Alumni Leadership Boards

With more than 20,000 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 assist in the budgetary process, provide financial and volunteer resources and facilitate student mentoring programs. Board members serve five-year terms, after which they are granted Emeritus status. Unrestricted monies provided through the LCA and its Board of Trustees help fund a number of student and faculty programs, scholarships and activities.

2025 – 2026 Law Center Association Trustees

Executive Committee

Chair – Rebecca L. Brock (JD 98)
Immediate Past Chair – Brian D. Burgoon (JD 97)
Chair-Elect – The Hon. Patricia D. (“Patty”) Barksdale (JD 96)
Vice Chair – James Grier Pressly III (JD 99)
Secretary – Dori Foster-Morales (JD 88)
At-Large – Derek E. Bruce (JD 98)
At-Large – Mark J. Criser (JD 97)
At-Large – Jessica Furst Johnson (JD 07)
At-Large – Robert W. Lloyd (JD 90)
At-Large – Manisha Singh (JD 94)

Committee Chairs

Alumni Affairs & Development – D. Bruce Hoffman (JD 92) & Marc L. Warren (JD 81)
Career Services – Stephanie M. Marchman (JD 04) & Robert H. Thornburg (JD 02)
Florida Alumni Tax Advisory Committee (FATAC) – Cheryl L. Gordon (JD 78; LLMT 79)
Judicial Relations – The Hon. Patricia D. (“Patty”) Barksdale (JD 96) & The Hon. Christopher C. Nash (JD 97)
Membership – Brian Burgoon (JD 97)
Recruitment – Benjamin F. Diamond (JD 03)
Student Engagement – Brian Burgoon (JD 97) & Kristine M. Lambert (JD 94)

Active Members

Jolyon D. Acosta – (JD 06; LLMT 07)
Cheryl P. Ainsworth – (JD 04 )
Rick D. Anderson – (JD 90)
Geddes D. Anderson, Jr. – (JD 97)
Jacqueline M. Arango – (JD 86)
The Hon. Patty Barksdale – (JD 96)
Jason D. Berger – (JD 98)
Rebecca L. Brock – (JD 98)
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)
Christian P. George – (JD 07)
Suzanne E. Gilbert – (JD 96)
Lorie M. Gleim – (JD 95)
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)
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. Daniel C. Irick – (JD 04)
LaShawnda K. Jackson – (JD 02)
Jessica Furst Johnson – (JD 07)
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)
The Hon. Kathryn A. Kimball Mizelle – (JD 12)
George R. Moraitis, Jr. – (JD 02)
The Hon. Christopher C. Nash – (JD 97)
Guy Norris – (JD 89)
Jennifer Devine Odom – (JD 96)
Karen L. Persis – (JD 04)
Robert J. Pile – (JD 91)
Ingrid Ponce – (JD 98)
Matthew N. Posgay – (JD 94)
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)
The Hon. Edwin A. Scales III – (JD 91)
Manisha Singh – (JD 94)
Sara “Becca” Polisuk Smith – (JD 07)
Dana Somerstein – (JD 13)
Fradyn Suárez – (JD 02)
Craig Thompson – (JD 12)
The Hon. Thomas P. Thompson III – (JD 99)
Robert H. Thornburg – (JD 02)
The Hon. Wesley Tibbals – (JD 98)
Stacey Prince Troutman – (JD 01; LLMT 02)
Whitney M. Untiedt – (JD 05)
Michael S. Wachholz – (JD 95)
Marc L. Warren – (JD 81)
Joshua B. Weingard – (JD 98)
Greg S. Weiss – (JD 98)
Thomas P. Wert – (JD 93)
F. Scott Westheimer – (JD 96)
Heather E. Yearwood – (JD 06)
Hagen Turner – (Class of 2027)
The Hon. Melissa A. Nelson – (JD 97)
Justice Meredith L. Sasso – (JD 08)
Rep. Emilia S. Sykes – (JD 11)

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.

Levin College of Law 2025-2026 Law Alumni Council

Executive Committee and Officers

President – Brock Hankins (JD 14)
President Elect – Lisa Thelwell (JD 12)
Secretary – Melanie Hapner (JD 14)
Past President – Matthew Hall (JD 11)
Board of Directors – Tiffany Bustamante (JD 15)
Board of Directors – Warren Chin (JD 16)
Board of Directors – Chelsey Clements (JD 14)
Board of Directors – Travis Foels (JD 18)
Board of Directors – Jessica Kramer (JD 16)
Board of Directors – Web Melton (JD 06)
Board of Directors – Kevin Paule (JD 16)

Current Members

Winifred Acosta (JD 95)
Jessica Anderson (JD 07)
Scott Atwood (JD 95)
Destinie Baker Sutton (JD 04)
Ashlyn Banks (JD 17)
Jonathan Barry-Blocker (JD 09)
Michael Bauman (JD 19)
Roni Beasley-Ledet (JD 07)
Brandon Biederman (JD 00)
Hunter Biederman (JD 03)
The Hon. Kim Bocelli (JD 05)
Heather Brock (JD 93)
Donovan Brown (JD 07)
Jessica Burns (JD 18)
Maria Carantzas (JD 97)
Sandy Chiu (JD 14)
Dylan De Fouw (JD 19)
Luis Delgado (JD 08)
The Hon. Santo DiGangi (JD 09)
Kimberley Dillon (JD 05; LLMT ’06)
Jacob Duval (JD 20)
Jenn Dweck (JD 17)
Stefan Diaz Espinosa (JD 18)
Sammy Farhat (JD 17)
Ben Fechter (JD 18)
Jennifer Feld (JD 11)
Carlos Fernandez (JD 18)
Zac Foster (JD 14)
Sabina Frederick (JD 11)
Charles Garabedian (JD 16)
Ken Goldsmith (JD 87)
Matthew Grosack (JD 09)
Giselle Gutierrez (JD 12)
Harold Holder (JD 15)
John Hunt (JD 11)
Valeen Hyde (JD 15)
Kathryn Ilgenfritz (JD 17)
Lauren Johnson (JD 14)
Marlana Johnson (JD 17)
Dionne Jones (JD 95)
Alissa Kranz (JD 14)
Michael Kranz (JD 14)
Steven Kranz (JD 19)
Tommy Lair (JD 16)
Brett Lashley (JD 20)
Brian Lawrence (JD 16)
Dan Lazaro (JD 12)
Rachael Loukonen (JD 03)
Robert Maldonado (JD 18)
William Matthews (JD 14)
Bert McBride (JD 14)
Miaya McCray (JD 13)
Lynette McGuinness (JD 89)
Brandon Meadows (JD 13)
Leslie Metz (JD 12)
Lauren Millcarek (JD 12)
Holly Miller (JD 07)
Theodore Miller (JD 18)
Farooq Mitha (JD 07)
Careshia Moore (JD 07)
Alisha Moriceau (JD 18)
Rima Mullins (JD 91)
Samantha Newman (JD 11)
Soma Nwokolo (JD 15)
Lara Osofsky Leader (JD 01)
Rhett Parker (JD 11)
Shenele Pettis Bright (JD 15)
Jason Pill (JD 09)
Shara Pipitone (JD 15)
Alibek Rakhimov (JD 18)
Jonelle Reed (JD 13)
Anthony Reynolds (JD 15)
Holly Rice (JD 10)
Dwayne Robinson (JD 11)
Veronica Roof (JD 06)
Marisol Ruiz (JD 17)
Brandon Sapp (JD 11)
Kelly Schulz (JD 13)
David Seifer (JD 98)
Sean Smith (JD 14)
Patrick Spook (JD 15)
Josh Spoont (JD 07)
Ashley Sykes (JD 15)
Tara Tedrow (JD 12)
Brandon White (JD 13)
Robbie 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