Madison, WI — September 15–17, 2025
Left to right: Sarra Yamin, Oregon; Dianne Martin, New Hampshire; Jennifer Malik, Mississippi; Karlla Dozier, Missouri; Jessica McClung, New York; Emily Corson, Minnesota (CBAA Chair); Trevor Bossert, Missouri; Abby Raddatz, Arizona; Josh Shasserre, Nebraska; Ann Mines Bailey, South Dakota; Jody Johnson, West Virginia; Abby Kostecka, Idaho
NCBE hosted a seminar in September for new bar admission administrators at its Madison headquarters. The seminar’s goal was to familiarize the new administrators with the resources and services NCBE offers.
Topics covered:
- Introduction to the Council of Bar Admission Administrators (CBAA)
- Character and fitness investigation services
- NCBE’s bar passage report service, for transmittal of bar passage reports from jurisdictions to law schools for law schools’ use in ABA reporting
- Information technology and cybersecurity
- Candidate Services
- Overview of NCBE’s Psychometrics Department: legacy exam grading, equating the MBE and MPRE, and scaling the MEE and MPT; NextGen grading and scoring psychometric and research services to jurisdictions
- Overview of NCBE’s Test Operations Department: exam ordering, nonstandard and custom testing materials for examinees requesting ADA accommodations, test security
- NCBE meetings and educational programs, including MEE/MPT Grading Workshops and NCBE’s Annual Bar Admissions Conference
- NCBE’s Secure Site and bar exam listserv for administrators
- The NextGen UBE: current and upcoming milestones, adoption, Q&A
Attendees:
- Ann Mines Bailey, Chief of Bar Exam/Secretary, South Dakota Board of Bar Examiners
- Trevor Bossert, Executive Director, Missouri Board of Law Examiners
- Karlla Dozier, General Counsel/Director of Investigations, Missouri Board of Law Examiners
- Jody Johnson, Deputy Administrator, West Virginia Board of Law Examiners
- Abby Kostecka, Admissions and MCLE Director, Idaho State Bar
- Jennifer Malik, Bar Admissions Administrator, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions
- Dianne Martin, General Counsel, New Hampshire Supreme Court Office of Bar Admissions
- Jessica McClung, Deputy Executive Director, New York State Board of Law Examiners
- Abby Raddatz, Certification and Licensing Divisional Director, Arizona Supreme Court
- Josh Shasserre, Clerk of Court, Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
- Sarra Yamin, Regulatory Counsel, Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners
- Also attending: Emily Corson, Bar Admission Administrator, Minnesota Board of Law Examiners, and 2025–2026 CBAA Chair
