We are proud to recognize the outstanding volunteers who lead our 30 LES Local Chapters across the United States and Canada. These dedicated professionals work tirelessly to foster community, share knowledge, and uphold the mission of LES at the regional level. Thank you for your leadership and service in 2026!

These LES Local Chapters had notable gatherings in 2026: Austin, Boston, Houston, New York/New Jersey, Ottawa, Phoenix, Research Triangle Park (RTP), Silicon Valley, Iowa, UNH Law and Washington, DC. See the slide show for event photos.

To contact your Local Chapter leaders or find an event in your area, go to: https://members.lesusacanada.org/general/custom.asp?page=chapters or email Stacey Ramsey: SRamsey@virtualinc.com

LES Local Chapters (see slide show below)

Austin – Chair: Aaric Eisenstein
Boston – Co-Chair: Jason Gish
Boston – Co-Chair: Peter Lando
Charlotte – Chair: Cassandra Valk
Chicago – Chair: Russell Levine
Colorado – Chair: Art Nutter
Connecticut – Co-Chair: Rick Flath
Connecticut – Co-Chair: Lynn Dudinsky
H0uston – Chair: Annabelle Burguiere
Houston – Chair: Torie Reinhart
Indiana  – Chair: Dmitriy Andreyev
Iowa – Chair: Teresa Robinson
Los Angeles – Co-Chair: Anna Li
Maryland – Chair: Anthony DeRosa
Minnesota – Chair: Craig Lervick
Montreal – Co-Chair: Amelie Cote

Montreal – Co-Chair: Sophie Voyer
New Jersey – Chair: Akan Oton
New York City – Co-Chair: Ian DiBernardo
New York City – Co-Chair: Joe Casino
Northern & Central Ohio – Chair: Cora Day
Ottawa – Co-Chair: Justin Smith
Ottawa – Co-Chair: Vinod Kumar
Ottawa – Co-Chair: Myriam Davidson
Philadelphia – Chair: Greg Urbanchuk
Phoenix – Co-Chair: Spencer Wood
Phoenix – Co-Chair: Steve Bachmann
Pittsburgh – Co-Chair: Ann Cannoni
Pittsburgh – Co-Chair: Carol Loutzenhiser
Research Triangle Park (RTP) – Chair: Hannah Webb
Salt Lake City – Chair: Plymouth Nelson

San Diego – Chair: Sarah Hibbard
San Diego – Chair: Jennifer Suarez
San Francisco – Chair: Justin Lewis
Seattle – Chair: Tandi Collisson
Silicon Valley – Chair: Efrat Kasznik *
St. Louis – Chair: Kevin Kercher
St. Louis – Sponsorship Chair: Robert Patino
Tennessee – Co-Chair: Edwin DeAngel
Tennessee – Co-Chair: Ada Nielsen
Toronto – Chair: Yolande Dufresne
UNH School of Law – President: Te-Yen Liu
Vancouver – Chair: Kam Sembi
Washington DC – Chair: Raymond Van Dyke
Washington DC – Chair: Jennifer Vanderhart 
Western New York – Chair: Alice Li

*The Silicon Valley Chapter is run by a 15-member Board of Directors who significantly contribute to chapter activities, including its Annual Meeting in April.

The SV Chapter board includes the following members:

  • Edgar Baum
  • Sean Clark
  • Mark Holmes
  • Kerry Kimes
  • Ken Korea
  • Michael Pierantozzi
  • George Park
  • Natalie Punnilathil
  • Kent Richardson
  • Pallavi Shah
  • Larry Udell (Emeritus)
  • Sam Wiley
  • Joe Yang
  • Michael Zachary
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