ALA Faces Member and Chapter News
Members on the Move
David Astramecki, a member of the Minnesota Chapter, is now Director of Finance at Larkin Hoffman in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Katie Bien, a member of the Arizona Chapter, is now Director of Marketing and Business Development at Jennings Strouss & Salmon, PLC, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Antoinette Brinson, a member of the New York City Chapter, is now Director of Administration at Jenner & Block, LLP, in New York, New York.
Salvatore Castorina, a member of the South Florida Chapter, is now Office Manager at MG+M The Law Firm in Miami, Florida.
Ronnie DeCesare, an independent member, is now Executive Director at Liebert Cassidy Whitmore in Los Angeles, California.
Laura Connelly, a member of the Calgary Chapter, is now Marketing Manager at Bennett Jones LLP, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Donald Dunn, an independent member, is now Office Administrator at Parker Poe in Raleigh, North Carolina.
John Dunn, a member of the New York City Chapter, is now Chief Financial Officer at Anderson Kill PC, in New York, New York.
John Gosnell, a member of the Granite State Chapter, is now Chief Operating Officer at Sulloway & Hollis in Concord, New Hampshire.
Amy Ignowski (not pictured), a member of the Greater Kansas City Chapter, is now Office Administrator at Lewis Brisbois in Kansas City, Missouri.
Anne Jenkins, a member of the Oregon Chapter, is now Office Administrator at Foster Garvey, PC, in Portland, Oregon.
Francine Lahm, a member of the New York City Chapter, is now New York Office Administrator at Pallas Partners, LLP, in New York, New York.
Rachel Nuzzi, a member of the First State Chapter, is now Chief Human Resources Officer at Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Melissa Poole-Knight, a member of the Mile High Chapter, is now Director of Administration at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, in Denver, Colorado.
Jennifer Thiel (not pictured), a member of the Chicago Chapter, is now Recruiting and Marketing Manager at Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd., in Chicago, Illinois.
Bill Wiggins, Jr., CLM, a member of the Raleigh/Durham Chapter, is now Executive Director for Smith Anderson in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jamaine Yarborough, MBA, a member of the Capital Chapter, is now Business Director at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, in Mclean, Virginia.
Sending Our Condolences
- ALA is saddened by the passing in May of Katherine Hollander, a member of the Golden Gate Chapter for nearly 20 years. Katherine was Office Manager at Friedman & Springwater LLP in San Francisco, California, before becoming sick in 2020. We send our condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.
- ALA also regrets the passing of Rose Tesauro. Rose was a member of ALA and the Philadelphia Chapter for five years. We send our condolences to her family and friends. You can read her obituary here.