The American College of Bankruptcy (the “College”) is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Officers and Directors. Officers and directors serve two-year terms and are elected at the College’s Annual Meeting.

Incoming Chair, Patricia A. Redmond, Stearns Weaver Miller, Miami, previously served as President as well as Chair of the Board of Regents. She shared, "We extend our warmest congratulations to our newly appointed College and Foundation Officers, Directors, Regents, and Committee Chairs. Your dedicated leadership and commitment to service are the driving forces behind the College's continued pursuit of excellence in professionalism, scholarship, and practice within the fields of bankruptcy and insolvency law.”

COLLEGE AND FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
2026-2027

COLLEGE OFFICERS

Patricia A. Redmond (Chair)

Sandeep Qusba (President)

Jennifer Hagle (Vice-President)

Hon. Clifton R. Jessup, Jr. (Vice-President)

Paul Harner (Vice President)

Berry Spears (Vice President)

Hon. Laurel Isicoff (Secretary)

Cynthia Nelson (Treasurer)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Scott Atkins (Director, International)

*Christine Devine (Director, 1st Cir.)

Jay Geller (Director, 1st Cir.)

Lisa Schweitzer (Director, 2nd Cir.)

Marie Ann Greenberg (Director, 3rd Cir.)

Michael Baxter (Director, 4th Cir.)

Douglas Foley (Director, 4th Cir.)

Demetra Liggins (Director, 5th Cir.)

Paul Douglas Stewart (Director, 5th Cir.)

E. Frank Childress, Jr. (Director, 6th Cir.)

*Caroline Reckler (Director, 7th Cir.)

Charles Coleman (Director, 8th Cir.)

Mary Jo Heston (Director, 9th Cir.)

Debra Grassgreen (Director, 9th Cir.)

Hon. Peggy Hunt (Director, 10th Cir.)

Paul Singerman (Director, 11th Cir.)

*Serves on both ACB and ACBF Board

EX OFFICIO

Charles A. Beckham, Jr. (Past Chair)

Vincent Lazar (Foundation Chair)

Brian Shaw (Chair, Board of Regents)

Stephen Lerner (Counsel)

Catherine Steege (Co-Chair, DEI Committee)

SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE

Donald S. Bernstein

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CC Schnapp

BOARD OF REGENTS

Brian Shaw (Chair)

Douglas Gooding (1st Cir)

Paul Leake (2nd Cir.)

Norman Pernick (3rd Cir.)

Lynn Tavenner (4th Cir.)

Bill Wallander (5th Cir.)

Rozanne Giunta (6th Cir.)

Felicia Perlman (7th Cir.)

Monica Clark (8th Cir.)

Ori Katz (9th Cir.)

Annette Jarvis (10th Cir.)

Derek Meek (11th Cir.)

Brad Sharp (At Large)

Prof. Angela Littwin (At Large)

Hon. Deborah Thorne (At Large)

Catherine Steege (At Large)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Adam Isenberg (Bankruptcy History)

Martin Sosland (Bankruptcy History)

Bob Lawless (Bankruptcy Policy)

Susan Freeman (Bankruptcy Policy)

J. Scott Bovitz (College Columns)

Dion Hayes (College Columns)

Cathy Steege (DEI)

Hon. Joan Feeney (DEI)

Caroline Reckler (Distinguished Service Award)

Pat Vance (Distinguished Service Award)

Elizabeth Futrell (Distinguished Students)

James Bromley (Education)

Henry Kevane (Education)

Hon. Janet Bostwick (Freshman Fellows)

Marianne O'Toole (Freshman Fellows)

Robbin Itkin (International)

Robert van Galen (International)

Leyza Florin (International Nominating)

Soneet Kapila (Liaisons)

Patrick Hughes (Pro Bono)

Harry Greenfield (Senior Fellows)

Richard Seltzer (Senior Fellows)

Jane Kim (Visibility)

Jennifer McLemore (Visibility)

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Vince Lazar (Chair)

Katie Coleman (Vice-Chair)

Scott Wolfson (Secretary)

Margie Kaufman (Treasurer)

Chris Candon (Director, 1st Cir.)

*Christine Devine (Director,1st Cir.)

Natasha Labovitz (Director, 2nd Cir.)

Bob Del Genio (Director, 2nd Cir.)

Brett Miller (Director, 2nd Cir.)

Laura Davis Jones (Director, 3rd Cir.)

Warren Usatine (Director, 3rd Cir.)

Suzanne Roski (Director, 4th Cir.)

Paula Beran (Director, 4th Cir.)

Dwayne Murray (Director, 5th Cir.)

Travis Torrence (Director, 5th Cir.)

Hon. John Hoffman (Director, 6th Cir.)

Julie Teicher (Director, 6th Cir.)

Chad Husnick (Director, 7th Cir.)

*Caroline Reckler (Director, 7th Cir.)

Eric Johnson (Director, 8th Cir.)

Samuel Maizel (Director, 9th Cir.)

Jeff Bjork (Director, 9th Cir.)

Michael Johnson (Director,10th Cir.)

Jayna Lamar (Director,11th Cir.)

Jordi Guso (Director,11th Cir.)

Bob Rosenberg (Senior Director)

Jay Goffman (Senior Director)

*Serves on both ACB and ACBF Board

CELEBRATING OUR OUTGOING LEADERS

Outgoing Chair Charles A. Beckham, Jr., Haynes and Boone, Houston, stated, "As I conclude my term as Chair of the College, I must acknowledge that I was fortunate to have walked in the footprints of the giants of our profession who built the College into the leading bankruptcy and insolvency professional service organization in the World. Through the last two years, the leaders of the College have continued to build a stronger, larger, more generous, and more diverse College. Thank you to our outgoing Directors and Committee Chairs for giving their time, talent, and treasure to build a better College!"

OFFICERS

Charles A. Beckham, Jr. (Chair)

*Patricia Redmond (President)

Hon. Craig Goldblatt (Vice President)

*Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff (Vice President)

*Sandeep Qusba (Vice President)

Prof. Elizabeth Tashjian (Treasurer)

Melissa M. Kibler (Past Chair, Ex Officio)

DIRECTORS

*Hon. Janet Bostwick (1st Cir.)

*Laura Davis Jones (3rd Cir.)

*Berry D. Spears (5th Cir.)

*Cynthia Nelson (9th Cir.)

REGENTS

*Jennifer Hagle (Chair)

Derek C. Abbott (3rd Cir.)

*Brian Shaw (7th Cir.)

*Debra Grassgreen (9th Cir.)

Elizabeth Green (11th Cir.)

*Hon. Joan N. Feeney (At Large)

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Melanie Cyganowski (College Columns)

*Paul Harner (DEI)

Regina Kelbon (Education)

Pauline Morgan (Meetings and Events)

*Norman Pernick (Pro Bono)

Richard Carmody (Senior Fellow)

Hon. Robert Gerber (ret.) (Senior Fellows)

FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Jan Hayden (Chair)

*Vince Lazar (Vice Chair)

*Kathryn Coleman (Secretary)

Julio (Rick) Mendoza (Director, 4th Cir.)

*Scott Wolfson (Director, 6th Cir)

*Felicia Perlman (Director, 7th Cir.)

Steve Berger (Director, 9th Cir.)

*to continue serving in different leadership roles for 2026-2027

COLLEGE AND FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP﻿﻿2026-2027

CELEBRATING OUR OUTGOING LEADERS

COLLEGE AND FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
2026-2027