The NJC Team
Executive Office
President & CEO Hon. Benes Z. Aldana (Ret.)
Provost Joy D. Lyngar
Chief of Operations & Finance Patrick M. Grimes
Executive Assistant Chrystn Eads
Academic Department
Senior Academic Director Katheryn Yetter
Program Attorney Brooke Sempel
Judicial Education Manager Mary Burdick
Judicial Education Manager Bryan Walker
Registrar/Judicial Studies Program Coordinator Muriel M. Bartlett
Course Administrator Lynn Portillo
Course Administrator Patrick Winans
Intern Jennifer Rogers
Research Assistant Katie Snider
Judicial Fellow Gayle Williams-Byers
Special Projects, Custom Courses and International Programs
Director William J. Brunson
Online Learning & Faculty Development
Director Joseph Sawyer
Online Learning 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
Finance Department
Director of Finance Nina M. Tirona
Staff Accountant Sue DeFuentes
Accounting Specialist Annalie Harvey
Research Assistant Evan Murphy
Human Resources &
Facilities Department
Director Sandra DeGaine
Facilities, Procurement, Hospitality & Events Manager Lonnie Shodeen
Advancement Department
Director of Advancement Susan Robinson
Special Projects Assistant Vivienne French
Post-Graduate Fellow Brian Lee
Technology
IT/AV Manager – UNR Services Tony Scronce