Stanardsville, VA – April 20, 2022 – The American College of Bankruptcy (the “College”) is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Officers and Directors who were elected at the College's Annual Meeting in Denver on April 2, 2022, or are continuing their terms.
The 2022 Officers are:
Melissa S. Kibler (Chair)
Charles A. Beckham, Jr. (President)
Karen A. Giannelli (Vice President)
Hon. Craig Goldblatt (Vice President)
Hon. Jeffery P. Hopkins. (Vice President)
Prof. Elizabeth Tashjian (Treasurer)
Annette W. Jarvis (Secretary)
R. Patrick Vance (Counsel)
The members of the 2022 Board of Directors are:
Hon. Lisa G. Beckerman
Agustin Berdeja-Prieto
Hon. Janet E. Bostwick
Robert M. Charles, Jr.
Hon. Roberta A. Colton
Paul E. Harner
Laura Davis Jones
Robert J. Keach
James T. Markus
Taft A. McKinstry
Cynthia Nelson
Timothy F. Nixon
George T. Snyder
Berry D. Spears
Richard Stern
David A. Warfield
Richard L. Wasserman
Richard Levin (Scholar in Residence)
Officers and directors serve two-year terms and are elected at the College’s annual meeting. Incoming Chair Melissa S. Kibler, Accordion, Chicago, is only the second woman Chair of the College and is the first financial advisor to serve in that role. Kibler stated, “To be given the opportunity to lead this incredible organization, among so many talented, capable leaders, is a privilege and a responsibility, one that I take very seriously.” She further noted that, “We are fortunate to have this exceptional group of professionals who are willing to dedicate their time and talents to the endeavors of the College. I compliment the nominating committee and Board for their hard work and sagacity in selecting our new slate of leaders. Importantly, mindfulness regarding the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion is evident and becoming more ingrained in our decisions as an institution.”
Charles A. Beckham, Jr., Haynes and Boone LLP, Houston previously served as Chair of the Board of Regents. He shared, “The College is dedicated to goals of scholarship, professionalism and collegiality. I am honored and excited to be part of the leadership team serving with our Chair, Melissa Kibler, as we promote and achieve those goals.”
In addition to the Officers and Directors of the College, Regents, Committee Chairs and Foundation Officers and Directors were also elected. The College is pleased to recognize Jan M. Hayden, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, New Orleans as the first woman Chair of the Foundation and Patricia A. Redmond, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Miami, as the first woman Chair of the Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents are:
Patricia A. Redmond (Chair)
Hon. Erithe Smith (At-Large)
The Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs are:
Bankruptcy Policy: Daniel C. Cohn
Bankruptcy Policy: Ronald R. Peterson
College Columns: Melanie Cyganowksi
College Columns: Deborah Langehenning
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Paul E. Harner
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Hon. Erithe Smith
Distinguished Students: Claudia Springer
Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Elizabeth Wiggins
Education: Regina Kelbon
History and Archives: Frank Buckley
International: Debra Grassgreen
Intl Fellows Nominating: Dr. Luis Manuel Mejan
Judicial Nominating: Paul Singerman
Judicial Outreach: Hon. Cynthia Norton
Liaisons: Stephen D. Lerner
Meetings & Events: Paul Pascuzzi
Pro Bono: Norman Pernick
Visibility Committee: J. Scott Victor
Visibility Committee: Steven Berger
Senior Fellows: Hon. Robert Gerber (ret)
Senior Fellows: Richard Carmody
The Foundation Officers and Directors are:
Jan M. Hayden (Chair)
Vincent E. Lazar (Vice Chair)
Lisa M. Schweitzer (Secretary)
Rebecca A. Roof ( Treasurer)
Isabel C. Balboa
Steven N. Berger
E. Frank Childress, Jr.
Jeanne P. Darcey
Cecily A. Dumas
Kenneth H. Eckstein
Jay M. Goffman
Peggy Hunt
Marjorie Kaufman
Corali Lopez-Castro
Hon. Margaret M. Mann
Julio (Rick) Mendoza
Patrick J. Nash
Judy A. O'Neill
Mark Shinderman
Prof. Elizabeth Tashjian
Lynn Lewis Tavenner
J. Scott Victor
William L. Wallander
David A. Warfield
Richard L. Wasserman
Robert J. Rosenberg (Senior Director)
About the College
The American College of Bankruptcy was founded in 1989 and is an honorary public service association of United States and international insolvency professionals who are invited to join as Fellows based on a proven record of the highest standards of expertise, leadership, integrity, professionalism, scholarship, and service to the bankruptcy and insolvency practice and to their communities. The College facilitates the effective domestic and cross-border application of bankruptcy and insolvency laws and the administration of justice in the courts through, among other activities, conducting professional educational programs, sponsoring the publication of scholarly reports, and maintaining the National Bankruptcy Archives. The College also funds projects that improve the quality of bankruptcy law and practice, as well as access to justice, in particular through grants by its affiliated Foundation to pro bono legal service programs. Underlying all of its work, the College is dedicated to enhancing professionalism, scholarship service in bankruptcy and insolvency law and practice, and to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within the organization and across the insolvency profession.
