Kelli J. Stump (DL), AILA President, Oklahoma City, OK

Kelli J. Stump is the owner and principal attorney at Stump Law in Oklahoma City, OK. She has nearly 20years of experience in a practice limited primarily to immigration law. As a member of AILA, she is currently the President of the National Executive Committee. She was the 2019 Annual Conference Chair, an elected director on AILA’s Board of Governors, and she is a Past Chair of the Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico Chapter.

She has also served as chair of the EOIR and ICE committees, and she has served as member of many National AILA Liaison committees including several conference planning committees, the Membership Committee, and the Publications Committee. Ms. Stump has also been recognized by her peers in Best Lawyers as 2023 Lawyer of the Year for Immigration Law in Oklahoma City, OK. She has authored several articles on immigration law, and she has served as an editor for several AILA annual conference handbooks and fundamentals books. Ms. Stump is a magna cum laude graduate of Oklahoma City University School of Law where she also currently serves as a board member of the Alumni Association.

Jeff Joseph, AILA President-Elect, Denver, CO

Jeff Joseph is a partner at Berry, Appleman & Leiden, managing the Denver office. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in H2B visas, federal litigation, complex immigration matters, and large program management. He serves as the President-Elect of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has held leadership roles in AILA and the Federal Bar Association. Recognized as a top immigration attorney, he’s been named to Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and LawDragon 500. He also teaches immigration law at the University of Denver.

Ben Johnson, AILA Executive Director, Washington, D.C.

Ben Johnson is AILA’s Executive Director and the former ED of the American Immigration Council. He has studied and worked on immigration issues for more than 25 years. A native of Arizona, he co-founded the Immigration Outreach Center in Phoenix. Prior to becoming involved in immigration issues he was a criminal and civil litigation attorney in San Diego, CA. He earned a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Gregory Z. Chen, AILA Senior Director, Government Relations, Washington, D.C.

Gregory Z. Chen is the Senior Director of Government Relations for the American Immigration Lawyers Association where he has overseen AILA’s strategy and engagement on immigration advocacy and policy since 2010. Prior to joining AILA, Greg worked on international human rights and U.S. immigration policy for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants. Greg has also worked in the civil rights on behalf of the Asian and Pacific Islander American communities in Boston and San Francisco. He is a graduate of Harvard College and NYU Law School and clerked for the Honorable Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

Sharvari “Shev” Dalal-Dheini, AILA Senior Director of Government Relations, Washington, D.C.

Sharvari (Shev) Dalal-Dheini is a Senior Director of Government Relations for AILA., where she directs the association’s administrative and congressional advocacy efforts with a focus on employment-based immigration, immigration benefits, and the legal immigration system. She previously worked for USCIS where she coordinated legal review of various policy and regulatory initiatives and providing expert advice on employment-based immigration matters. She received her JD/MA from American University and her B.A. from University of Richmond.