ACTEC Elects New Member to the Board of Regents

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington, DC, March 26, 2025: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) today announced that a new Regent was elected to its Board of Regents during the College’s Annual Business Meeting, held in La Quinta, California, on Friday, March 21, 2025. ACTEC’s Board of Regents is the governing body of the College.

The nominee elected for an initial three-year term ending in 2028 is ACTEC Fellow Tara Anne Pleat.

Also elected to a second three-year term ending in 2028 are Fellows:  Farhad Aghdami, Shannon K. Barks, Brad Bedingfield, Tami Foley Conetta, Steven K. Mignogna, Benetta Y. Park, Michaelle D. Rafferty, Carolyn Ann Reers, Steven E. Trytten, and Lauren Wolven.

“I am pleased to recognize Tara Anne Pleat as a newly elected Regent. I look forward to working with Tara and all of the members of the Board of Regents during this upcoming year,” stated ACTEC President Peter S. Gordon.

Past President (2023–2024) Robert W. Goldman chaired the 2025 Nominating Committee, which also included members Professor Gerry W. Beyer, Lora L. Brown, S. Gray Edmondson, Sarah Moore Johnson, Amy K. Kanyuk, Suzanne L. Shier, Kurt A. Sommer, and Douglas Stanley.

About The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC): Established in 1949, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a national nonprofit association of approximately 2,400 lawyers and law professors from throughout the United States and abroad. ACTEC members (Fellows) are peer-elected on the basis of professional reputation and expertise in the preparation of wills and trusts, estate planning, probate, trust administration, and related practice areas. The College’s mission includes the improvement and reform of probate, trust, and tax laws and procedures and professional practice standards. ACTEC frequently offers technical comments with regard to legislation and regulations but does not take positions on matters of policy or political objectives.

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