Katy Graham, is an attorney with the California Appellate Law Group. Before joining California Appellate Law Group Graham worked as a Court of Appeal research attorney. Before joining the Court of Appeal, she served for six years as a research attorney in the Santa Barbara Superior Court, where she drafted tentative decisions for law and motion calendars and provided legal analysis and advice to the judges hearing complex trials. Prior to that, she tried cases in federal and state court for a Los Angeles trial boutique firm which was selected by the National Law Journal for both “Top 10” plaintiff and “Top 10” defense verdicts. Graham has previously taught at Santa Barbara College of Law where she received her law degree from.

Timothy Hearn, CP is a graduate of the UCSB PaCE Paralegal Program with a long history of academic achievement and accolades as well as years of management and legal office experience. He received his B.A. from UCLA in Japanese Language and Literature and currently works as a paralegal at Price, Postel & Parma, LLP with focus in Landlord/Tenant, Transactional, Eminent Domain and Real Property matters. Tim is an alumni of the UCSB PaCE Paralegal Program and also recently passed his CP Certified Paralegal exam through NALA.

Katrina Peña is an ABA Certified Paralegal, currently working at the Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System as a Disability Retirement Analyst. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Superior Court Judicial Assistant in both Santa Barbara and Ventura counties and in private law firms as well. Katrina is an Alumni of the UCSB PaCE Paralegal Program, and has excelled in her career ever since completion. She currently serves on the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association as Board Secretary.

Andrea Johnson is the Office Manager and Paralegal at Maho & Prentice, LLP. She has over 13 years of legal experience, assisting her attorneys and clients through numerous areas of law. She has served on the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association’s Board of directors for 7 years, and is the current Board President.

Lori Young, MPS. The paralegal profession is her career, education, and passion. After retiring as a senior paralegal from the law firm of Thompson Von Tungeln, specializing in wills, trusts, probate, and elder law, she teaches and mentors paralegal students. She is a full-time educator at College of the Canyons in an ABA-approved paralegal program, and serves on the curriculum committee and a member of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. She is a part-time instructor at UCSB PaCE in the ABA-approved Paralegal Studies program, teaching both Wills & Trusts I & II courses. Last, she is a member of the School Relations committee for NALA - The Paralegal Association. She truly enjoys sharing her knowledge with her students.

Clara Welsh is a Program Manager and Designated School Official (DSO) at UCSB PaCE. She provides support to their Paralegal students in areas such as advising, enrollment, and responding to inquiries. Prior to joining UC Santa Barbara, Clara worked for Impulse Advanced Communications as an Account Manager overseeing their small and midmarket client portfolio of approximately two hundred clients, maintaining and developing annual revenue of more than $1 Million. She brings with her over 10 years of combined experience in administrative assistance, customer support, and account management.

Judge Pauline Maxwell started her career as a civil litigator, first at Foley and Lardner, in Century City, and then with Grokenberger and Smith in Santa Barbara. In 2006 she became a research attorney for the Santa Barbara Superior Court. In 2010, she was appointed Superior Court Commissioner, and presided over minor offense arraignments and trials, as well as Drug Court, Mental Health Treatment Court, and the Clean and Sober calendar. In 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., appointed her Judge of the Superior Court.
Judge Maxwell has taught Legal Writing as an Adjunct Professor at the Santa Barbara College of Law, and is a Master of the William L. Gordon Inns of Court. She has been an active member of the Santa Barbara Women Lawyers, having previously served on its Board of Directors, and in 2013 was selected as the Attorney of the Year. In 2015, she received the Founding Mothers Award.
Judge Maxwell is currently assigned to a felony trial calendar. She has previously been assigned to civil, family law, and probate calendars. Judge Maxwell was elected Assistant Presiding Judge for calendar years 2021 and 2022, and is serving as Presiding Judge of Santa Barbara County in 2023 and 2024.

Michelle Eggli is a Program Manager at UCSB PaCE, and oversees the Paralegal Department. Prior to the educational career advancement, she was a paralegal at Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray LLP in Santa Barbara. She previously worked as a paralegal at Hall, Hieatt & Connely, LLP in Santa Barbara, Michael & Associates, PC in Thousand Oaks, and Andrews Law & Mediation in Santa Monica. Michelle has experience and teaches courses in Employment Law, Contract Law, E-Discovery and Family Law at UCSB PaCE. She currently serves on the Central Coast Paralegal Association as Board Secretary and on the Santa Barbara Paralegal Associations Board as VP of Membership.

Marietta Jablonka became the Executive Director of of SBCBA in 2022. She received her law degree from the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law in 2015. She started legal work as a law student at the firm of Lynn & O’Brien, followed by being a Senior Paralegal and Office Manger at Thyne Taylor Fox Howard LLP. Marietta is currently an Instructor of Ethics for the UCSB PaCE paralegal Certificate Program. She previously served on the Santa Barbara Paralegal Association Board. She recently became a Board Member of the Breast Cancer Resource Center. A native to Washington DC, Marietta has lived in Santa Barbara for the past 25 years and never wants to leave California. She enjoys spending time with her son and playing pickleball.