Board of Directors Committees
The 2023-2024 Committee assignments for the AMTA Board of Directors are as follows:
AMTA Officers
Johnathan Woodward, PresidentJacinth Sohi, President-Elect
Michael D'Ippolito, Secretary
William Warihay, Treasurer
Executive Committee (also serves as Nominating Committee)
Johnathan Woodward (President)
Jacinth Sohi (President-Elect)
William Warihay (Treasurer)
Michael D'Ippolito (Secretary)
Justin Bernstein (Development Committee Chair)
DeLois Leapheart (Academics Committee Chair)
Diane Michalak (Tabulation Director)
Brandon Harper (Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair)
Melissa Watt (Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair)
Elizabeth Smiley (Rules Committee Chair)
Andy Hogan (Tournament Administration Chair)
Academics Committee
To provide resources for AMTA members who wish to create mock trial courses and curricula, to conduct research on mock trial, and to serve as a liaison to academic institutions.
DeLois Leapheart (Chair)
David Ben-Merre
Bennett Demsky
Allen Linken
Mitch Pickerill
Tom Parker
Accommodations Committee
Brian Olson (Chair)
David Cross (Counsel)
Josh Leckrone
Melissa Watt
Analytics Committee
Sam Jahangir (Chair)Kate Hayner-Slattery
Andy Hogan
Elise Wilson
Audit Committee
Glen Halva-Neubauer (Chair)Tom Parker
Kristen Stoicescu
Budget Committee
William Warihay (Treasurer/Chair)Johnathan Woodward (President)
Michael D'Ippolito (Secretary)
Matthew Eslick
Kyle Thomason
Case Committees
Review case proposals and select the case for use in competition, offer clarifications as necessary, respond to queries regarding the case and make revisions as necessary
2023-24 Criminal Case Committee
Neal Schuett (Chair)
Mahmud Bari
David Ben-Merre
Robson Hauser
Graham Henry
Buchanan J. Vines
Elizabeth Smiley
Jeremy Zarzycki
2024 NCT Civil Case Committee
Kyle Thomason (Chair)
Laura Bower Braunsberg
Buchanan J. Vines
Jeremy Zarzycki
Coaches and Alumni Advisory Council
Jacinth Sohi (Co-Facilitator)Mitch Pickerill (Co-Facilitator)
Communications and Alumni Engagement Committee
Adam Selcov (Chair)Bennett Demsky
Natalie Garson
Devon Holstad
Henry Leaman
William Warihay (Website Manager)
Jeremy Zarzycki
Competition Integrity Committee
Toby Heytens (Chair)Amelia Yeomelakis (Deputy Chair)
Natalie Garson
Sue Johnson
Michael Gelfand
Maggy Randels Schuette
Elise Wilson
Neal Schuett
Development Committee
Justin Bernstein (Chair)William Warihay
Adam Selcov
Jacinth Sohi
Maggy Randels Schuette
Disciplinary Committee
To enforce the AMTA Code of Conduct with regard to the Board of Directors, Candidates, and Representatives.
Jacinth Sohi (President-Elect, Chair)Barry Langford (Appointment by President)
Kyle Thomason (Member At-Large)
Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Brandon Harper (Co-Chair)Melissa Watt (Co-Chair)
Mahmud Bari
Liz Grant
Riya Lakkaraju
DeLois Leapheart
Brad Ouambo
Jamar Walker
Angela Minor
Mitch Pickerill
Human Resources Committee
Michael D'Ippolito (Secretary)Brian Olson (President's selection)
Glen Halva-Neubauer (Member-at-large)
New School Recruitment and Mentorship Committee
Brian Olson (Chair)
Adam Detsky
Ben Garmoe
Michael Gelfand
Max Handler
Paul Hubbell
Joseph Ludmir
2024 Rookie Rumble Tournament Committee
TBD
Rules and Intellectual Property Committee
Elizabeth Smiley (Chair)
Justin Bernstein
Michael Gelfand
Ryne Cannon
Robson Hauser
Sam Jahangir
Brad Ouambo
Sue Johnson
IP Creative & Design Subcommittee
Elizabeth Smiley
Sam Jahangir
Jacinth Sohi
Student Advisory Board
Samantha Feak (Co-Chair)Elise Wilson (Co-Chair)
Strategic Planning
Michael Walsh (Chair)David Ben-Merre
Justin Bernstein
Glen Halva-Neubauer
Sue Johnson
Mitch Pickerill
AMTA Foundation Committee
Adam Detsky (Chair)
Matthew Eslick
Samantha Feak
William Warihay
AMTA Invention Rules Ad Hoc Committee
Justin Bernstein (Chair)
Toby Heytens
Nat Warner
Neal Schuett
Riya Lakkaraju
Natalie Garson
Eric Roytman
Kyle Thomason
Sue Johnson
AMTA Structural Planning Committee
Barry Langford (Chair)
Glen Halva-Neubauer
Dan Haughey
DeLois Leapheart
Tabulation Advisory Committee
Diane Michalak (Chair)Ryne Cannon
Kate Hayner-Slattery
Robson Hauser
Graham Henry
Neal Schuett
Michael Walsh
Tournament Administration Committee
Andy Hogan (Chair)Amelia Yeomelakis (Deputy Chair)
Team and Feeder Subcommittee
Adam Detsky (Chair)
Ryne Cannon (Deputy Chair)
Dennis Kerwin
Ryan Nolte
Brandi Snow
Diane Michalak
Site Selection and Host Communication Subcommittee
Josh Leckrone (Chair)
Emily Shaw
Michael Polovich
Devon Holstad
Brad Ouambo
Adam Selcov
AMTA Representative Assignment Subcommittee
Graham Henry (Chair)
William Warihay (Treasurer)
Elise Wilson
Josh Leckrone
Diane Michalak
Judge Recruitment Subcommittee
Maggy Randels Schuette (Chair)
Michael Gelfand (Deputy Chair)
Paul Hubbell
Max Handler
Dylan McAuley
Ryan Seelau
Jacinth Sohi
Mike Romano
Counsel: David Cross, Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Insurance Coordinator: Adam Detsky
Ombudsperson: Toby Heytens
Trophy Coordinator: Adam Detksy
Website Manager: William Warihay
Program Coordinator: Tammy Doss