Committees & Leadership

2025-2026 Committee List

Executive Committee

• Jim Purnell, President
• Don Davis, President-Elect 
• Elizabeth Leith, Secretary/Treasurer
• Amy McCulloch, Immediate Past President
• Pandora Jones Glover
• Heather Galvin
• Veronica Vasquez
• Gloria Sturman
• Patrick Davenport
• Dianne Yamin – President Emeritus, active
• Brenda Hull Thompson – President Emeritus, active
• Jim Walther – President Emeritus, active

Nominations Committee

• Immediate President Amy McCulloch, OH
  (1-year term expires 11/26)
• President-Elect Jim Purnell, CT
  (1-year term expires 11/26)
• Fred Anthony, CT, appointed 11/25
  (2nd- 3-year term, term expires 11/28) 
• Brenda Hull Thompson, TX, appointed 11/24
  (1st-3-year term, expires 11/27)

Website Committee

• Don Davis (Chair)
• Mark Erwin
• Greg Cain

Exhibit and Sponsorship Committee

• Elizabeth Leith (Chair)
• Dianne Yamin
• Jim Purnell
• Patrick Davenport
• Gloria Sturman

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

• Don Davis (Chair)
• James Walther
• Amy McCulloch
• Jim Purnell
• Patrick Davenport

Award Committees

Treat Award

(Applications due July 1st to be awarded at the November Conference)

• President Jim Purnell
  1-year term expires 11/26)
• President-Elect Don Davis
  (1-year term expires 11/26)
• Steven Hearn - ACTEC representative (membership pursuant to bylaws)

Isabella Horton Grant Award

(Applications due December 1st to be awarded at the May Conference)

• President Jim Purnell
  (1-year term expires 11/26)
• Immediate Past President Amy McCulloch
  (1-year term expires 11/26)
• Amy Willoughby Bryant, President of NGA
• Steven Hearn,  ACTEC representative and non-EC member

Membership Committee

• Pandora Jones Glover, Chair
• Amy McCulloch

Site Selection

• 2025-2026 the Executive Committee will make site selection decisions as a whole.

Communications Committee

• Heather Galvin, Chair

Partner Organizations

• Jim Purnell, Chair
• Jim Walther
• Dianne Yamin
• Brenda Hull Thompson
• Heather Galvin

Social Media

• Jim Purnell, Chair

Probate Stars

• Dianne Yamin

Conference and Curriculum Co-Chairs 

Spring 2026 Williamsburg, Virginia

• Conference Co-Chairs: Judge Heather Galvin 
• Curriculum Co-Chairs: Judge Pandora Jones Glover and Judge Amy McCulloch

Fall 2026 Hilton Head, South Carolina

• Conference Co-Chairs: Judge Pandora Jones-Glover
• Curriculum Co-Chairs: Judge Amy McCulloch and Judge Heather Galvin

Spring 2027 Phoenix, AZ

• Conference Co-Chairs: Judge Elizabeth Leith & Judge Patrick Davenport
• Curriculum Co-Chairs: Judge Gloria Sturman & Judge Veronica Vasquez
• Conference Planning Liaisons: Judge Dean Fink and Judge Vanessa Smith (AZ)