Board of Directors Committees
The 2022-2023 Committee assignments for the AMTA Board of Directors are as follows:
AMTA Officers
Johnathan Woodward, PresidentBrandon Harper, Past-President
Michael D'Ippolito, Secretary
William Warihay, Treasurer
Executive Committee (also serves as Nominating Committee)
Johnathan Woodward (President)
Brandon Harper (Past-President)
William Warihay (Treasurer)
Michael D'Ippolito (Secretary)
Jacinth Sohi (Development Committee Chair)
DeLois Leapheart (Academics Committee Chair)
Diane Michalak (Tabulation Director)
Angela Minor (Diversity & Inclusion Committee 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
Zac Mundy
Tom Parker
Accommodations Committee
Brian Olson (Chair)
David Cross (Counsel)
Josh Leckrone
Melissa Watt
Analysis Committee
Sam Jahangir (Chair)Kate Hayner-Slattery
Andy Hogan
Elise Wilson
Zac Mundy
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
2022-23 Civil Case Committee
Sam Jahangir (co-chair)Elise Wilson (co-chair)Michael D'IppolitoNatalie GarsonBrian OlsonBrad OuamboKristen Stoicescu
2023-24 Criminal Case Committee
Neal Schuett (Chair)
Mahmud Bari
David Ben-Merre
Robson Hauser
Graham Henry
Catherine Lammersen
Elizabeth Smiley
Jeremy Zarzycki
2023 NCT Civil Case Committee
Justin Bernstein (Chair)
Regina Campbell
Christian Cotter
Will Lorenzen
Kathryn Rosenfeld
Sarah Stebbins
2023 NCT Topic Approval Committee
David Nelmark (Chair)
Brandon Harper
Matthew Eslick
Dan Haughey
Melissa Watt
2022 Rookie Rumble Case Committee
Michael Gelfand (Chair)
Mahmud Bari
Kate Hayner-Slattery
Iain Lampert
Nat Warner
Coaches and Alumni Advisory Council
Jacinth Sohi (Co-Facilitator)Mitch Pickerill (Co-Facilitator)
Communications and Alumni Engagement Committee
Riya Lakkaraju (Chair)Bennett Demsky
Natalie Garson
Devon Holstad
Henry Leaman
William Warihay (Website Manager)
Jeremy Zarzycki
Competition Integrity Committee
Toby Heytens (Chair)Michael Gelfand (Deputy Chair)
Sam Jahangir*/Justin Bernstein**
Sue Johnson
Kyle Thomason
Amelia Yeomelakis
*main case matters
**NCT case matters
CIC Conflicts Panel
Graham Henry
Maggy Randels Schuette
Elise Wilson
Kyle West
Development Committee
Jacinth Sohi (Chair)William Warihay (Deputy Chair)
Justin Bernstein
Maggy Randels Schuette
Disciplinary Committee
To enforce the AMTA Code of Conduct with regard to the Board of Directors, Candidates, and Representatives.
Brandon Harper (Past-President, Chair)Barry Langford (Appointment by President)
Kyle Thomason (Member At-Large)
Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Brandon Harper (Co-Chair)Angela Minor (Co-Chair)
Mahmud Bari
Riya Lakkaraju
DeLois Leapheart
Mitch Pickerill
Jamar Walker
Melissa Watt
Sara Zeigler
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
Chance Sturup
Kyle West
Stand-Alone Tournament Subcommittee
To propose and plan Fall stand-alone tournaments geared at define categories of schools.
Barry Langford (Chair)
Ben Garmoe
Jennifer LaPrade
Iain Lampert
Jeremy Zarzycki
2022 Rookie Rumble Tournament Committee
Amelia Yeomelakis (Chair)
Robson Hauser
Riya Lakarraju
Adam Selcov
Chance Sturup
Jeremy Zarzycki
Rules, Intellectual Property and Ethics Committee
Elizabeth Smiley (Chair)Justin Bernstein
Michael Gelfand
Tom Parker
Nat Warner
Sam Jahangir
Barry Langford
Sue Johnson
Kyle West
Student Advisory Board
Samantha Feak (Co-Chair)Angela Minor (Co-Chair)
A call for 2022-23 members will be made in late summer/early fall.
Strategic Planning
Michael Walsh (Chair)David Ben-Merre
Justin Bernstein
Glen Halva-Neubauer
Sue Johnson
Zac Mundy
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)Graham Henry
Michael Walsh
Neal Schuett
Kate Hayner-Slattery
Tournament Administration Committee
Andy Hogan (Chair)Josh Leckrone (Deputy Chair)
Team and Feeder Subcommittee
Adam Detsky (Chair)
Amelia Yeomelakis (Deputy Chair)
Ryne Cannon
Ryan Nolte
Brandi Snow
Diane Michalak
Chance Sturup
Site Selection and Host Communication Subcommittee
Josh Leckrone (Chair)
Emily Shaw
Michael Polovich
Robson Hauser
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
Dylan McAuley
Ryan Seelau
Jacinth Sohi
Kyle West
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