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Staff Professional Leadership

Amy Atchison, Deputy Director of the Law Library

• Vice Chair, Bylaws Committee, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
• Member, Scholarship Committee, Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)

Mary Basick, Assistant Dean of Academic Skills 

• Member, Law School Council of the State Bar of California
• Co-Chair, Online Presence Committee for the Association of Academic Success Educators (AASE) 

Peter Eraca, Director of Admissions

• Member, LSAC Annual Meeting & Educational Conference Planning Workgroup
• Member, Binghamton University Harpur Law Council 
• Member, Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Board of Directors 

Natascha Fastabend, Executive Director for UCI Law’s Graduate Tax Program

• Member and Liaison for the Young Tax Lawyers Group,Executive Committee for the California Lawyers Association Taxation Section 

Laura Fouladi, Acquisitions and Metadata Librarian

• Chair, Bylaws Committee, Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)
• Co-Chair, AALL TS-SIS, Resource Management Standing Committee

Christine Francis, Associate Director of Academic Skills 

• CFO, Coptic Lawyer’s Student Bar Association 
• Member, Programming Committee for the Association of Academic Success Educators (AASE) 

Cristina Gapasin Tortal, Assistant Dean for Admissions & Student Financial Servies 

• Member, LSAC Board of Trustees 
• Chair, LSAC Forums Work Group 

Jennah Jones, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Inclusive Excellence 

• At-Large Representative, National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) 

Beth Maoui, Assistant Director of Career Development, Private Sector 

• Secretary, San Diego Legal Recruitment Association (SDLRA) 
• NALP JD Career Advisors Section 

Ashley Newton, Electronic Resources and Metadata Librarian

• Compiler, Newsletter Committee, Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)
• Member, NELLCO Law Library Consortium, Symposium Planning Committee

Jessica Pierucci, Research Law Librarian for Foreign, Comparative, and International Law

• Co-Chair, Publicity Committee, Foreign, Comparative, and International Law – Special Interest Section (FCIL-SIS), American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
• Member, Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) Advisory Board
• Member, Jus Genitum Award Committee
• Member, Library Liaison Committee, Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)

Estuardo Ponciano, Executive Director of Community Programs

• Member, LSAC: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee member; Pipeline Programs Workgroup Chair 
• LSAC Liaison, LSAC Minority Network 
• Advisory Board Member, Elizabeth G. Macias Legal Studies Academy at Santa Ana High School 
• Advisory Board Member, Law Pathway programs at East L.A. College, Rio Hondo College, Santa Monica College, and Riverside Community College. 
• Advisory Board Member: Paralegal Studies program at Fullerton College 

Joy Shoemaker, Research Specialist

• Vice-President/President Elect, Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)

Mary Ann Soden, Director of Development and Faculty Initiatives  

• Co-Chair, Association of American Law Schools (AALS), Section on Institutional Advancement 

Brandy Stewart, Employer Relations and Recruitment Manager 

• Treasurer, Los Angeles Legal Recruitment Association (LAALRA) 

Colleen Taricani, Assistant Dean for Communications 

• Executive Committee Member, Association of American Law Schools, Section on Institutional Advancement 

Christina Tsou, Head of Public Services

• Co-Chair, Newsletter Committee, Southern California Association of Law Libraries (SCALL)