MEET THE ALAMN BOARD NOMINEES FOR 2016-2017Voting for the 2016-2017 slate will begin on February 25, 2016. President - Sarah Didrikson
PRESIDENTSarah Didrikson Sarah Didrikson joined as the Applications and Database Manager at Nilan Johnson Lewis PA, where she has been since 2002. Sarah began as the firm’s trainer and help desk technician and has transitioned her role over the past thirteen years. Sarah began her ALAMN involvement by assisting with publishing The Verdict each month as a non-member. In 2008 she became a member of ALAMN and was asked to co-chair the new Communication Committee, which she led from 2009 through 2012. Sarah’s involvement on the Communications Committee was vital in launching the new website in 2012. She has also served on the Business Partner and Conference Committees and on the Region 3 Conference Liaison Team. Sarah was appointed to the ALAMN Board in 2012 as the Communications Director and has also served as the Membership and Administrative Director. Sarah and her husband, Mark, live in Brooklyn Park along with their Miniature Schnauzer, Roscoe. They enjoy traveling together, visiting family in Florida, walking the dog, and attending baseball games.
PRESIDENT-ELECTSarah Evenson Sarah Evenson, JD, MBA, is currently the Minneapolis Office Administrator for Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Sarah graduated from Hamline University School of Law in 2002 and received her Masters of Business Administration in 2007 from the University of St. Thomas. Sarah practiced law for eight years before transitioning her career to the administrative side of practicing law. Sarah joined ALAMN in 2009 at the suggestion of another member who transitioned from the practice of law to legal administration. Sarah believes you get out what you put into something, and your success will be proportionate to the quality and quantity of your efforts. As a result, she has actively participated in ALAMN through membership on the Small and Medium Firm group, Co-Chairing the Communications Committee two years, attending ALAMN general meetings and annual conference, participating in ALAMN community service projects, writing articles for The Verdict, traveling to the national ALA meetings, and regularly attending ALAMN socials and business partner events. Sarah has also worked diligently to build and grow ALAMN’s relationships with the local bar associations and law schools. This has helped bring greater awareness not only of the association, but also the profession of legal management in general. Sarah currently serves on the ALAMN Board as the Director of Finance. In 2014/2015 she was the Director of Communications for ALAMN. Sarah and her husband, Thomas, live in Maple Grove. They enjoy cooking, baseball, running 5Ks, and Hawaii.
PAST PRESIDENTKatherine Hubbard Katherine Hubbard joined Madigan Dahl & Harlan PA as their Firm Administrator in 2014. Kathy’s legal career spans 29 years, during which time she has had the privilege of wearing several wonderful hats such as legal secretary, paralegal, and firm administrator. Kathy believes serving on the Board of ALAMN has increased her professional knowledge and performance. Kathy’s highlight from her fourth year on the Board has been organizing and hosting an ALAMN leadership retreat with the Board and co-chairs. Kathy has served several terms as co-chair of the Small/Medium Firm Committee and enjoyed serving and being a member of the Communications, Membership, Diversity, 30th Anniversary, and Community Service Committees of ALAMN. Kathy’s immediate family includes her husband, Doug, a general contractor and carpenter whose continued support is priceless. Kathy’s son, Albert is a senior at the University of Minnesota in the college of Science and Engineering. Kathy’s daughter, Grace, is a senior at Patrick Henry High School. Grace is preparing to attend Winona State’s nursing program after graduation. Kathy firmly believes in service in her professional and personal life. She was the troop leader for her daughter’s Girl Scout troop and volunteers at Sharing and Caring Hands serving Saturday lunches with her church.
FINANCE DIRECTORPhilip Rush Philip Rush is Finance Director at Moss & Barnett where he has been employed since 1997. With more than 25 years of legal administration experience, Phil’s first connection with the association was as a charter member of the Finance Special Interest Group (formerly known as the Controller’s Group). Phil officially joined ALAMN in 1999 and has sought to increase his involvement with the association each year. After serving as chair of the Finance SIG in 2006, Phil served on the Region 3 Conference Committee in 2012, the Communications Committee in 2013, was chair of that Committee in 2014, and has been a Board member for the past year. Phil resides in the northeast metro, not too far from White Bear Lake, where he enjoys many outdoor activities, including biking, walking his dog, and spending time with family and friends.
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORAbby Rooney Abby Rooney is the Director of Human Resources at Foley & Mansfeld. She has a BA in Sociology from the University of Minnesota. Prior to moving into Human Resources, Abby worked as an accounting professional. Abby was on a path to becoming a CPA when she realized that, while good with numbers, she prefers to work on the “people” side of business. Abby’s accounting background often comes in handy when analyzing benefits data or reviewing vendor contracts. Abby has been with Foley & Mansfeld for about nine years, and she enjoys her role at this mid-sized firm because she is truly an HR generalist. Abby gets to work in many areas, including benefits, recruiting, employee relations, and more. She appreciates the variety she gets from her role. Abby believes it is a wonderful organization, and she has a great team. Abby has served as a co-chair on the HR Committee and is finishing up her first term on the ALAMN Board as the Administrative Director. When not at work, Abby enjoys spending time with her family. She lives in Edina with her husband, Colin, and their sons, J. J. (6 ½) and Will (3). The boys are very active and keep them exhausted and busy.
EDUCATION DIRECTORTerri Stewart Terri Stewart, PHR, is the Director of Human Resources at Felhaber Larson, where she has been since 2002. She started in the legal field over thirty years ago as a legal secretary and quickly discovered she liked the administrative/management side of the legal practice Terri has been a member of ALAMN since 2003. She has been a member of the Human Resources Committee, which she co-chaired for two years. She has also worked on the publication of The Verdict, served on the Green Initiative SIG and Communications Committee, is currently on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and is co-chair of the Education Committee. Terri and Paul live in Lino Lakes along with their poodle bichon named George. They are the proud parents of three adult children, Jody, Jennifer, and Jonathan. As proud as they are of their children, they are even prouder to be the grandparents of seven-year-old Jadelyn, five-year-old Janessa, and 16-month-old Jaxson! Terri enjoys reading and quilting. Together, she and Paul enjoy traveling, camping, and doing both with family and friends.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORJames Fowler James Fowler is the Firm Administrator for Yost & Baill, where he has been employed since 2008. James has previously served ALAMN as a co-chair of the Membership Development Committee and as a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee. James resides in south Minneapolis with his wife and son. He regularly returns to his native Wisconsin to spend time with both family and Yost & Baill’s Milwaukee office. When not at work, James enjoys thumbing through books and taking the boat (canoe) out on the lake (Nokomis).
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORLaurie Greenberg Laurie Greenberg, SPHR, is the Benets and HRIS/Payroll Manager at Briggs and Morgan, P.A. where she has been practicing in the Human Resources eld for 25 years. Laurie joined ALAMN in 2006 and currently serves as Member Placement Coordinator and as co-chair of the HR Committee. She is also a current member of the Community Service Committee (past co-chair) where she enjoys volunteering and supporting local community organizations and charities. She also participated on the Diversity Career Fair in 2015. Laurie resides in Blaine with her husband, John, and their two Maltese, Lexi and Micki. She enjoys reading, running, volunteering, and spending time at the lake. |
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