I have been the Clerk here in Indiana Southern for ten years, and before that spent eighteen years in the U.S. Trustee Program. With the United States Trustee program I served mostly as Assistant U.S. Trustee in Indianapolis but also occasionally as Acting U.S. Trustee for the Region and as Acting Assistant in other Districts. During my service with the Department of Justice, I visited over a dozen different bankruptcy courts, most frequently while conducting peer reviews of other UST offices. I always enjoyed learning about the creative approaches taken by different Clerks’ offices to local challenges.
During my time as Clerk, I’ve served on the Noticing Working Group, the Bankruptcy Clerks Advisory Group, the Space and Security Advisory Council, and the Staffing Formula Steering Committee. In 2011, I coordinated our court’s planning for the Operations Forum – certainly one of the highlights of my time with the court family so far.
Soon after my appointment as Clerk, I joined NCBC – and ramped up efforts to get local staff involved by attending the annual gathering, serving as liaisons, and participating more deeply in the organization. I am impressed with how the Conference has continued to fulfill its mission in challenging times for our court units, and would welcome the chance to expand my service. I believe my work and life experiences position me to support what the Conference has been doing well so far, and to steer it in new directions that would be most beneficial for membership.
During my time as Clerk, I’ve served on the Noticing Working Group, the Bankruptcy Clerks Advisory Group, the Space and Security Advisory Council, and the Staffing Formula Steering Committee. In 2011, I coordinated our court’s planning for the Operations Forum – certainly one of the highlights of my time with the court family so far.
Soon after my appointment as Clerk, I joined NCBC – and ramped up efforts to get local staff involved by attending the annual gathering, serving as liaisons, and participating more deeply in the organization. I am impressed with how the Conference has continued to fulfill its mission in challenging times for our court units, and would welcome the chance to expand my service. I believe my work and life experiences position me to support what the Conference has been doing well so far, and to steer it in new directions that would be most beneficial for membership.