Jada S. Greenhowe joined the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (“PHFA”) as Assistant Counsel in 2014. In her role as Assistant Counsel, Jada provides legal advice regarding an array of topics such as bankruptcy, credit reporting and third-party vendor management and oversight. She counsels PHFA’s secondary mortgage program, the Homeowner’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program, and represents the Agency in civil litigation matters including Actions to Quiet Title and Commonwealth Court appeals. She oversees federal and state regulatory compliance pertaining to the mortgage servicing industry, such as Act 91 (Homeowner’s Emergency Assistance Act), Act 6 (the Loan Interest and Protection Law) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act for PHFA’s Single Family mortgage program. In addition, she handles multi-party transactional real estate closings involving investor partnerships and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits in connection with PHFA’s Multifamily program. In 2013, Ms. Greenhowe obtained her Juris Doctor from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Law. She earned a B.A. in Communication Rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009. Ms. Greenhowe is admitted to practice in the Western, Middle and Eastern District Courts of Pennsylvania. In addition, she is a member of the American Bar Association, the Dauphin County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association where she is a member of the PBA House of Delegates and where she also serves as co- Chair of the Civil and Equal Rights Committee (CERC), and is the co-Chair of CERC’s CLE Subcommittee, as well as its Young Lawyer’s Division (“YLD”) Liaison. In addition, she serves as the At-Large Chair to Diversity for the YLD, is co-Vice Chair of the In-House Counsel Committee and is the YLD Liaison to the Environmental and Energy Law Section. In 2019, Jada was selected as a member of the 2019-2020 class of the PBA’s Bar Leadership Institute.  She is also the 2021 recipient of the Minority Bar Committee’s (“MBC”) Rising Star award and is the current Chair of the MBC Houston’s Rising Star Award Committee.

Lois M. Vitti of the Oakmont (Pittsburgh)-based Vitti Law Group, Inc., has over 25 years of experience handling matters arising out of real estate, probate, estate, family, bankruptcy, and commercial matters at all stages of litigation as well as mediation, conciliation, trials and appeals. Ms. Vitti is passionate about helping clients through difficult circumstances and advises individuals and corporations in dispute resolution and asset protection. Ms. Vitti is trained as a mediator and collaborative attorney. Ms. Vitti speaks often speaks at conferences, universities and seminars. She volunteers frequently and serves on numerous committees, organizations, community groups and Boards of Directors. Ms. Vitti practices in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Dean Geibel is Chief Patent Counsel for Samtec, Inc., a $1B, privately-held, debt-free, global interconnect manufacturer headquartered in New Albany, IN. He earned a BS in Physics from Penn State in 1992, became a US patent agent in 1997, and earned his JD in 1999 from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University. In 2016, Samtec selected Dean to create an IP Department from scratch. Prior to joining Samtec, he oversaw global patent prosecution of electrical and optical interconnects at Framatome Connectors International (FCI) and Amphenol Communications Solution (ACS). After looking exclusively at interconnects for the past 20 years, Dean has developed a commanding working knowledge of electrical and optical interconnect patents and products. Dean has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. He is 2-for-2 before the Chinese Patent Re-examination Board, successfully defending against two separate patent oppositions. He has telecommuted since joining Samtec in 2016. Dean is a 1985 Honor Graduate of US Air Force Basic Military Training School and a 1992 Distinguished Graduate of Detachment 720, Penn State Air Force ROTC. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2014 as a Lieutenant Colonel with 25 years of service. Dean contributed 57 pro bono hours to indigent inventors in 2022 through the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and the Penn State Law Intellectual Property Clinic. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Laurie and their two daughters.

His succession “next step” in practice, Mr. Fitzsimons is the principal at ADRFitz LLC which provides Process Centered dispute resolution services. About five years ago David took stock of his experience, values and forward looking preferences and decided to focus his commercial litigation experience and practice in disputes resolution to establish ADRFitz LLC. In addition to conducting mediations, Mr. Fitzsimons also serves as an arbitrator, trainer and dispute resolution consultant. A certified member of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s Mediator Panel, he is currently chair of the Cumberland County ADR panel. Mr. Fitzsimons maintains relevant memberships in the dispute resolution arena and is active with the PBA ADR Committee and the PBA Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee [LEPRC]. David also teaches successful dispute resolution process skills including focus on relevant professional ethics involved in dispute resolution. He maintains a perpetually under construction website at ADRFitz.com. Any questions or requests for follow up materials to this presentation can be directed to
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Elizabeth Rose Triscari (she/her/hers) is Senior Director, Corporate Counsel for American Water, the largest U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company, based in Camden, New Jersey, employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide water, wastewater and other related services to more than 15 million people in 46 states. Ms. Triscari represents American Water in various regulatory proceedings, as well as in connection with acquisitions and litigation in state and federal courts. Ms. Triscari serves on the Executive Council of the PBA Commission on Women in the Profession and as Chair of the PBA In-House Counsel Committee. She is on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation is a past member of PBI’s Board of Directors and past Chair of the PBA Public Utility Law Section. Ms. Triscari received her B.A. in Government from Cornell University and J.D. from Boston College Law School. Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Triscari served as Pennsylvania’s Deputy Small Business Advocate representing small business interests before the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.