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Midwest

Located in: Arkansas - Iowa - Kansas - Missouri - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota

Welcome to the IWIRC Midwest Network

The IWIRC Midwest Network continues to grow its membership and add exciting networking and educational opportunities.  The Midwest Network has become known for its Annual Spa Retreat & Dinner Celebration +CLE in Kansas City every fall.  Members have energized the IWIRC Midwest Network with an expanded social media footprint, membership recruitment, and sponsorship drives.

IWIRC Midwest Network members are involved with IWIRC at the local, regional, national and international levels.   It was formed to bring together the many women professionals who focus on insolvency and restructuring in the Midwest.  The network provides members opportunities for meaningful connections with other professionals in a multitude of industries.

The Midwest Network consists of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and has special connections with IWIRC Wisconsin, IWIRC Minnesota, and IWIRC Arizona.

IWIRC membership benefits are unmatched and enhance the careers of everyone from new practitioners looking to build contacts and expand business development skills, to seasoned professionals providing mentoring and leadership skills.  The Midwest Network provides the benefits of networking and referral sources for professionals in both local and national businesses – including financial service organizations, small law firms, large law firms, corporate entities, and government agencies.

The Mentoring Committee of IWIRC Midwest Network has been especially established to support our members.  The Committee is made up of judges, as well as senior and junior bankruptcy attorneys who have all devoted significant time to mentoring.  This Committee also presented a new CLE on mentoring that was much appreciated by attendees.

In addition to expanding its members’ professional circles, the Midwest Network plans to organize charitable/support events, enabling members to connect with the community and in the spirit of cooperation, give back to the communities we serve.

The associated benefits of the national and international elements of IWIRC membership are endless.  These benefits include a speaker’s bureau, publishing channels, leadership development, national conferences and many, many more.  Whether you are interested in expanding your client base, advancing your expertise and education, publishing in your field of interest, or just looking for a highly acclaimed professional organization where you can connect with a lot of really great people – IWIRC is for you.

We encourage all insolvency and restructuring women professionals in the Midwest to join us in our pursuit of professional growth and development!

 

Chair

Krystal Mikkilineni
Chair

Krystal Mikkilineni

Dentons Davis Brown
Peoria, Arizona, United States (US)
Tirzah Roussell
Vice Chair

Tirzah Roussell

Dentons Davis Brown
Des Moines, IOWA, UNITED STATES

Board

January Bailey
Secretary

January Bailey

Prelle Eron & Bailey, P.A.
Wichita, KANSAS, UNITED STATES
Kristin Krueger
Membership Chair

Kristin Krueger

Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O.
Omaha, Nebraska, United States (US)
Natasha Toeteberg-Harms
Treasurer

Natasha Toeteberg-Harms

Ahuja & Consultants, Inc
Plano, TEXAS, UNITED STATES
Tirzah Roussell
Vice Chair

Tirzah Roussell

Dentons Davis Brown
Des Moines, IOWA, UNITED STATES

Members

Abigail Goulding

Abigail Goulding

Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C.
Des Moines, IOWA, UNITED STATES
Andrea Chase

Andrea Chase

Spencer Fane LLP
Kansas City, MO, UNITED STATES
Arielle Jacobs

Arielle Jacobs

Topeka, KS, UNITED STATES
Brennan Eddie

Brennan Eddie

Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C.
Des Moines, IA, UNITED STATES
January Bailey
Secretary

January Bailey

Prelle Eron & Bailey, P.A.
Wichita, KANSAS, UNITED STATES
Jeffrey Goetz

Jeffrey Goetz

Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, P.C.
Des Moines, IOWA, UNITED STATES
Joan Lee

Joan Lee

Kansas City, MO, USA
Kathy Surratt-States

Kathy Surratt-States

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States (US)
Katie Spewak

Katie Spewak

Bclp
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (US)
Kristen Evans

Kristen Evans

Spencer Fane
Kansas City, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES
Kristin Krueger
Membership Chair

Kristin Krueger

Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O.
Omaha, Nebraska, United States (US)
Kristina Stanger

Kristina Stanger

Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Des Moines, IOWA, USA
Krystal Mikkilineni
Chair

Krystal Mikkilineni

Dentons Davis Brown
Peoria, Arizona, United States (US)
Laura Hyer

Laura Hyer

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States (US)
Lindsey Emerson Raines

Lindsey Emerson Raines

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP
Rogers, AR, USA
Lora Smith

Lora Smith

Hinkle Law Firm LLC
Wichita, Kansas, United States (US)
Mary Kindelt

Mary Kindelt

Office of the United States Trustee, Tulsa Office
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States (US)
Morgan Hutchinson

Morgan Hutchinson

Husch Blackwell LLP
Kansas City, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES
Morgan Lawrence

Morgan Lawrence

Kansas City, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES
Natasha Toeteberg-Harms
Treasurer

Natasha Toeteberg-Harms

Ahuja & Consultants, Inc
Plano, TEXAS, UNITED STATES
Rachel Carr Shreves

Rachel Carr Shreves

Spencer Fane
Kansas City, MO, USA
Rachel Foley

Rachel Foley

Foley Law - KC Bankruptcy
Independence, MO, UNITED STATES
Sarah "Shay" Tomlinson

Sarah "Shay" Tomlinson

Rosenblum Goldenhersh
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (US)
Siobhan Briley

Siobhan Briley

Pugh Hagan Prahm PLC
Coralville, IOWA, UNITED STATES
Siobhan Briley

Siobhan Briley

Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES
Tirzah Roussell
Vice Chair

Tirzah Roussell

Dentons Davis Brown
Des Moines, IOWA, UNITED STATES

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