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About IWIRC

Our Leadership

Officers

Eloise Matsui
Chair

Eloise Matsui

Omni Bridgeway
Central, HONG KONG, HONG KONG
Tara Schellhorn
Vice Chair

Tara Schellhorn

Riker Danzig LLP
Morristown, NJ
Joanne Hewitt-Schembri
Finance Director

Joanne Hewitt-Schembri

FTI Consulting LLP
London, LONDON, ENGLAND
Evelyn Meltzer
Immediate Past Chair

Evelyn Meltzer

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Wilmington, DE, USA
Stuti Jain
Governance Risk

Stuti Jain

Deutsche Bank AG
Singapore, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
Anne Rasho Vanderkamp
Operational Management Director

Anne Rasho Vanderkamp

AlixPartners
Chicago, IL, USA
Sara-Ann Wilson
Global Regional Director

Sara-Ann Wilson

Dentons Canada LLP
Toronto, ONTARIO, CANADA
Alexandra Schnapp
Administrative Director

Alexandra Schnapp

Iwirc
Atlanta, GA, UNITED STATES

Directors

Inactive
Liv Machado
Latin America Regional Director

Liv Machado

TozziniFreire Advogados
São Paulo, SP, BRAZIL
Catriona Lim
Asia Regional Director

Catriona Lim

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Hong Kong, HONG KONG, HONG KONG
Claudia Cheah
Asia Regional Director

Claudia Cheah

Messrs Skrine
Kuala Lumpur, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN, MALAYSIA
Nerina Jahja
Canada Regional Director

Nerina Jahja

B. Riley Farber.
Toronto, ON
Gemma Bellfield
Caribbean Regional Director

Gemma Bellfield

Ogier
Camana Bay, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS
Grainne King
EMEA Regional Director

Grainne King

Harney Westwood & Riegels
Georgetown, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS
Luci Mitchell-Fry
EMEA Regional Director

Luci Mitchell-Fry

Dentons
London, LONDON, UK
Alison Elko Franklin
US Regional Director

Alison Elko Franklin

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Atlanta, GA, USA
Krystal Mikkilineni
US Regional Director

Krystal Mikkilineni

Dentons Davis Brown
Des Moines, Iowa, United States (US)
Aisling Dwyer
International Flags HIP Conference Co-Chair

Aisling Dwyer

Maples Group
Wanchai, Hong Kong
Christina Sanfelippo
Communications Chair

Christina Sanfelippo

Cozen O'Connor
Chicago, IL, USA
Debby Lim
Diversity Inclusion Belonging Co-Chair

Debby Lim

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP
Singapore, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
Kai Yun Tan
Asia Regional Conference

Kai Yun Tan

WongPartnership LLP
Singapore, Singapore
Brittany Michael
US ABI NCBJ Programs

Brittany Michael

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones
New York, NY, UNITED STATES
Jennifer McConnell
US ABI NCBJ Programs

Jennifer McConnell

AlixPartners
Chicago, Illinois, United States (US)
Megan Clontz
US ABI NCBJ Programs

Megan Clontz

Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC
Plano, TX, UNITED STATES
Bodie Colwell
Member Services Co-Chair

Bodie Colwell

Preti Flaherty
Portland, MAINE, USA
Kara Harmon
Member Services Co-Chair

Kara Harmon

Alvarez & Marsal
Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES
Adine Momoh
Member Services Vice Chair

Adine Momoh

United States Attorney's Office
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Melissa Sydow
Communications Chair

Melissa Sydow

Underwood Murray
Tampa, Florida, United States (US)
Sandy Yeung
Communications News Director

Sandy Yeung

BSQ Capital
Singapore, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
Roopa Somasundaran
Communications Social Media Director

Roopa Somasundaran

MRP Advisory
Gurugram, HARYANA, INDIA
Dominique Douglas
Diversity Inclusion Belonging Co-Chair

Dominique Douglas

Dykema Gossett
San Antonio, TX, UNITED STATES
Monica Blacker
Diversity Inclusion Belonging Co-Chair

Monica Blacker

Force Ten Partners, LLC & Bax Advisors
Dallas, TEXAS, USA
Beatriz Faneca
New Networks Regional Development Co-Chair

Beatriz Faneca

Faneca Advogados
São Paulo, SãO PAULO, BRAZIL
Maneesha Dhir
New Networks Regional Development Co-Chair

Maneesha Dhir

Dhir & Dhir Associates
New Delhi, DELHI, INDIA
Katharina Crinson
UNCITRAL Co-Chair

Katharina Crinson

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
London, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Olya Antle
UNCITRAL Co-Chair

Olya Antle

Cooley LLP
Washington DC, DC, USA
Inactive
Julia Marshall
Vice Finance Director

Julia Marshall

Alvarez & Marsal
London, Greater London
Julia Marshall
Vice Finance Director

Julia Marshall

London, GREATER LONDON, UK
Elizabeth Gunn
Judicial Liaison Director

Elizabeth Gunn

District of Columbia
Washington, DC, USA
Amita Chohan
Rising Star

Amita Chohan

Troutman Pepper Locke UK LLP
London, NEW YORK, UNITED KINGDOM
Blanche Zelmanovich
Advisory Council

Blanche Zelmanovich

Underwater Advisors LLC
New York, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
Jennifer Kimble
Advisory Council

Jennifer Kimble

Eversheds Sutherland (US)
New York, NY
Leslie Berkoff
Advisory Council

Leslie Berkoff

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP
New York, NY, USA
Lori Vaughan
Advisory Council

Lori Vaughan

U.S Bankruptcy Court
Orlando, FLORIDA, USA
Mary Grace Diehl
Advisory Council

Mary Grace Diehl

United States Bankruptcy Court- ND of Ga.
Atlanta, GA, USA
Pooja Sinha
Advisory Council

Pooja Sinha

Forte Law LLC
Singapore, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
Inactive
Rita Gismondi
Advisory Council

Rita Gismondi

Gianni & Origoni
Rome, '-
Sejal Kelly
Advisory Council

Sejal Kelly

Omni Agent Solutions
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Alexia Adda

Alexia Adda

Claritas
George Town, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS
Jennifer Lyday

Jennifer Lyday

Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
Winston-Salem, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Kizzy Jarashow

Kizzy Jarashow

Goodwin Procter
New York, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
Sharon Chong

Sharon Chong

Skrine
Kuala Lumpur, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
Board of Directors Roles & Nominations

If you would like to serve in either your current or another role on the Board of Directors, you need to self-nominate by September 15, 2026.

Use the nomination form and the governance chart below for your reference.

Whether you are interested in nominating for a position on the IWIRC International Board for 2026 or sometime in the future, we encourage ALL members to view the recorded session hosted in August 2022 by IWIRC Executive Board Member, Eloise Matsui, with a panel of current and past leaders who explain the rewards and the commitment involved in being a member of the IWIRC Board.

Submit Nomination
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Governance Structures

Strategic Plan Task Force

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2026 Governance Structure

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Past Governance Structures

Click a year to view the past IWIRC Governance structure:

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2018-19
2017-18
2016-27
2015-16

Past Chairs

  • Selinda A. Melnik 1994-1997
  • Susan L. Rhiel 1997-2000
  • Sheryl E. Seigel 2000-2002
  • Janet E. Bostwick 2002-2004
  • Leslie A. Berkoff 2004-2008
  • Debra Kuptz 2008-2010
  • Judith Elkin 2010-2012
  • Jennifer Meyerowitz 2012-2014
  • Beth E. Hansen 2014-2016
  • Nancy A. Valentine 2016-2017
  • Jennifer McLain McLemore 2017-2018
  • Carrianne Basler 2018-2019
  • Michelle Pickett 2020
  • Leyza Florin 2021
  • Jennifer Kimble 2022
  • Margie Kaufman 2023
  • Karen Fellowes, KC 2024
  • Evelyn Meltzer 2025

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