The following members of NCBE’s policy committees were appointed in August 2025 and will serve through August 2026. NCBE Board of Trustees chair Darin B. Scheer and NCBE President Judith Gundersen are ex-officio members of these policy committees.
Character and Fitness Investigations
- Hon. Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chair (AZ)
- Valetta Browne (KY)
- Monique Drake (LA)
- Melissa Hansen (ME)
- Sahbra Smook Jacobs (NJ)
- Torri Jacobus (NM)
- Kandace Kukas (MA)
- Ellie LeBlanc (IA)
- Jane Lovelace (AK)
- Douglas R. Peterson (MN)
- Jane A. Rose (FL)
- Sunita Sharma (CO)
- Keith Wilkinson (MI)
Communications and Outreach
- Timothy Y. Wong, Chair (MN)
- Hon. Scott Bales (ret.) (AZ)
- Hon. Jeffrey Bivins (TN)
- Samuel Chang (CA)
- Hon. Arlene Y. Coleman Romeo (IL)
- Ashton Bias Harrell (WV)
- Hon. Juan Hoyos (MN)
- Karen Laneaux (AL)
- Bruce L. Turcott (WA)
Constructed Response / Item Set
- Lisa Perlen, Chair (TN)
- Roger Askew (NC)
- Geoffrey Bok (VT)
- Michael Colodner (NY)
- Carol Kamm (MA)
- John J. McAlary (NY)
- Matthew Mills (MD)
- Hon. David Overstreet (IL)
- Andrew R. Strauss (VT)
- Carole Wesenberg (ID)
Bar Examiner Editorial Advisory
- Suzanne K. Richards, Chair (OH)
- Margaret Fuller Corneille (MN)
- Kathleen Dudgeon (KY)
- Lane Erickson (ID)
- Michele A. Gavagni (FL)
- Sherry M. Hieber (NH)
- Nahdiah Hoang (TX)
- Hon. Jequita Harmon Napoli (ret.) (OK)
- Bradley W. Skolnik (IN)
- Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson (DC)
Diversity and Inclusion
- Augustin Rivera, Jr., Chair (TX)
- Hon. Henry Alaniz (ret.) (NM)
- Hon. Arlene Y. Coleman Romeo (IL)
- Nikia Gray (VA)
- Elizabeth Greenidge (VA)
- Juan Carlos Polanco (NY)
- Pieter Teeuwissen (MS)
- Hon. Robert Torres (GU)
Education
- Hon. Scott Bales (ret.), Chair (AZ)
- Margaret Funk (CO)
- Christopher Hawks (WY)
- Daniel F. Johnson (AL)
- Lisa Perlen (TN)
- Hon. Dustin Rowe (OK)
- Raul Ruiz (FL)
- Paul J. Schwiep (FL)
- Marie E. Thomas Griffith (VI)
- Shelice R. Tolbert (IN)
Examination Products and Services
- John J. McAlary, Chair (NY)
- Catherine Biestek (WA)
- Gicine Brignola (PA)
- Emily Corson (MN)
- John A. Earles (GA)
- Catherine Crooks Hill (VA)
- Cary Pirrong (OK)
- Ky Strunc (TX)
Multistate Essay Examination / Multistate Performance Test
- Anthony R. Simon, Chair (MS)
- William J. Acosta-Trejo (NE)
- Emily Eschweiler (MN)
- Mary Beth Hamilton (PA)
- Gregory Markham (HI)
- Michael McCabe (MS)
- Dr. Belinda Tilley (DC)
- Steven T. Waterman (UT)
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili, Chair (HI)
- Ron Baker (NC)
- Mark W. Gifford (WY)
- Wendy Muchman (IL)
- Greg Sattizahn (SD)
- Laurel Klein Searles (KS)
Score Portability
- Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr., Co-Chair (OH)
- Hon. Mary R. Russell, Co-Chair (MO)
- Hon. G. Barry Anderson (ret.) (MN)
- Hon. Robyn Brody (ID)
- Hon. Susan Christensen (IA)
- Hon. Nina F. Elgo (CT)
- Hon. Zel M. Fischer (MO)
- C. Alfred Mackenzie (TX)
- Melinda McNichols (FL)
- Hon. Jenny Rivera (NY)
- Jeffrey C. Shipley (MD)
- Michael Walsh (OH)
Selected Response
- Professor Timothy Davis, Chair (NC)
- David R. Boyd (AL)
- Christopher Hawks (WY)
- Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr. (OH)
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili (HI)
- Augustin Rivera, Jr. (TX)
- Hon. Phyllis D. Thompson (DC)
- Timothy Y. Wong (MN)
Technology Security
- Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr., Chair (OH)
- Professor Timothy Davis (NC)
- Hon. Shellie Park-Hoapili (HI)
