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Section Officer and Council Nominations

The Nominations Committee, consisting of Chair Jo-Ann Marzullo, Vice-Chair Stephanie Loomis-Price, George Bernhardt, Eric Mathis, and Mary Vandenack met this fall and interviewed Section Officers, Delegates, Council members, Standing Committee Chairs, and Editors of the Section’s publications. The Committee expresses its appreciation to all those who met with the Committee to share their thoughtful insights about the future leadership of the Section.

The Committee has completed its deliberations and hereby submits its nomination of the following persons to serve in the officer capacity noted by each name:

Section Chair - Hugh F. Drake

Section Chair-Elect - Robert S. Freedman

Real Property Division Vice Chair - Marie A. Moore

Trust & Estate Division Vice Chair - Benetta Y. Park

Section Secretary - James G. Durham R

Section Finance Officer -Rana H. Salti

Assistant Finance Officer - James R. Carey

Assistant Secretary (Trust & Estate Division) - Mary Elizabeth Anderson

Assistant Secretary (Real Property Division) - Timnetra Burruss

Section Delegate - Orlando Lucero

Section Delegate - Rana H. Salti

Diversity Officer - Kellye Curtis Clarke

The following persons are each re-nominated to serve a three-year term on the Section Council:

For the Trust & Estate Division: Ryan Walsh and Karen Sandler Steinert

For the Real Property Division: Christina Jenkins; Wogan Bernard and Soo Yeon Lee

The following persons are each nominated to serve an initial three-year term on the Section Council:

For the Trust & Estate Division: Keri Brown and Vanesa Browne

For the Real Property Division: Patrick T. Sharkey

The following person is nominated to fill a one-year unexpired term on Council:

For the Real Property Division: James E. A. Slaton

The Nominations Committee requests that, pursuant to Section 6.1(g) of the Section Bylaws, written notice of this report, together with contact information, a biographical statement of each nominated person and such additional information required under the Section Bylaws, be circulated to the Section membership in accordance with the Section Bylaws.

Hugh F. Drake, Brown Hay & Stephens LLP Springfield, IL

Will automatically assume the position of Section Chair, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Chair-Elect; Vice-Chair, Trust and Estate Division; Officers, Finance and Corporate Sponsorship Officer; Liaison, TE Synergy Summit to Other Groups and Organizations; Member, Vice-Chair and Chair, Fellows; Vice-Chair, Estate Planning & Administration for Business Owners, Farmers, & Ranchers; YLN Chair, Membership; Member, Groups and Substantive Committee; Member, Technology; Chair, YLN; Co-Vice Chair and Co-Chair, Membership; ViceChair and Supervisory Council Member, Business Planning Group; Member, Nominations; Chair and Member, Planning; Member and Co-Chair, Communications; Member, Special Committee on ABA Relations; Member, Council; Member, Task Force on Technology and the Profession; Member, Marketing and Social Media; Member, Investment.

Robert S. Freedman, Carlton Fields PA Tampa, FL

Nominated for Section Chair-Elect, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Chair, Timesharing and Interval Uses; Member, Continuing Legal Education; Chair, Common Interest Ownership Development; Member, Publications; Member, Technology; Group Chair, Vice-Chair, Council Representative, and Supervisory Council Member, Hospitality, Community Recreation and Common Interest Development; Member, Vice-Chair and Co-Chair, Groups and Substantive; Member, Council.

Marie A. Moore, Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C. New Orleans, LA

Nominated for first term as Section Vice-Chair, Real Property Division, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Chair and Vice-Chair, Retail Leasing; Advisor and Member, Diversity and Inclusion; Co-Vice-Chair, Co-Chair, and Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Assoc. Articles Editors for RP and Last Word Editor, Probate & Property Magazine; Group Chair and Vice-Chair, Leasing Group; Member, Council; Division Vice-Chair and Member, CLE; Member, Planning; SCM and Council Rep, Residential, Multi-Family, and Special Use Group; Member, Leadership/ Mentoring Task Force; Co-Chair, Special Committee on ABA Relations; Vice-Chair, Affordable Housing; Member, Groups and Substantive.

Benetta Y. Park, Johnson Keland Management, Inc. Racine, WI

Nominated for second term as Section Vice-Chair, Trust and Estate Division, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: TE Vice Chair; Vice-Chair, International Tax Planning; Co-Chair, CLE; Vice-Chair, Spring Meeting; Member, Community Outreach; Member, Council; TE Division Secretary, Council; Member, Planning; Member, Nominations; Liaison, Section of Taxation; Member, Meetings Task Force; Member, Career Development Task Force; Liaison, TE Synergy Summit.

James G. Durham, University of Dayton School of Law Dayton, OH

Nominated for fourth term as Section Secretary, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section and ABAwide: Section Secretary; Co-Chair, Career Development and Wellness; Chair, Real Property Division Ethics Committee; Vice-Chair and Group Chair, Practice Management Group; Member, Membership; Member, Task Force on RP Law School Curriculum; Chair and Supervisory Council Member, Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group; Secretary and Member, Council; Liaison, CPR/SOC Joint Committee on Ethics and Professionalism; Advisor and Member, Planning; Member and Vice-Chair, CLE; ABA Advisor to Drafting Committee on Uniform Electronic Registry for Residential Mortgage Notes; SCM, RP & TE Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group.

Rana H. Salti, Kinship LLC Madison, WI

Nominated for fourth term as Finance and Corporate Sponsorship Officer, term ending August 2023. Also nominated to fill a one-year unexpired term as Section Delegate, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Finance & Corporate Sponsorship Officer; Member and Chair, Fellows; Co-Vice-Chair, International Tax Planning; Co-Vice-Chair, YLN Subcommittee, Membership; Vice-Chair, Young Lawyers Network; Co-Vice-Chair, Generation Skipping Transfers; Member, Special Committee on In-House Counsel; Co-Chair and Liaison, Membership; Member, ABA Standing Committee on Membership; Member, Planning; CoChair, In-House Counsel; Co-Chair, Estate Planning and Administration for Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers; Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Liaison, Standing Committee on Membership; Member, Council; Vice-Chair and Group Chair, Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group; Vice-Chair, Future Practice and Guidance Task Force.

James R. Carey, Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd Chicago, IL

Nominated for first term as Finance and Corporate Sponsorship Officer, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Chair and Co-Vice-Chair, Probate & Fiduciary Litigation; Liaison, Section to Dispute Resolution; Council Representative, Group Chair and ViceChair, Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group; Co-Chair and Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Member, Task Force on Technology and the Profession; Member, Group and Substantive Committees; Member, Council.

Mary Elizabeth Anderson, Wyatt Tarrant & Combs LLP Louisville, KY

Nominated for third term, Assistant Secretary, Trust and Estate Division, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section and ABA-wide: Vice-Chair, Surrogate Decision Making; Member, Diversity and Inclusion; Group Chair and Group Vice-Chair, Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Group; Member, Community Outreach; RPTE Section Advisor to ULC Drafting Committee on Fundraising through Public Appeals (f/k/a Management of Funds Raised Through Crowdfunding Efforts Act); and ABA Advisor, ULC Drafting Committee on Fundraising through Public Appeals; Liaison, ULC Drafting Committee on Health Care Decisions Act; Assistant Secretary, Council – Trust and Estate Division; Member, Marketing and Social Media; Liaison, ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity.

Timnetra Burruss, Chicago, IL

Nominated for first term, Assistant Secretary, Real Property Division, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Member, Fellows; Member, CLE; Member, Diversity; Vice-Chair, Diversity and Inclusion; Co-Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Vice-Chair, Multi-Family Residential; Member, Communications.

Orlando Lucero, FNF Family of Companies Albuquerque, NM

Nominated for second full term as Section Delegate, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Vice Chair and Chair, Remedies and Miscellaneous Clauses Committee; Member, Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Other Investment Vehicles Committee; Member and Chair, Diversity Committee; Chair, Brokers and Brokerage Committee; Chair, Residential, Multifamily and Special Use Group; Section Liaison to ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession; Chair, Residential, Multifamily and Special Use Group; Member, Planning Committee; Council Member; Section Secretary; RP Division Vice-Chair, Officers; ABA Presidential Appointment, Liaison, Council for Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline; Liaison, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession; Liaison, Rep to RP Synergy Summit; Member, Planning; Member, RP Governmental Submissions; Co-Chair and Member, Special Committee on ABA Relations; Member, In-House Counsel; Liaison, Commission on Hispanic Rights and Responsibilities; Member, Future Practice and Guidance Task Force; Liaison to Fund for Justice and Education, Liaison ABA Entities; Section Delegate, House of Delegates, Council; Advisor, Diversity and Inclusion.

Kellye Curtis Clarke, RGS Title Alexandria, VA

Nominated for first full term as Diversity Officer, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Member, Fellows; Chair and Vice-Chair, Single Family Residential; Member, Membership; Co-Chair, Vice-Chair, Co-Vice Chair, Member, Diversity and Inclusion; Group Chair and Vice Chair, Residential, Multi-Family and Special Use Group; Member, Nominations; Member, RP Government Submissions Task Force; Member, Council; Liaison, Commission on Homelessness and Poverty; Member, Groups and Substantive; Chair, Co-Chair and Member, Special Committee on ABA Relations; SCM, Real Estate Financing Group; Member, Council; Member, Planning; Council Rep., RP Litigation and Ethics Group; Diversity Officer.

Ryan Walsh, Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres LLC, Chicago, IL

Nominated for second term on Council, Trust and Estate Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Chair and Member, Fellows; Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Estate and Gift Tax; Member, CLE; Member, Future Practice and Guidance Task Force; Co-Chair and Member, Membership; Member, Leadership/ Mentoring Task Force; Member, Council; Group Co-Chair and Vice-Chair, Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group.

Karen Sandler Steinert, Fredrikson & Byron PA Minneapolis, MN

Nominated for second term on Council, Trust and Estate Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Member and Vice Chair, CLE Committee, Co-Chair Estate Planning and Administration for Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Committee; Member, Marketing and Social Media Committee; Member, Task Force on Technology and the Profession; Group Chair and Vice- Chair, Business Planning Group; Member, Council; Co-Vice-Chair, National CLE Conference, CLE.

Christina Jenkins, Christina Jenkins, PLLC Dallas, TX

Nominated for second full term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Member and Vice-Chair, Fellows; Member, Communications; Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Vice-Chair and Group Chair, Residential, Multi-Family, and Special Use Group; Co-Chair and Member, Diversity and Inclusion; Member, RP Governmental Submissions; Member, Membership; Member, Council; Council Rep, Commercial Real Estate Transactions Group; Member, CLE; Member, Groups and Substantive; Member, Nominations.

Wogan Bernard, Chaffe McCall LLP New Orleans, LA

Nominated for second term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Vice-Chair, Governmental Incentives; Chair and Vice-Chair, Mortgage Lending; Vice-Chair and Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Vice-Chair, Young Lawyers Network; Chair and Vice-Chair, YLD; CoVice-Chair and Member, CLE; Member, Membership; Member, Nominations; Council Rep., Group Chair and Vice-Chair, Real Estate Financing Group; Member, Leadership/Mentoring Task Force; Member, Council.

Soo Yeon Lee, Mauck & Baker, LLC Chicago, IL

Nominated for second term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Member, Communications; Liaison, NAPABA; Liaison, Korean American Bar Association/International Association of Korean Lawyers; Co-Chair and ViceChair, Community Outreach; Chair and Vice-Chair, Ground Leasing; Liaison, ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service; Member, Task Force on Technology and the Profession; Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice; Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Member, Task Force on Technology and the Profession; Group Vice-Chair, Law Practice Management Group; Group Vice-Chair, RP Litigation and Ethics Group; Group Co-Chair, Joint Law Practice Management Group; Member, Council; Council Rep., Hospitality, Timesharing & Common Interests Development Group; Member, Diversity and Inclusion; Member, Nominations; Chair and Vice-Chair, Life Insurance Company Investments; Member, Groups and Substantive; Assoc. Department Editor, Probate & Property.

Kari Brown, Baker Botts LLP Houston, TX

Nominated for first term on Council, Trust and Estates Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Co-Chair and Co-Vice-Chair, Tax Litigation and Controversy; Assistant TE Editor, eReport; Assoc. Articles Editor, Probate & Property; Vice-Chair and Member, Groups and Substantive; Group Co-Chair and Vice Chair, Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group.

Vanesa Browne, Bessemer Trust Washington, DC

Nominated for first term on Council, Trust and Estates Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Vice-Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Vice-Chair and Co-Vice-Chair, Non-Tax Issues Affecting the Planning and Administration of Estate and Trusts; Liaison, ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession; Liaison, ABA Commission on Hispanic Rights and Responsibilities.

Patrick T. Sharkey, Jackson Walker LLP Houston, TX

Nominated for first term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2025. Positions held in Section: Vice-Chair, Condition of the Premises; Vice-Chair, G-2 Office Leasing; Vice-Chair, Ownership and Management; Vice-Chair, Industrial Leasing; Chair, Office Leasing; Group Chair and ViceChair, Leasing Group; Co-Chair, Vice- Chair and Member, Corporate Sponsorship; Member, Groups and Substantive; Council Rep., RP Division Litigation and Ethics Group.

James E. A. Slaton, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann L.L.C. Baton Rouge, LA

Nominated to fill a one-year unexpired term on Council, Real Property Division, term ending August 2023. Positions held in Section: Chair and Vice-Chair, Land Use and Zoning; Group Chair and Vice-Chair, Land Use and Environmental Group; Member, Marketing and Social Media; Member, Conservation Easement Task Force; Chair, Purchase and Sale; Member, Membership; Member, Nominations; Member, CLE; Assistant RP Division Secretary; Member, RP Government Submission.