NCPJ Committee Appointments
Conference Chairs:
Spring 2018-Dianne Yamin/Anne Meister
Fall 2018-Jim Walther, Chair/Jim Purnell, Co-Chair
Spring 2019-Brenda Thompson, Chair/Tamara Curry, Co-Chair
Fall 2019-Amy McCulloch/Brenda Thompson
Spring 2020-James P. Dunleavy/Dianne E. Yamin
Fall 2020-Anne Meister/Don Davis
Spring 2021-Jim Dunleavy/Jim Purnell
Fall 2021-Amy McCulloch/James Walther
Spring 2022 Dianne Yamin/James Dunleavy
Fall 2022 Don Davis/Timothy Grendell
Spring 2023 Amy McCulloch/James Purnell
Curriculum Chairs:
Spring 2018-Brenda Thompson/Amy McCulloch
Fall 2018-Amy McCulloch, Chair/Rita Cobb, Co-Chair
Spring 2019-Anne Meister, Chair/Christine Butts, Co-Chair
Fall 2019-Dianne Yamin/Jim Purnell
Spring 2020-Jim Walther/Tim Grendell
Fall 2020-Brenda Thompson/Amy McCulloch
Spring 2021-Dianne Yamin/Jim Walther
Fall 2021-Elizabeth Leith/Don Davis
Spring 2022-Jim Walther/Tim Grendell
Fall 2022- Heather Galvin/Brenda Thompson
Spring 2023- Timothy Grendell/Elizabeth Leith
Membership Committee (2021-2022:
Dianne Yamin, CT
Tim Grendell, OH
Leah Schad, CT
Kenneth Fulp, SC
Mark Kleinschmidt, NC
Nominations Committee:
NCPJ Immediate Past President (Chair) Brenda Thompson, TX (1 year term expires 11/22)
NCPJ President Elect Dianne E. Yamin, CT (1-year term expires 11/22)
(1st 3-year term) Gregory Fater , RI, (term expires 11/24)
(1st 3-year term – expires 2021) Jack Puffenburg, OH, (term expires 11/24)
(1st 3-year term – expires 2024) Tamara Curry, SC (term expires 11/24)
Communications Committee:
Tim Grendell, OH
Heather Galvan, SC
Pandora Jones Glover, SC
Website Committee:
Christine Butts
Elizabeth Leith
Joseph Griffin
Tim Grendell
Site Selection Committee:
Tamara Curry (2022)
Brenda Hull Thompson (2022)
James Dunleavy (2023)
Brenda Hull Thompson (2023)
Treat Award Committee:
NCPJ President James Dunleavy (1-year term expires 11/22)
NCPJ President Elect Dianne E. Yamin (1-year term expires 11/22)
President of ACTEC if available Mary Radford
Chairman of ABA Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Stephanie Loomis-Price
Non Executive Committee Member of NCPJ Appointed by President for Two Year Term Mary Joy Quinn
Isabella Award Committee:
NCPJ President James Dunleavy (1-year term expires 11/22)
NCPJ Immediate Past President Brenda Thompson ( 1-year term expires 11/22)
President of NGA if Available Anthony Palmieri, FL
Representative Appointed by American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging if Available Prof. David English
Representative appointed by ABA Commission on Law Bob Sachs or his designee Stephanie Loomis-Price
Two Non Executive Committee Members of NCPJ Appointed by President for Two Year Term Mary Joy Quinn and Mary Radford
Exhibits & Sponsors Committee:
Jim Dunleavy
James Walther
James Purnell
Heather Galvin
American Bar Association Liaison:
Bob Sachs or his designee Stephanie Loomis-Price
National Guardianship Summit Liaison:
Mary Joy Quinn
NCPJ Representative to the American Bar Association Senior Lawyers and Division on National Opioid Taskforce:
James Walther
ACTEC Liaison Contact:
Jean Stewart
Bylaws Committee 2022:
Hon. James Dunleavy
Hon. James Walther
Hon. James Purnell
Hon. Don Davis
Hon. Timothy Grendell
National Guardianship Association Liaison:
Brenda Hull Thompson
NACM, National Association of Court Management Liaison:
Tamara Curry
COSCA Liaison:
Brenda Hull Thompson
NASJE (National Association of State Judicial Educators) Liaison:
James Purnell