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International Law Section Staff

Name, Title, & Contact Information Responsibilities

Leanne Pfautz
Section Director
202/662-1661
pfautzl@staff.abanet.org

  • Overall Management of Section operations and staff
  • Administration & Council Meetings and Agendas
  • Financial Management
  • New Project Development

Elina Erlendsson
Associate Director
202/662-1670
erlendse@staff.abanet.org

  • Staff management and principal Section Officers support for membership, marketing, public relations, technology, diversity, and member benefit initiatives.
  • Direction and support to Section Officers in budgeting, revenue activities, and sponsors.
  • Special projects and Chair initiatives.

Angela Benson
Director of Membership
202/662-1664
bensona@staff.abanet.org

  • Membership recruitment and retention
  • Liaison to membership committee
  • Development of marketing campaigns and collateral

Kathleen Ebner
Meetings and Program Director
202/662-1667
ebnerk@staff.abanet.org

  • Program & Meeting Development, including Procedures, Budgets & Deadlines
  • Logistical Planning & On-site Management
  • Coordination of program materials – print and CD-ROM

Jessica Elliot
Meetings and Programs Outreach Coordinator
202/662-1663
elliotj@staff.abanet.org

  • Sponsorship and Exhibitor Oversight
  • CLE Coordinator
  • Marketing for Programs and Meetings
Mary Jordan Mullinax Meetings and Programs Coordinator
202/662-1673
mullinam@staff.abanet.org
  • Logistical Planning for Committee Programs
  • Oversight of registration for Seasonal Meetings and Stand-Alone Programs
Christina Heid
International Projects Director
202/662-1034
heidc@staff.abanet.org
  • Grant-Funded Technical Legal Assistance Programs
  • Liaison with Foreign Government Officials and Donor Agencies
  • Coordination with Other Entities Regarding Section “Rule of Law” Activities
Taliaferro E. White
Committees Coordinator
202/662-1672
whitet@staff.abanet.org
  • Committee Support
  • Updating Leadership Directory
Jacqueline Powers
Staff Assistant - Leadership, Rule of Law and Policy
202/662-1675
powersj@staff.abanet.org
  • Assist Section Director in support of Section Leadership
  • Goal VIII Support
  • Council and Administration Committee agenda books and attendance
Aaron Madhavan
Staff Assistant - Membership and Publications
202/662-1671
madhavaa@staff.abanet.org
  • Supports Section Publications Director
  • Supports Section Membership Director
  • Acts as Section Administrator

Adam Vogel
Technology Coordinator
202/662-1727
vogela@staff.abanet.org

  • Design and maintain Section website, including design and maintenance of websites dedicated to Section Seasonal meetings and the ABA Annual Meeting
  • Publicize Publications Program, Including The International Lawyer (the Section's Quarterly Journal), International Law News (the Section's Newsletter) and Various Books and Monographs Published Each Year
  • Facilitate electronic communications through Section listservs, webboards, etc.
Jacqueline Gichinga
Project Coordinator - ABA-UNDP International Legal Resource Center
202/662-1662
gichingj@staff.abanet.org
  • Manage the ILRC expert database
  • Assist the Director in conducting online research, monitoring ILRC finances, and producing the ILRC annual report and other publications
  • Develop, maintain, and update the ILRC listervs and the ILRC website
Andreea Vesa
ABA-UNDP International Legal Resource Center Director
202/662-1668
  • Identification and Provision of Legal Experts and Materials at the Request of UNDP Country Offices
  • Programmatic Planning and Overall Management of the ABA/UNDP International Legal Resource Unit (ILRC)
  • Supervision of ILRC Staff and Oversight of ILRC Finances
  • Outreach to ABA Sections, Foreign and International Bar Associations, and Other Professional Associations

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