President
Heather Czuleger-Nowak (bio coming soon)
Vice President
Governor / Parliamentarian
Ben Silowitz
governor@sccolpa.org
parliamentarian@sccolpa.org
Ben is the Legal Assistant for the Office of the City Attorney of the City of Milpitas, CA. Although he has a degree in Graphic Design, he found his home in the legal field starting out as a process server while attending college. With 15 years of experience in the industry, he is SCCoLPA’S current Governor and Parliamentarian. Ben has served as Parliamentarian since 2022, and Chair of our Tech Committee. He is passionate about the arts, and in his free time he writes for multiple genres of music, plays guitar and sings all over the Bay Area.”
Executive Secretary
Amy Monbourquette
executivesecretary@sccolpa.org
Amy is a Senior Corporate Paralegal with expertise in subsidiary management, including annual compliance meetings, project management, corporate governance, SEC filings, and strategic transactions at California public companies. She serves as Secretary for two other non-profit organizations in addition to SCCoLPA: TACO (Orchestra, plays clarinet) and Dartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon Valley. She holds a BA in Classical Studies from Dartmouth College. Amy’s hometown is Gloucester, Massachusetts, the home of Gorton’s fried fish, Kipling’s Captain Courageous (his only adventure novel set in the US and a 1937 movie), and The Perfect Storm (creative non-fiction book by Sebastian Junger and 2000 movie starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg).
Treasurer
Rod Cardinale, Jr., Paralegal
treasurer@sccolpa.org
Rod Cardinale, Jr. is a Sr. Paralegal/Officer Manager at The Law Office of Janet L. Brewer. Rod is a graduate of the Evergreen Valley College Paralegal Program, and joined SCCoLPA in June of 2009. Rod served as President of SCCoLPA from 2010-2014, SCCoLPA Executive Advisor from 2014-2016 and has served as SCCoLPA Treasurer since 2016. Rod is dedicated to the continuing education of SCCoLPA members as well as the continued growth of SCCoLPA and LPI. Rod is also currently serving as LPI’s Website Chair and has since 2024. Rod has previously served as LPI President, LPI Vice President, LPI Executive Secretary, LPI Treasurer, LPI Executive Advisor Social Media Chair, Legal Procedure Chair, 2013 Annual Conference Chair, and Official Registrar, and serves on LPI’s Marketing and Education Committees. In Rod’s spare time he likes to cook, travel, watch sports and spend time with his family.
Executive Advisor
Elise Dresser, CCLS
executiveadvisor@sccolpa.org
Elise Dresser, CCLS, is a Legal Assistant at the law firm of McManis Faulkner in San Jose. Elise served as President of SCCoLPA from 2016-2018, and has also served in various positions on the SCCoLPA Executive Committee since 2008. Elise attained the designation of California Certified Legal Secretary in 2009, and has served as the CCLS Certifying Board Chair and Assistant Editor on the Publications Revision Committee for LPI. Elise has served as LPI Parliamentarian from 2022 to 2026. .
Continuing Education Coordinator
Vivian Shreve, CCLS
cec@sccolpa.org
Vivian Shreve, CCLS has been a legal secretary/assistant for more than 40 years. Vivian has been an Executive Assistant at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California since 2008. Vivian is the current Governor of SCCoLPA, where she has been a member since 2013, and she is the current CCLS Chair for Legal Professionals Inc. She is passionate about the legal field and about SCCoLPA and is looking forward to her term as Governor. In her spare time, Vivian enjoys cooking for her family, spending as much time as possible with her three grandsons, working with her 5-year old German shepherd and playing softball.