Executive Board consists of the elected officers, immediate past president and the Parliamentarian. To view a list of the committees as well as their respective duties, please click here.
President
Francie Skaggs, CCLS
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
925- 212-4979
president@sflpa.org
I am looking forward to serving as President of San Francisco Legal Professionals Association for another year. We have some wonderful new Board members who have joined our team. Our Board has many exciting ideas and plans that will help our members soar to their highest potential.
Members are welcome to email me at president@sflpa.org or francieskaggs@gmail.com with any suggestions, educational ideas or topics for Brown Bags . I will try and do what I can to make it happen. I also welcome any members who would like to join our Board to let me know. Since I joined the SFLPA Board back in 2012, I have grown and learned so much. If you are afraid of the “commitment,” or the amount of time, please don’t let that be an obstacle. There are committees that would require about 1 to 2 hours per week. When you step outside your comfort zone, you will grow and only enhance your career, and we have many Board members who are happy to mentor and support your growth process.
Now, let’s go!
Vice President
Suddie Scott
Jackson Lewis P.C.
vicepresident@sflpa.org
Suddie Scott is a seasoned Legal Secretary with Jackson Lewis P.C. in San Francisco. She works in the Labor and Employment Law Department. She has been working in the legal industry for over 20 years.
Suddie became a member of SFLPA 2013 through 2018, and she rejoined SFLPA in 2022. Suddie was a Board member and Delegate to LPI 2016 Annual Conference in Santa Rosa. She was SFLPA Employment Chair 2016-2017. Suddie was awarded the SFLPA President’s award for her outstanding services as Vice President for the 2023-2024 term.
Suddie uses her leadership skills at her church in leading others at the Welcome Kiosk, greeting guests, helping them navigate the Bay Church app. She enjoys overseeing projects and helping people. She has received several certificates from JL Academy for taking classes to help her improve her skills. Suddie loves international travel, and learning about other cultures, history, and geography.
Suddie is pleased to have been reelected as Vice President of SFLPA. She looks forward to continuing her supporting role to President Francie Skaggs. She is proactive and she takes the initiative to anticipate what needs to be done.
Secretary
Katia Tsvetkova
McGuireWoods LLP
secretary@sflpa.org
Katia is a newly appointed Secretary for the SFLPA. She has been working in defense side litigation, primarily in the employment law area, as a paralegal and office manager for the past 14 years. She also has a Masters in Management and Leadership, which allowed her to transition to an office administrator position without the paralegal support aspect. Her legal career kept her in the Bay Area, working for small, midsize, and large firms, both local and national. During this time, she came to love training others, especially newer paralegals and legal assistants, in litigation and the various steps required in navigating the California courts, both State and Federal. Katia currently works as an Office Administrator for McGuireWoods LLP in their San Francisco office.
Outside of being a legal code junkie who loves to talk to your ear off about litigation and various CCP statutes (don’t even get her started on CCP 1010.6), Katia enjoys a large collection of hobbies. You may find her out for day walks with friends, planning and going on various out-of-town trips, sewing, making candles, drawing and painting, doing yoga, taking hundreds of photos of her cat, taking care of her mom, using an impact driver for her friends’ home needs and repairs, and overall striving to enjoy a healthy work-life balance.
Treasurer & Parliamentarian
Sally Mendez Arevalo
Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld
415-410-8133
treasurer@sflpa.org or parliamentarian@sflpa.org
Sally Mendez was born and raised in San Francisco, and is a Past President of the San Francisco Legal Professionals Association. She was also Editor of SFLPA’s monthly newsletter, The Hearsay, for twelve consecutive years. She has held several different Board member positions and was Career Promotion/Scholarship Program Chair for Legal Professionals Incorporated. In 2019, Sally was presented with the President’s Award for her above-and-beyond-duty accomplishments which included taking on the new role of Website Editor while serving as Secretary, and later volunteering to serve as pro tem Treasurer.
Sally has continued serving as SFLPA Treasurer since she first took over pro tem, and in 2024-2025 since is now taking on the additional role of Parliamentarian.
Sally have been working in the legal profession for over 20 years and she currently works as a Legal Secretary at Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld.
Sally has dedicated her time to Civil Rights and Peace Advocacy since her early childhood upbringing in the Mission District in San Francisco. She is a past member and current advocate member of the Mission Girls Services program which is dedicated to empowering young women in the Mission District.
Governor
Lorri Nicolini, CCLS
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
governor@sflpa.org
Hearsay Editor
Beth Sharpe
Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP
editor@sflpa.org
Beth is a certified paralegal at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP in San Francisco. Beth is new to the law field but she is absolutely thrilled to be immersed in it, and she is currently doing a bachelor’s in law too. Beth says being a part of LPI and SFLPA has proven to be of huge value on a professional level, as well as on personal and social levels. As a hobby, when she gets the chance, Beth likes to participate in ultra-distance triathlons.