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 staff from 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 member offices.
- 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
- Jessica Leeah
Senior Assistant Attorney General, Alaska Attorney General's Office - Janelle Etelagi
American Samoa 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 - Bonnie Kneitel
Legal Training Manager, Office of Professional Development, California Attorney General’s Office - Eric Meyer
Colorado Attorney General’s Office - Antoria Howard
Associate Attorney General, Connecticut Attorney General’s Office - Joe Grubb
Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Attorney General’s Office - Gary Kohlman
Senior Counsel for Litigation, District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office - Dinah Johnson
Florida Attorney General’s Office - Wright Banks
Chief Deputy Attorney General, Georgia Attorney General’s Office - Fred Nishihira
Chief of Staff, Guam Attorney General’s Office - Kaliko Fernandes
Hawaii Attorney General’s Office - Thor Inouye
Director of Attorney Recruitment & Professional Development, Illinois Attorney General’s Office - Jamie Rivera
Illinois Attorney General’s Office - Patricia Orloff Erdmann
Chief Counsel for Litigation, Indiana Attorney General’s Office - Nathan Blake
Chief Deputy, Iowa Attorney General’s Office - Deann Tiede
Human Resources Director, Kansas Attorney General’s Office - Carmine Iaccarino
Executive Director, Office of Civil & Environmental Law, Kentucky 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 - Paula McManus
General Counsel, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office - Joshua Booth
Director & Division Chief, Michigan Attorney General’s Office - Jillian Sully
Executive Assistant, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office - Cammie Ainsworth
Mississippi Attorney General’s Office - Joshua Shasserre
Chief of Staff, Nebraska Attorney General’s Office - Leslie Nino Piro
General Counsel, 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 - Lillian Tenorio
Chief Deputy, Northern Mariana Islands Attorney General’s Office - Meredith Rockwell
Chief of Human Resources and Labor Counsel, Ohio Attorney General's Office - Lori Carter
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General, Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office - Marc Abrams
Assistant Attorney in Charge, Oregon Attorney General’s Office - Jodi Lobel
Executive Deputy Attorney General for Operations, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office - Leonardo Cabán-Rodríguez
Special Aide to the Attorney General, 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 - Dawn Jordan
Senior Deputy Attorney General, Tennessee Attorney General’s Office - Spencer Austin
Chief Criminal Deputy, Utah Attorney General’s Office - VACANT
Vermont Attorney General’s Office - Carol T. Jacobs
Deputy Attorney General, Virgin Islands Attorney General’s Office - Ryan Ferguson
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