At the 2022 DRI Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, October 25–28, the DRI Board of Directors will elect four individuals to join them as national directors (each serving three-year terms). The final candidates are presented to the board upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, chaired this year by DRI Past President John F. Kuppens. In addition, an individual will be elected as the next DRI second vice president, which begins his or her track to the presidency after serving subsequent years as first vice president and president-elect. Also, one candidate will be elected to serve a one-year term as secretary–treasurer. The following DRI members have filed Declarations of Candidacy for this year’s second vice president and national director positions. To read a candidate's declaration, click on their names.
Second Vice President
James O. Craven, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, Connecticut
Rosary A. Hernandez, Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A., Phoenix, Arizona
R. Jeffrey Lowe, Kightlinger & Gray LLP, New Albany, Indiana
Kathy J. Maus, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP, Tallahassee, Florida
National Director
Marie E. Chafe, Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, Boston, Massachusetts
Jody C. Corbett, City of Phoenix Law Department, Phoenix, Arizona
Dessi N. Day, Greene & Roberts LLP, San Diego, California
Catherine Ava Leatherwood, Rogers Townsend, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina
Stephen G. Pesarchick, Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Syracuse, New York
Barclay Wong, Drewry Simmons Vornehm LLP, Carmel, Indiana