President
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Vice President
Elise Dresser, CCLS
vicepresident@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 was recently appointed by LPI President Rod Cardinale, Jr. as LPI’s Parliamentarian for the 2022-2024 fiscal year.
Executive Secretary
Elena Schneider, CCLS
executivesecretary@sccolpa.org
Elena K. Schneider, CCLS is a Legal Assistant at the law offices of Sweeney Mason LLP in Los Gatos, California. The firm’s practice areas include Civil Litigation, Construction, Corporate and Business, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Estate Planning, Trusts, and Probate, and Real Estate law. Elena has been in the legal field since 1993. She joined SCCoLPA in 1997, and earned the designation of California Certified Legal Secretary in March 2002. Since becoming a member of the association, she has served as its Treasurer, Parliamentarian, and Governor. She is currently serving on the Executive Board as Executive Secretary, as well as the Employment and Professional Liaison Chair.
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. Rod is dedicated to the continuing education of SCCoLPA members as well as the continued growth of SCCoLPA and LPI. In addition to serving SCCoLPA as Executive Advisor, Rod is also serving as LPI’s President. Rod has previously served as LPI’s Vice President, LPI’s Treasurer, LPI Executive Secretary, Social Media Chair, Legal Procedure Chair, 2013 Annual Conference Chair, and Official Registrar. In Rod’s spare time he likes to cook, travel, watch sports and spend time with his family.
Governor
Vivian Shreve, CCLS
governor@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.
Executive Advisor
Shannon Quiqley
executiveadvisor@sccolpa.org
Parliamentarian
Ben Silowitz
parliamentarian@sccolpa.org
Benjamin Silowitz is currently the Legal Assistant in the office of the City Attorney for the City of Milpitas. He began his career in the legal field in 2011 as a process server and licensed photocopier of protected records while attending college at DeAnza, and after graduating, moved up into a Records Analyst role, and finally a Legal Assistant. He is currently SCCOLPA’S appointed Parliamentarian for the 2022-2024 term, as well as Co-Chair of our Tech Committee. He is passionate about music and in his free time, he writes, plays guitar and sings all over the bay area.
