The North America Branch is pleased to announce the election of a new chair, Sandra A. Jeskie, to fill the vacancy left by David Huebner’s election as the Americas region Trustee for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. The Branch is also pleased to announce the election of 3 new board members, Laura Abrahamson, Blanca del Carmen Martínez Mendoz and Harout J. Samra.
Officers
Sandra A. Jeskie, Chair
Katherine Smith Dedrick, Vice Chair / Programs
James Reiman, Vice Chair / Training
Denise Peterson, Vice Chair / Membership
Orlando Cabrera, Secretary
Peter Rosen, Treasurer
Board Members
Laura Abrahamson, Los Angeles
Akari Atoyama-Little, Los Angeles
Ava J. Borrasso, Miami
M. Cristina Cárdenas, Miami
David E. Harrell, Jr., Houston
M. Imad Khan, Houston
Caroline D. Kelly, Washington, DC
Hillary Kinsey Lukacs, Atlanta
Blanca del Carmen Martínez Mendoza, Mexico City
Deborah Bovarnick Mastin, Miami
Tina E. Patterson, Germantown, MD
Sarah E. Reynolds, Palo Alto
Harout J. Samra, Miami
Elizabeth B. Sandza, Washington, DC
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