan – (JD 00)
  • Timothy M. Cerio – (JD 95)
  • Anitra Clement – (JD 12)
  • Mark J. Criser – (JD 97)
  • Spencer N. Cummings – (JD 00)
  • Avery A. Dial – (JD 02)
  • Benjamin F. Diamond – (JD 03)
  • John L. Dicks II – (JD 10)
  • Brian R. Dorn – (JD 03)
  • Jonathan A. Feldman – (JD 99)
  • Evan J. Ferl – (JD 10)
  • The Hon. Samantha S. Feuer – (JD 02)
  • Dori Foster-Morales – (JD 89)
  • Nikki H. Fried – (JD 03)
  • Suzanne E. Gilbert – (JD 96)
  • Lorie M. Gleim – (JD 95)
  • Dr. Daniel Nattan Gonzalez – (JD 02)
  • Jason B. Gonzalez – (JD 98)
  • Cheryl L. Gordon – (JD 78, LLMT 79)
  • Jill M. Granat – (JD 90)
  • Mark P. Graves – (JD 90)
  • Shannon Bizzell Gray – (JD 97)
  • Courtney K. Grimm – (JD 92)
  • Matthew D. Grosack – (JD 09)
  • Steven Hadjilogiou – (JD 05, LLMT 06)
  • Nancy Pond Halula – (JD 88)
  • Celeste T. Hankins – (JD 15)
  • The Hon. Bradley G. Harper – (JD 03)
  • Shawn E. Harrison – (JD 90)
  • The Hon. Robert Hodges – (JD 90)
  • D. Bruce Hoffman – (JD 92)
  • Jarrett R. Hoffman – (JD 05)
  • Lacey D. Hofmeyer – (JD 06)
  • John M. Howe – (JD 98)
  • The Hon. Leh Hutton – (JD 97)
  • The Hon. Daniel C. Irick – (JD 04)
  • Jessica Furst Johnson – (JD 07)
  • Kevin David Johnson – (JD 94)
  • The Hon. Paige H. Kilbane – (JD 08)
  • Edward T. Killen – (JD 02)
  • The Hon. London M. Kite – (JD 02)
  • Karl N. Klein – (JD 98)
  • Scott W. Konopka – (JD 95)
  • Theodore S. Kypreos – (JD 02)
  • Kristine M. Lambert – (JD 94)
  • The Hon. Laura Lothman Lambert – (JD 07)
  • David R. Lancelot – (JD 99)
  • Will Lewis – (JD 08)
  • Robert W. Lloyd – (JD 90)
  • Michael E. Lockamy – (JD 09)
  • The Hon. Scott Makar – (JD 87)
  • Stephanie M. Marchman – (JD 04)
  • Phillip J. Mays – (JD 91)
  • Sigrid S. McCawley – (JD 97)
  • Cecily McLeod – (JD 06)
  • Ashleigh Merchant – (JD 03)
  • Stephanie M. Mickle – (JD 04)
  • Mark Miller – (JD 96)
  • George R. Moraitis, Jr. – (JD 02)
  • Heather Howdeshell Morlock – (JD 09)
  • The Hon. Christopher C. Nash – (JD 97)
  • Guy Norris – (JD 89)
  • Jennifer Devine Odom – (JD 96)
  • Robert J. Pile – (JD 91)
  • Jason Alexander Pill – (JD 09)
  • Ingrid Ponce – (JD 98)
  • Matthew N. Posgay – (JD 94)
  • Mark Alan Prater – (LLMT 87)
  • James Grier Pressly III – (JD 99)
  • Aaron R. Resnick – (JD 97)
  • James N. Robinson II – (JD 02)
  • Brian A. Roof – (JD 06)
  • Taylor Rose – (JD 98)
  • The Hon. Amanda Arnold Sansone – (JD 02)
  • Rafael Sayagues – (LLMT 96)
  • Andre Darrell Sesler – (JD 11)
  • Manisha Singh – (JD 94)
  • Sara “Becca” Polisuk Smith – (JD 07)
  • Dana Somerstein – (JD 13)
  • Fradyn Suárez – (JD 02)
  • Hans Gerhardt Tanzler IV – (JD 14, LLMT 15)
  • Craig Thompson – (JD 12)
  • The Hon. Thomas P. Thompson III – (JD 99)
  • Robert H. Thornburg – (JD 02)
  • Thomas “Todd” Henry Thurlow – (LLMT 98)
  • The Hon. Wesley Tibbals – (JD 98)
  • Sephanie Jean Toothaker – (JD 97)
  • Stacey Prince Troutman – (JD 01, LLMT 02)
  • Michael S. Wachholz – (JD 95)
  • Marc L. Warren – (JD 81)
  • Joshua B. Weingard – (JD 98)
  • Greg S. Weiss – (JD 98)
  • F. Scott Westheimer – (JD 96)
  • Heather E. Yearwood – (JD 06)
  • The Hon. Melissa A. Nelson, Honorary Member – (JD 97)
  • Justice Meredith L. Sasso, Honorary Member – (JD 08)
  • Rep. Emilia S. Sykes, Honorary Member – (JD 11)
  • Billy Hackett, Student Member – (Class of 2028)

Law Alumni Council

The Law Alumni Council (LAC) was founded in 1983 and focuses on two strategic objectives in its role of supporting UF Law:

  • Alumni Relations
    To provide networking opportunities that support increased engagement between the College of Law and its alumni.
  • Campus Outreach
    To assist in the professional development of UF Law students through recruitment efforts, mentoring initiatives, and campus programming.

2026-2027 Law Alumni Council

Executive Committee and Officers

  • President – Lisa Thelwell (JD 12)
  • President Elect – Melanie Hapner (JD 14)
  • Secretary – Jessica Kramer Honan (JD 16)
  • Past President – Brock Hankins (JD 14)
  • Board of Directors – Tiffany Bustamante (JD 15)
  • Board of Directors – Warren Chin (JD 16)
  • Board of Directors – Chelsey Clements (JD 14)
  • Board of Directors – Kenneth Goldsmith (JD 87)
  • Board of Directors – Tommy Lair, Jr. (JD 16)
  • Board of Directors – Bert McBride (JD 14)

Committee Chairs

  • Alumni Engagement – Michael Kranz (JD 19) & Brandon Meadows (JD 13)
  • Campus Outreach – Rhett Parker (JD 11) & Alissa Kranz (JD 14)
  • Membership – Harold Holder (JD 15)& Tiffany Bustamante (JD 15)

Current Members

  • Winifred Acosta – (JD 95)
  • Jessica Anderson – (JD 07)
  • Scott Atwood – (JD 95)
  • Rosalyn Baker Sutton – (JD 04)
  • Ashlyn Banks – (JD 17)
  • Jonathan Barry-Blocker – (JD 09)
  • Michael Joseph Bauman – (JD 19)
  • Roni Beasley-Ledet – (JD 07)
  • Brandon Biederman – (JD 00)
  • Hunter Biederman – (JD 03)
  • The Hon. Kimberly Bocelli – (JD 05)
  • Cullen Boggus – (JD 14, LLMT 15)
  • Shenele Pettis Bright – (JD 15)
  • Jessica Burns – (JD 18)
  • Tiffany Bustamante – (JD 15)
  • Maria Carantzas – (JD 97)
  • Warren Chin – (JD 16)
  • Sandy Chiu – (JD 14)
  • Chelsey Clements – (JD 14)
  • Dylan de Fouw – (JD 19)
  • The Hon. Luis Delgado, Jr. – (JD 08)
  • The Hon. Santo DiGangi – (JD 09)
  • Jacob Duval – (JD 20)
  • Jennifer Dweck – (JD 17)
  • Stefan Diaz Espinosa – (JD 18)
  • Benjamin Fechter – (JD 18)
  • Jennifer Feld – (JD 11)
  • Carlos Fernandez – (JD 18)
  • Travis Foels – (JD 18)
  • Zac Foster – (JD 14)
  • Sabina Frederick – (JD 11)
  • Sierra Frisch – (JD 02)
  • Cameron Frye – (JD 13)
  • Charles M. Garabedian – (JD 16)
  • Dr. Kenneth Goldsmith – (JD 87)
  • Giselle Gutierrez – (JD 12)
  • Matthew Hall – (JD 11)
  • Brock Hankins – (JD 14)
  • Melanie Hapner – (JD 14)
  • Arti Hirani – (JD 21)
  • Harold Holder – (JD 15)
  • Jessica Kramer Honan – (JD 16)
  • John Hunt – (JD 11)
  • Valeen Hyde – (JD 15)
  • Kathryn Allysa Ilgenfritz – (JD 17)
  • Lauren Johnson – (JD 14)
  • Marlana Johnson – (JD 17)
  • Dee Jones – (JD 95)
  • Alissa Kranz – (JD 14)
  • Mike Kranz – (JD 14)
  • Steven Earel Kranz – (JD 19)
  • Tommy Lair Jr. – (JD 16)
  • Brett Lashley – (JD 20)
  • Brian Lawrence – (JD 16)
  • Daniel Lazaro – (JD 12)
  • Jonathan Mann – (JD 12)
  • Will Matthews – (JD 14)
  • William McBride – (JD 14)
  • Miaya McCray – (JD 13)
  • Lynette McGuinness – (JD 89)
  • Brandon Meadows – (JD 13)
  • Howell Melton III – (JD 06)
  • Leslie Metz – (JD 12)
  • Holly Randall Miller – (JD 07)
  • Theodore Richard McAlpin Miller – (JD 18)
  • Farooq Mitha – (JD 07)
  • Careshia Moore – (JD 07)
  • Alisha Moriceau – (JD 18)
  • Samantha Newman – (JD 11)
  • G. William Norris, Jr. – (JD 23)
  • Lara Osofsky Leader – (JD 01)
  • Rhett Parker – (JD 11)
  • Jason Parnell – (JD 11)
  • Kevin Paule – (JD 16)
  • Shara Pipitone – (JD 15)
  • Alibek Rakhimov – (JD 18)
  • Jonelle Reed – (JD 13)
  • Anthony Reynolds – (JD 15)
  • Holly Rice – (JD 10)
  • Dwayne Robinson – (JD 11)
  • Caroline Dunkle Royce – (JD 20)
  • Marisol Ruiz – (JD 17)
  • Francys Guevara Sanchez – (JD 23)
  • Brandon Sapp – (JD 11)
  • Kelly Schulz – (JD 13)
  • David Seifer – (JD 98)
  • Justin Shifrin – (JD 20)
  • Olivia Sica – (JD 24, LLMT 24)
  • Sean Smith – (JD 14)
  • Patrick Spook – (JD 15)
  • Somadina Nwokolo Sullins – (JD 15)
  • Lisa Thelwell – (JD 12)
  • Brandon White – (JD 13)
  • Robert Wight – (JD 13)
  • Erica Williams – (JD 05)
  • Marc Wites – (JD 94)

If you would like more information about the LAC, please contact:

Elizabeth Kane, Associate Director of Alumni Relations

Levin College of Law

Email kane@law.ufl.edu