Jill A. Griffiths, CLM, Legal Administrator
Jill A. Griffiths was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1957. Ms. Griffiths has worked in the legal field since 1974, and for more than 20 years as a legal administrator. She has worked in both large and small law firms, as well as the District Court Division of the Arapahoe County D.A.'s Office. She has been a member of the 10,000+ member Association of Legal Administrators since 1993 and was one of the first three Administrators in Colorado (and the first 61 Nationwide) to earn the designation of Certified Legal Manager. She has served as the Secretary and is currently serving as the Treasurer of the Mile High Chapter of ALA. She was the acting Chair of the Chapter's first Awards Editing Committee (2003-2004), was Editor of the Chapter's award-winning Electronic Newsletter, The Rocky Mountain Recorder (2005-2006), Chair of the Newsletter/Publicity Committee (2005-2006), and Chair of the Publicity Committee (2007-2008) which was the recipient of the National Association's first Visibility-Advertising award (2007). She has participated on the Membership Committee and the National and Regional Conference Planning Committees, and the CLM Study Group Committee. She has authored articles published in Altman Weil Pensa's Bottom-Line Management (October, 1997) and The Rocky Mountain Recorder (2003).

Faye A. Spaulding, Paralegal
Faye A. Spaulding was born in Holyoke, Colorado in 1948. She graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver (B.S., Business Education and Communication, 1989). Ms. Spaulding worked for the Denver Public Administrator for 9.5 years. She has worked in the legal field for over 40 years and as a paralegal for over 30 years. Ms. Spaulding also taught paralegal and legal secretarial classes at Parks College. Her areas of expertise are with estate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, taxes (individual, fiduciary, federal estate tax and gift tax), guardianship and conservatorship law, corporate, collection and foreclosure. Ms. Spaulding is also a member of the Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.

Laura L. Nelson, Paralegal
Laura L. Nelson was born in Denver, Colorado in 1968. She received a paralegal degree from Arapahoe Community College in 1993 and went on to attend Metropolitan State College of Denver (B.S. Accounting, 2001). Ms. Nelson has worked in the legal profession for over 17 years in the Denver area, mainly in estate planning, probate, trust administration and fiduciary taxes, but also has experience in real estate, bankruptcy and foreclosures.

Sharon K. DeLuca, Paralegal
Sharon K DeLuca was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma in 1956. She graduated from Arapahoe Community College (A.A.S. Degree, 1993). Ms. De Luca also obtained a paralegal certificate from Arapahoe Community College for ten years of on-the-job experience. She received her certification from the National Association of Legal Assistants in 1993. Ms. De Luca has worked as a probate paralegal for over 25 years, primarily in estate and trust administration. She has an accounting background and has prepared individual, fiduciary, estate, corporation and partnership income tax returns, in addition to sales and payroll tax returns. Ms. De Luca also has over 20 years of estate planning experience, experience in probate litigation, foreclosures, bankruptcies, domestic and some criminal work. Sharon is also a member of the Rocky Mountain Paralegal Association and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.

Brandi M. Pruett, Paralegal
Brandi M. Pruett was born in Mendota, Illinois in 1983 and has lived throughout the US and Asia as a child of a military family. Ms. Pruett has worked in the legal field for 8 years in various areas of litigation. She has garnered extensive experience in high-value and complex litigation and brings with her a vast knowledge of litigation preparation, tactics, procedures and technology.

Mark Donovan, Paralegal
Paralegal work is Mark's second career, which he thoroughly enjoys, working previously at Horen, Lockwood & Masters, LLP, for attorneys Bob Horen and Michelle Rubin for over six years and now at Wade Ash. Mark retired from his first career as an elementary school principal in the Aurora Public Schools where he served for 26 years. Mark's Paralegal Certificate is from Arapahoe Community College. He also has a B. A. in English, an M.A. in Elementary Education and his Ph.D. in Curriculum, Administration and Supervision from University of Colorado.

Mark is the former state president of the Colorado Association of Legal Support Staff and former president of the Denver area chapter of the same organization, Mile High Association of Legal Support Staff (MHALSS). He is currently on the board of MHALSS as Treasurer. He is also serving as a member of the Paralegal Advisory Committee at Arapahoe Community College. Mark is a relatively new member of Denver Rotary Club 31, serving on a number of committees there. He is an avid skier and traveler. His family resides in Denver, Seattle and New Jersey.