Board of Directors

Officers:

President: Mollie Hawes
President-Elect: Michael Mauro 
Treasurer: Emily Koekkoek 
Secretary: Hon. Danielle Touart 
Immediate Past President: Amanda Eno

Directors: 

Serving until June 2025

Hon. Benjamin Currier
Bette Heller
Michael Mantia 

Serving until June 2026

Cory Curtis
Dawn Gould
Jersey Green
Hon. Thomas Henderson
Hannah Huston
Anthony Zarsky
Joel Zink

2024-2025 Committees & Chairs

Access to Justice
18th Judicial District Access to Justice is dedicated to expanding access to and the quality of Colorado's justice system, including helping recruit volunteers for clinics.
~ Hon. Michael Roche, Hon. Thomas Henderson & Robert Caldwell

Community Service
Coordinates the association’s involvement in community activities, organizes auction / fundraiser for the annual Holiday Party. ~ Alex White, Anna Goebel & Garen Gervey

Continuing Legal Education
Plans, organizes and conducts CLE programs for the ACBA member. ~ Jersey Green

• Business Law 
• Estate Planning ~ Bette Heller
• Other: any other legal, new attorney or practice related education areas

Courthouse Liaison
Communicates special courthouse information to the ACBA, including providing the Executive Director with Chief Judge Orders.  ~ Hon. Thomas Henderson

Equity, Diveristy & Inclusivity (EDI)
Coordinates speakers and develops programing in the area of equity, diversity and inclusivity. 
~ Courtney McConomy & Magistrate Echo Ryan

Events / Meetings
Works with the ACBA officers to plan and conduct the social events and business meetings, assist obtaining sponsors for events (includes Judges Dinner in January, Holiday Party, and Annual Meeting / Golf Tournament in June). 
~ Hon. Benjamin Currier, Jessica Breuer, Joel Zinc, Emily Koekkoek, Hon. David Stevens & Michael Mantia (Golf Tournament)

Foundation
Liaison between the ACBA and the Foundation. ~ Mike Miller, Foundation Chairman

Immigration
Coordinates and develops immigration programming and activities. ~ Erin Williams

Law Day

Law Day is an annual commemoration, traditionally held on May 1st to celebrate the rule of law and cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal system. Historically, ACBA has generally held one or more law day events that focus on relevant legal topics for local high school students and at risk teenagers.  Often it is difficult to schedule in May for high school students, so ACBA has had its one or more law day events scheduled when it works well for students. 
~ Dawn Gould & Anthony Zarsky

Law Student & New Lawyer Liaison
Working to connect the ACBA with law students from DU & CU and with new laywers.
~ Hannah Huston, Karlie Ogden, Nathan McKibben & Cory Curtis

Lawyer Well-Being
Raises awareness of lawyer well-being issues by providing assistance to our community regarding available resources, and normalizing the essential conversations around issues such as substance abuse, mental illness, and end of practice issues facing members. ~ Dave Hersh & Karlie Ogden

Member Communications
Assists editing printed and electronic newsletters. ~ Susan Pray

Membership & New Lawyers
Evaluates and proposes services that may be of interest to the membership. Develops ideas to increase membership.  Organizes and hosts membership socials, including Summer BBQ. 
~ Drew Fein, Nathan McKibben, Hon. Benjamin Currier (Poker Night) & Joel Zink

Bar Ambassadors: The Bar Ambassadors Committee seeks to engage with new members and new event attendees, make introductions to other members, and help new members feel a part of the ACBA community. ~ Hon. Ben Leutwyler, Cory Curtis & Joel Zink

Mentorship
Works to foster mentoring within the ACBA and larger legal community. ~ Carolyn Wiley

Past Presidents
Past ACBA Presidents work on special projects and also addresses issues of mutual concern to the bench and bar.
~ Amanda Eno

Pro Se Clinic
Organizes volunteer attorneys to staff weekly virtual and in person clinics at the Arapahoe County Justice Center as well as contact community members that have general questions regarding family law matters.  ~ Michael Cheroutes

Professionalism
Coordinates speakers and plans the annual October Professional Ethics CLE and other related events. 
~ Hon. Echo Ryan, Hon. Elizabeth Weishaupl

Spring CLE
Assists plans spring out of state trip events and CLE speakers.
~ Hon. David Stevens, Hon. Ben Currier & Hon. Elizabeth Weishaupl

Technology
Assist providing content for website and technology education for members.  Manages social media platforms.
~ Drew Fein & Hannah Huston 

Youth Education (Mock Trials)
Assists with the Arapahoe County Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament (February).
~ Hon. Danielle Touart & Mollie Hawes