The Emory Law Dean’s Advisory Board and the Emory Law Alumni Board, representing a diverse range of perspectives and geography, are appointed and work together to advise the dean and senior staff on the interests of the Emory Law community. The Advisory Board concentrates primarily on fiscal and operational strategic planning, and the Alumni Board focuses on strategic planning for alumni engagement. These volunteer leaders help to keep the law school apprised of and responsive to the current state of the legal profession and the concerns and needs of our alumni.
Advisory Board
Ian L. Levin 92L, Chair
Schulte Roth & Zabel; New York, NY *
![Ian Levin](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/levin-ian-92-150.jpg)
DONNA YIP 04L, Vice-Chair
Antares Capital; New York, NY *
![Donna Yip](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/donna-yip.jpg)
Campaign
John Ludlow Latham 79L, Co-Chair
Alston & Bird, LLP; Atlanta, GA+
![John Latham](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/lathamjohn.jpg)
Lee P. Miller 82L, Co-Chair
Glenmede Corporation; New York, NY+
![Lee P. Miller](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/lee-miller.jpg)
Members
Emily Baker 98C 01L
Jones Day; Atlanta, GA
![Emily Baker](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/baker-emily.jpg)
Mary Anne Bobinski
Emory University School of Law; Atlanta, GA
![Mary Anne Bobinski](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/mary-anne-bobinski.jpg)
The Honorable Elizabeth L. Branch 94L
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; Atlanta, GA
![Elizabeth Branch](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/elizabeth-branch.jpg)
Robert Preston Brown 89L
McKenney's; Atlanta, GA
![Robert Preston Brown](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/brown,-robert-preston.png)
Marc Bryant 93L
FS Investments; Philadelphia, PA
![Marc Bryant](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/bryant-marc.jpg)
Lori G. Cohen 90L
Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Atlanta, GA
![Lori G. Cohen](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/lori-cohen.png)
Jeffrey B. Coopersmith 90L
Corr Cronin, LLP; Seattle, WA
![Jeffrey B. Coopersmith](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/coopersmith.jpg)
Gardner G. Courson 74L
Precision Litigation, LLC, SC +
![Gardner G. Courson](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/gardner-courson.jpg)
Damon Elmore 96L
State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta, GA
![Damon Elmore](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/elmore-damon.jpg)
Judge Leo M. Gordon 77L
US Court of International Trade; New York, NY
![Leo M. Gordon](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/gordon.jpg)
The Honorable Catharina D. Haynes 86L
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Garland, TX +
![Catharina D. Haynes](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/catharinahaynes.jpg)
Jennifer Hightower 90L
Cox Enterprises; Atlanta, GA
![Jennifer Hightower](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/hightower,-jennifer.jpg)
Angela Hsu 95L
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner; Atlanta, GA
![Angela Hsu](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/hsu-angela.jpg)
Ryan Levin 19C 24L
SBA President 2023-24; Atlanta, GA
![Ryan Levin](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/levin-ryan.jpg)
Omeed Malik 06L
Farvahar Partners; New York, NY
![Omeed Malik](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/omeed-malik.jpg)
John P. MacNaughton 74L
Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP; Atlanta, GA +
![John P. MacNaughton](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/macnaughton,john.jpg)
Joseph L. Manson III 74L
Law Offices of Joseph L. Manson III; Alexandria, VA +
![Joseph L. Manson](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/joe-manson.jpg)
Ruth Rocker McMullin 00L
Gwinnett County Magistrate Court; Stone Mountain, GA *
![Ruth Rocker McMullin](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/mcmullin-00-new-150.jpg)
Jennifer Morgan 95L
King & Spalding; New York, NY
![Jennifer Morgan](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/morgan-jennifer.jpg)
Samuel Olens 83L
Dentons US; Atlanta, GA
![Samuel Olens](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/olens-samuel.jpg)
Georgia Ravitz 89L
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Washington, DC
![Georgia Ravitz](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/ravitz-georgia.jpg)
Thomas A. Reynolds III 77L
TR & Associates; Chicago, IL +
![Thomas A. Reynolds](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/thomas-reynolds.jpg)
Brent J. Savage, Sr. 78L
Savage Turner Pinckney Savage Sprouse; Savannah, GA
![Brent J. Savage, Sr.](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/savage-brent.jpg)
Jay Steele 94L
Steele Consulting; Atlanta, GA
![Jay Steele](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/steele,-jay.jpg)
Cheryl Turner 94C 99L
CFT Professional Services; Atlanta, GA
![Cheryl Turner](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/turner,-cheryl.jpg)
Kellye Walker 92L
Eastman Chemical Company; Kingsport, TN *
![Kellye Walker](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/walker,-kellye.png)
Della Wager Wells 86L
Alston & Bird, LLP; New Haven, CT +
![Della Wager Wells](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/wellsdella.jpg)
Catherine Whitworth 95L
Retired, UPS Capital Corporation; Atlanta, GA
![Catherine Whitworth](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/whitworth-cathy.png)
James H. Wilson III 78L
Savage Turner Pinckney Savage Sprouse; Savannah, GA
![James H. Wilson III](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/wilson-james.jpg)
* Executive Committee Member
+ Emeritus Member
Alumni Board
Executive Committee
Emily Baker 98C 01L
President – Jones Day; Atlanta, GA
![Emily Baker](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/advisory-headshots/baker-emily.jpg)
Ben Fink 92L
Immediate Past President – Berman Fink Van Horn; Atlanta, GA
![Ben Fink](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/ben-fink.jpg)
Board Members
Nigamnarayan Acharya 01L
Greenberg Traurig LLP; Atlanta, GA
![Nigamnarayan Acharya](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/acharya_nigam.jpg)
Stephen Bayer 92L
Rice University; Houston, TX
![Stephen Bayer](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/bayer,-stephen.jpg)
Diane Bessen 79C 87L
State Court of Fulton County; Atlanta, GA
![Diane Bessen](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/bessen,-diane.jpg)
Renata Kendrick Cooper 89L
United States Attorney's Office; Washington DC
![Renata Cooper](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/cooper-renata.png)
Marc J. Esposito 95L
Delta Airlines; Atlanta, GA
![Marc J. Esposito](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/marc-esposito.jpg)
Jason Fernando Esteves 10L
Georgia State Senator for District 6, Hudson Cook LLP; Atlanta, GA
![Jason Esteves](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/jason-esteves.jpg)
Ashley Swink Fincher 01L
Comerica Bank; Dallas, TX
![Ashley Swink Fincher](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/ashley-fincher.jpg)
Elizabeth Fite 05L
Kutak Rock, LLP; Atlanta, GA
![Elizabeth Fite](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/fite-elizabeth.jpg)
Rahn Gatewood 05L
Magistrate Judge; Gwinnett County, GA
![Rahn Gatewood](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/gatewood-rahn.jpg)
Christina Graham 02L
Morris Manning & Martin; Atlanta, GA
![Christina Graham](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/graham,-christina.jpg)
Steven Grimberg 98L
US District Court Judge; Atlanta, GA
![Steven Grimberg](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/grimburg-steven.jpg)
Nathan Alexander Hartman 00C 06L 06T 07B
Hartman Law LLC; Atlanta, GA
![Nathan Hartman](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/nathan-hartman.jpg)
Jason Hyatt 17L
Latham & Watkins, London, UK
![Jason Hyatt](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/hyatt,-jason.jpg)
Thomas Hong 97L
Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP; Atlanta, GA
![Thomas Hong](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/hong-thomas.jpg)
Heather Johnson 05L 05T
Federal Trade Commission; Washington, DC
![Heather Johnson](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/johnson,-heather.jpg)
Alicia Grahn Jones 04L
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP; Atlanta, GA
![Alicia Grahn Jones](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/alicia-grahn-jones.jpeg)
Shijuade Kadree 03OX 05C 09PH 09L
Snap, Inc.; Fayetteville, GA
![Shijuade Kadree](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/kadree-09-2022-150.jpg)
Daniel Marti 99L
Tencent; Washington, DC
![Daniel Marti](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/marti,-daniel.jpg)
Jessica McKinney 97L
General Electric; Suwanee, GA
![Jessica Mckinney](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/mckinney,-jessica.jpg)
Christopher T. Nace 03B 03L
Paulson & Nace, PLLC; Washington, DC
![Christopher Nace](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/christopher-nace.jpg)
Oderah Nwaeze 11L
Faegre Drinker; Philadelphia, PA
![Oderah Nwaeze](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/nwaeze,-oderah.jpg)
Julie Oinonen 09L
Williams Oinonen, LLC; Atlanta, GA
![Julie Oinonen](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/julie-oinonen.jpg)
Mindy Planer 88L
Arnall Golden Gregory; Atlanta, GA
![Mindy Planer](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/planer,-mindy.jpg)
Emily Richardson 05L
Fulton County Superior Court; Atlanta, GA
![Emily Richardson](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/richardson,-emily.jpg)
Paola Arzu Stange 01C 05L
Stange Law Firm PC; Saint Louis, MO
![Paola Stange](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/paolastange.jpg)
Allison Surcouf 06L
Condon & Forsyth LLP; New York, NY
![Allison Surcouf](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/allison-surcouf.jpg)
Elvin Sutton 00L
Chick-fil-A; Atlanta, GA
![Elvin Sutton](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/sutton,-elvin.jpg)
Margaret Ward Scott 03L
Alston & Bird; Atlanta, GA
![Margaret Ward Scott](../_includes/images/sections/alumni/alumni-headshots/scott,-margaret-ward.jpg)