About

The Program Planning Council comprises subject matter experts in various areas, representatives from our conference planning teams, and representatives who focus on our law firm and law department members’ needs at local, regional and international levels. Their mission is to develop a programming framework that supports ILTA’s strategic goals and serves all segments of ILTA’s membership.

Chairs

Chair

Paul Wittekind

Director of Knowledge and Legal Process Solutions

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C.

Vice Chair

Scott David

Director of Legal Project Management and Process Improvement

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Current Members

BOARD LIAISON

Chris Boyd

Chief Knowledge and Talent Officer

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC

BOARD LIAISON

Jack Thompson

Sr. Manager - Ediscovery & Legal Operations

Sanofi

CORPORATE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Josh Lazar

Court Technology Officer

18th Judicial Circuit Courts of Florida

CORPORATE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Lucy Esposito

Litigation Support Manager

Royal Bank of Canada

LEGALSEC Summit Co-Chair

Gary Berger

Director, Information Security

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

LEGALSEC STEERING COMMITTEE LIAISON

Jeffrey Brandt

Chief Information Officer

Jackson Kelly PLLC

LEGALSEC Summit Co-Chair

Eric Anderson

Director of IT

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

LITIGATION AND PRACTICE SUPPORT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Richard Brooman

Litigation Support Project Manager

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

LITIGATION AND PRACTICE SUPPORT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Gillian Glass

Director of Legal Services

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

ILTACON CO-CHAIR

Julie Brown

Litigation Technology Manager

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

ILTACON CO-CHAIR

Mike Viscito

Data Center & Systems Engineering Manager

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

INTERNATIONAL LIAISON

Andrew Powell

CIO

Macfarlanes LLP

KNOWLEDGE ADVISOR

Rajan Gupta

Head of Global Legal Technology

Facebook

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING CONTENT TEAM

Gwyn McAlpine

Director of Knowledge Management Services

Perkins Coie

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING CONTENT TEAM

Deborah Panella

Director of Research and Knowledge Services

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Jason Dirkx

Knowledge Management Counsel

Littler Mendelson, P.C

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Martha Breil

Knowledge Management Leader

McGuireWoods LLP

PUBLICATIONS LIAISON

Cindy MacBean

Litigation Support Manager

Honigman LLP

RELATIONSHIP COORDINATING TEAM

Vanessa Lozzi

Senior Legal Technology and Litigation Support Administrator, AVP

Flagstar Bank

SECURITY / COMPLIANCE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

David Tremont

Director, Network Services & Security

Bracewell LLP

SECURITY / COMPLIANCE CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Will Pulsifer

Information Systems Director

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP

SPECIAL ADVISOR

Tony McKenna

IT Director

GOWLING WLG (UK) LLP

STRATEGIC PARTNER LIAISON

Missy McDonough

IT Applications Manager

Bricker & Eckler LLP

TALENT COUNCIL LIAISON

Peter Qumsiyeh

Business Analyst

Wilmer Hale

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Sandy Mikita

Information Technology Project Manager

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CONTENT COORDINATING TEAM

Beau Mersereau

Director of Applications, Development and Support

Fish & Richardson