The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium has announced the new members joining its education advisory, inclusion and social impact, and voice and brand leadership councils this year.
The education advisory council progresses the CLOC’s learning strategy and concentrates on leadership development through education. It collaborates closely with Nicole Zafian, CLOC’s vice president of learning and engagement.
The council welcomed the following:
- Catrine Chevalier: legal operations and innovation manager, DHL
- John Esposito: associate director of law department strategy and operations, Bristol Myers Squibb
- Eugenia Frenzel: director of pricing and client value, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
- Jonathan Jones: director of legal operations, Cribl
- Constance Lin: head of legal operations, Stealth Start-Up
- Andrea Shaheen: director - global legal talent development and inclusion, Stryker
- Daniel Wate: legal operations manager, Associated British Foods plc
- Matt Wheatley: chief commercial officer, Priori
- LaResa Young: senior director - legal operations, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The inclusion and social impact council ensures that diverse perspectives are guiding industry development. This council works with Jen Bryan, CLOC’s director of community engagement.
It welcomed the following members:
- Tanea Foglia: senior director of practice management and client experience, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Kristin Follis: legal operations specialist, Kodiak AI, Inc.
- Tony Haywood: manager - legal operations, Equinix
- Jessica Klinger: senior program manager - legal matter management, Uber
- Catherine Krow: managing director – impact analytics, BigHand
- Gabriela Pereira: head of legal, Zenvia
- Sophie Rodgers: senior legal operations manager, YouGov
- Amber Sermersheim: legal operations manager, LaCalle Group
The voice and brand council helps the CLOC navigate its positioning in the legal operations industry. Angela den Tex, CLOC’s vice president of marketing and communications, is the council’s staff lead.
It welcomed the following members:
- Em Atteberry: social media and content manager, Agiloft
- Ana Burbano: founder and CEO, Stealth Start-Up
- Michelle Friends: chief marketing and business development officer, Hanson Bridgett LLP
- Katrina Gowans: group counsel legal operations, APA Group
- Andrew Greenfeld: legal operations lead, Zoom
- Nate Kostelnik: lawyer/consultant, N8K Consulting
- Anna Richards: head of community, Brightflag
- Mark Ross: principal and growth and markets leader, Deloitte Legal Business Services
- María Esperanza Schorr Donoso: co-founder, Global Iberia Mobility
- Sona Sulakian: VP AI products, Filevine
- Isabel Wallace: director of legal operations, Halozyme
Council members work with CLOC staff and board leadership as strategic advisors, serving two-year terms. These appointments come after the election of CLOC’s 2026 board of directors in November; the organization had expanded its board to 16 members in a first.