The NJC Team
Executive Office
President & CEO Hon. Benes Z. Aldana (Ret.)
Provost Joy D. Lyngar
Chief Financial Officer & Chief of Strategic Engagement Patrick M. Grimes
Chief of Staff & Assistant to President Chrystn Eads
Academic Department
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Katheryn Yetter
Senior Judicial Education Manager Bryan Walker
Program Attorney Brooke Sempel
Judicial Education Manager Mary Burdick
Registrar/Judicial Studies Program Coordinator Beth Loureiro
Course Administrator Lynn Portillo
Course Administrator Erin O’Brien
NHTSA Judge-in-Residence Earl Pendrod
Special Projects, Custom Courses and International Programs
Director William J. Brunson
Distinguished Fellow Keith Fisher
Judicial Fellow Gayle Williams-Byers
Research Fellow & Judicial Identification Specialist Brian Lee, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Katie Snider
Online Learning & Faculty Development
Director Joseph Sawyer
Program Manager Elizabeth Morgan-Beesley
National Tribal Judicial Center
Director Hon. Jan W. Morris (Ret.)
Program Manager Charisse Abbie
Communications & Marketing
Director Ed Cohen
Technology & Campaigns Manager Sheena Britschgi
Interns Emerson Drewes and Olive Giner
Finance Department
Director of Finance Nina M. Tirona
Staff Accountant Sue DeFuentes
Accounting Specialist Annalie Harvey
Research Assistant Evan Murphy
Operations Manager Tami White
UNR IT Systems Administrator
Advancement Department
Director of Advancement Susan Robinson
Director of Strategic Initiatives Konstantina Vagenas