2025-2026 AYLA Board Of Directors
Executive Committee
President
Jenna Malsbary
CapMetro
President-Elect
Gracie Wood Shepherd
Friday Milner Lambert Turner, PLLC
Secretary
Ben Evans
Cain & Skarnulis PLLC
Treasurer
Lena Proft
Texas Secretary of State-Elections Division
Parliamentarian
S. Michelle King
McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen P.C.
Immediate Past President
Emily Morris
The Morris Law Firm, PLLC
Directors
Director At Large
Ray Zachary Daniel
Alex Conant
Amini & Conant
Jillian French
The Eggleston Law Firm
Samantha McCoy
Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P.
Mr. Ryan Pitts
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Amy Rodriguez
Leland Shaffer LLP
Jasleen Shokar
Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner
Abigail Ventress
VBPena Law
Roslyn Warner
Lloyd Gosselink
Representative Members
ALGBTQ+ Representative
Kelly Combs
Barron and Newburger PC
HBAA Representative
Mr. Oscar Corpus
Perkins Coie LLP
AAABA Representative
Ms. Myra Dioquino
McGinnis Lochridge
TYLA Representative
Sarah Harp
Attorney General-Criminal Appeals
TCWLA Representative
Samantha McCoy
Hanna & Plaut, L.L.P.
SABAA Representative
Shivangi Mehta
Walker Advertising
Law Student Representative
Ms. Samantha Morales
UT Austin
Government Representative
Jacqueline Navarro
Large Firm Representative
Daniela Peinado Welsh
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody
TYLA Representative
Ms. Mary Rios
Texas Legal Services Center
TYLA Representative
Armin Salek
Youth Justice Alliance
ABLA Representative
Gabrielle Smith
Lloyd Gosselink
Solo/Small Firm Representative
Emma Thomson
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