The following members of NCBE’s policy committees were appointed in August 2026 and will serve through August 2027. NCBE Board of Trustees chair Augustin Rivera, Jr., and NCBE President Judith Gundersen are ex-officio members of these policy committees.
Applied Research and Fairness
- Hon. Robert Torres, Chair (GU)
- Hon. Henry Alaniz (ret.) (NM)
- Nikia Gray (DC)
- Elizabeth Greenidge (VA)
- Karen June (NJ)
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili (HI)
- J.C. Polanco (NY)
- Pieter Teeuwissen (MS)
Character and Fitness Investigations
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili, Chair (HI)
- Valetta H. Browne (KY)
- Monique R. Drake (LA)
- Hon. Anne Dranginis (ret.) (CT)
- Melissa K. Hansen (ME)
- Tina Hopson (IN)
- Torri Jacobus (NM)
- Kandace J. Kukas (MA)
- Ellie LeBlanc (IA)
- Jane Lovelace (AK)
- Douglas R. Peterson (MN)
- Laura Pincus (FL)
- Kendelyn Schiller (TX)
- Keith Wilkinson (MI)
Communications and Outreach
- Hon. Mary R. Russell, Co-Chair (MO)
- Timothy Y. Wong, Co-Chair (MN)
- Hon. Jeffrey Bivins (TN)
- Samuel Chang (CA)
- Hon. Juan Hoyos (MN)
- Karen Laneaux (AL)
- Daniel Saar (IA)
- Jeffrey C. Shipley (MD)
- Bruce Turcott (WA)
Constructed Response / Item Set
- Lisa Perlen, Chair (TN)
- Roger Askew (NC)
- Geoffrey Bok (VT)
- Michael Colodner (NY)
- Carol Kamm (MA)
- Michael McCabe (MS)
- Matthew Mills (MD)
- Hon. David Overstreet (IL)
- Andrew R. Strauss (VT)
- Marie E. Thomas Griffith (VI)
- Carole Wesenberg (ID)
Bar Examiner Editorial Advisory
- Suzanne K. Richards, Chair (OH)
- Margaret Fuller Corneille (MN)
- Kathleen Dudgeon (SC)
- Lane Erickson (ID)
- Michele A. Gavagni (FL)
- Sherry Hieber (NH)
- Nahdiah Hoang (TX)
- Hon. Jequita Harmon Napoli (ret.) (OK)
- Laurel Klein Searles (KS)
- Bradley Skolnik (IN)
Education
- Hon. Mary R. Russell, Chair (MO)
- Hon. Robyn M. Brody (ID)
- Timothy Davis (NC)
- Margaret Funk (CO)
- Ashton Bias Harrell (WV)
- Daniel F. Johnson (AL)
- Hon. Dustin P. Rowe (OK)
- Raul Ruiz (FL)
- Paul J. Schwiep (FL)
- Shelice R. Tolbert (IN)
Examination Products and Services
- Jeffrey C. Shipley, Chair (MD)
- Catherine Biestek (WA)
- Gicine Brignola (PA)
- Emily Corson (MN)
- John Earles (GA)
- Catherine Crooks Hill (VA)
- Jessica McClung (NY)
- Mariann Nystrom (AZ)
- Cary Pirrong (OK)
- Ky Strunc (TX)
- Lisa Valko (CT)
Multistate Essay Examination / Multistate Performance Test
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili, Chair (HI)
- William J. Acosta-Trejo (NE)
- Emily J. Eschweiler (MN)
- Mary Beth Hamilton (PA)
- Gregory Markham (HI)
- Ann Mines Bailey (SD)
- Dr. Belinda Tilley (MD)
- Steven T. Waterman (UT)
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination
- Pieter Teeuwissen, Chair (MS)
- Ron Baker (NC)
- Mark Gifford (WY)
- Jennifer Malik (MS)
- Wendy Muchman (IL)
- Ellyn Rosen (IL)
Score Portability
- Hon. Robyn M. Brody, Co-Chair (ID)
- Hon. Karl Procaccini, Co-Chair (MN)
- Hon. Kevin Brobson (PA)
- Hon. Nina F. Elgo (CT)
- Hon. Zel M. Fischer (MO)
- Kelli Gordon (IL)
- Donna Hershkowitz (CA)
- Hon. Cynthia L. Martin (MO)
- Harold Odom (TX)
- Hon. Jonathan Papik (NE)
- Hon. Cleo Powell (VA)
- Hon. Jenny Rivera (NY)
- Sunita Sharma (CO)
Selected Response
- Timothy Davis, Chair (NC)
- David R. Boyd (AL)
- Christopher Hawks (WY)
- Anna McKim (TX)
- Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr. (OH)
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili (HI)
- Douglas R. Peterson (MN)
- Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson (DC)
- Timothy Y. Wong (MN)
- Alan Yochelson (CA)
Technology Security
- Hon. Robyn M. Brody, Chair (ID)
- Hon. Scott Bales (ret.) (AZ)
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili (HI)
