NAGTRI Advisory Board

NAGTRI relies on the feedback and guidance of the NAGTRI Advisory Board to ensure that it continues to be responsive to the needs of the attorney general community. The NAGTRI Advisory Board members include training coordinators, executive staff, and other attorney general staff from all 56 attorney general offices.

Advisory Board members support continued growth by:

• Providing continuous advice, counsel, and expertise regarding the development of NAGTRI operations, including curriculum and support to assistant attorneys general and other staff in NAAG’s 56 jurisdictions.
• Attending regular planning and development meetings. These conversations serve as an opportunity for Advisory Board members to provide input on NAGTRI’s strategic planning, identify areas of curricular and faculty development, and give feedback for ways that NAGTRI can further support the AG community.
• Serving as the representative from their jurisdiction to provide valuable insight into the specific training needs of their office.

Current Advisory Board Membership

• Clayton Crenshaw
  Chief Deputy, Alabama Attorney General's Office
• Clyde Sniffen
  Chief of Staff, Alaska Attorney General's Office
• Joseph Kanefield
  Chief Deputy & Chief of Staff, Arizona Attorney General’s Office
• Julie Benafield
  Chief Deputy, Arkansas Attorney General’s Office
• Matthew Rodriguez
  Chief Assistant Attorney General, Public Rights Division, California Attorney General’s Office
• Natalie Hanlon Leh
  Chief Deputy Attorney General, Colorado Attorney General’s Office
• Antoria Howard
  Associate Attorney General, Connecticut Attorney General’s Office
• Aaron R. Goldstein
  Chief Deputy, Delaware Attorney General’s Office
• Gary Kohlman
  Senior Counsel for Litigation, District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office
• Patrick Buerkle
  Education and Training Specialist, Florida Attorney General’s Office
• Kevin Kjellerup
  Education and Training Administrator, Florida Attorney General’s Office
• Dennis Dunn
  Chief Deputy, Georgia Attorney General’s Office
• Wright Banks
  Chief Deputy Attorney General, Georgia Attorney General’s Office
• Rebecca MP Copper
  Deputy Attorney General, Guam Attorney General’s Office
• Krishna F. Jayaram
  Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Hawaii Attorney General’s Office
• Dana Viola
  Special Assistant to the Attorney General, Hawaii Attorney General’s Office
• Brian Kane
  Assistant Chief Deputy, Idaho Attorney General’s Office
• Thor Inouye
  Director of Attorney Recruitment & Professional Development, Illinois Attorney General’s Office
• Joan Blackwell
  General Counsel, Indiana Attorney General’s Office
• Eric Tabor
  Chief Deputy, Iowa Attorney General’s Office
• Deann Tiede
  Human Resources Director, Kansas Attorney General’s Office
• Terry Alario
  Special Agent & Operations Officer, Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
• Bill Stiles
  Chief Deputy, Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
• Debby Willis
  Assistant Attorney General & Chief of Child Support Enforcement Division, Maine Attorney General’s Office
• Laurie Lyte
  Director of Professional Development & Planning, Maryland Attorney General’s Office
• Juliana Rice
  General Counsel, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
• David Tanay
  Director & Division Chief, Michigan Attorney General’s Office
• Jillian Sully
  Executive Assistant, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
• Camala Wyatt
  Special Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office
• Chris Wray
  Chief of Staff, Missouri Attorney General’s Office
• Jon Bennion
  Deputy Attorney General, Montana Attorney General’s Office
• Joshua Shasserre
  Chief of Staff, Nebraska Attorney General’s Office
• Jessica Adair
  Chief of Staff, Nevada Attorney General’s Office
• David Rotman
  Training Attorney, New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office
• Margaret Cotoia
  Director of the Attorney General’s Advocacy Institute, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office
• Tamarra Howard
  Training and Development Director, New Mexico Attorney General’s Office
• Michael McDermott
  Training Coordinator, New York Attorney General’s Office
• Kimberly Kinirons
  Assistant Attorney General in Charge, New York Attorney General’s Office
• Melissa Lovell
  Agency Legal Specialist, North Carolina Attorney General’s Office
• Matthew A. Sagsveen
  Solicitor General, North Dakota Attorney General’s Office
• Lillian Tenorio
  Chief Deputy, Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General’s Office
• Jonathan Blanton
  Section Chief, Ohio Attorney General’s Office
• Mary Ann Roberts
  Chief Deputy Attorney General, Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office
• Marc Abrams
  Assistant Attorney in Charge, Oregon Attorney General’s Office
• Michelle Henry
  First Deputy, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office
• Anna M. Santiago Ramírez
  Special Aide to the Attorney General, Puerto Rico Attorney General’s Office
• Marilyn González Martínez
  Administrative Assistant, Puerto Rico Attorney General’s Office
• Adi Goldstein
  Deputy Attorney General, Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office
• Barry J. Bernstein
  Deputy Attorney General, South Carolina Attorney General’s Office
• Jason Ravnsborg
  Attorney General, South Dakota Attorney General’s Office
• Dawn Jordan
  Senior Deputy Attorney General, Tennessee Attorney General’s Office
• Lacey Mase
  Deputy Attorney General for Administration, Texas Attorney General’s Office
• Spencer Austin
  Chief Criminal Deputy, Utah Attorney General’s Office
• Joshua Diamond
  Deputy Attorney General, Vermont Attorney General’s Office
• Carol T. Jacobs
  Deputy Attorney General, Virgin Islands Attorney General’s Office
• Shawri King-Casey
  General Counsel, Virginia Attorney General’s Office
• Aileen Huang
  Deputy Attorney General, Washington Attorney General’s Office
• Doug Buffington
  Senior Deputy Attorney General, West Virginia Attorney General’s Office
• Nate Zolik
  Senior Counsel, Wisconsin Attorney General’s Office
• Jay Jerde
  Special Assistant Attorney General, Wyoming Attorney General’s Office