EXECUTIVE BOARD

Brendan Burke

As President, Brendan is responsible for managing the entire organization, ensuring our three teams can operate efficiently.  He is a senior double majoring in Political Science and English, with a minor in Legal Studies. This will be Brendan’s fourth year on the ITT mock trial, and he's excited for this year because, quote, "Criminal is back, baby!" He loves the drama, the dirty cops planting evidence, the egregious defendant quotes, and, as the defense closer, yapping about the presumption of innocence.  One of his favorite aspects of mock trial is the objections because you can think on your feet and craft quippy analogies about why your argument is correct. Throughout Brendan's mock trial career, he's racked up twelve career awards: 7 attorney awards, 3 witness awards, and 20 rank All-Regional and All-National attorney awards.

Marcie Baron

As VPI,  Marcie is our AMTA representative and manages the team's tournament schedule and travel logistics. She is a junior majoring in History with a minor in Legal Studies. This will be Marcie's third year on the ITT mock trial, and she's excited for this year's new criminal case! One of her favorite memories on this team was winning the Crimson Classic tournament in her first year on the team. Marcie's favorite aspect of mock trial is the community that challenges and supports her to be a better competitor--definitively shown by her outstanding career awards: 1 witness award, 2 attorney awards, and 1 All-Regional attorney award. 

Loralei Kuchefski

As VPE, Loralei is responsible for coordinating try-outs, fundraising, and running ITT's high school clinic. Loralei also manages our wonderful social media page! She is a junior double majoring in English and Political Science, with a minor in Spanish and Legal Studies. This will be Loralei's third year on the ITT mock trial, with four years of high school mock, and she's excited to run tryouts to meet our new members! One of her favorite memories on this team was wrangling everyone from Silver for a team dinner and the tournament debriefs (despite the Chili's incident). Loralei's favorite aspect of mock trial is breaking down a new case and watching everyone's confidence grow over the year.

Avah Kizilbash

As Treasurer, Avah manages the team's finances (budgeting, payments, funding, etc.). She’s a junior double majoring in Information Systems and Data Science, with a minor in Computer Science. This will be Avah's third year on the ITT mock trial, and she's excited to see the intriguing stories AMTA has in store for our criminal case this year. While her favorite memory on this team was winning her All-Regional attorney award, all the while recovering from being ill, she's "glad to be done convincing judges that someone killed their dad with banana juice."

Axel Diehl

As the 2025-26 season's Tournament Director, Axel is responsible for coordinating our fall invitational tournament, the 18th Annual Illini Invite! Axel is a sophomore, and this will be his second year on the ITT mock trial.

Eunice Park

As Secretary, Eunice organizes the organization's information, manages case materials and the website, and facilitates communication between members. She is a junior double majoring in Political Science and English, with a minor in Spanish and Legal Studies. This will be Eunice's third year on the ITT mock trial, and she's excited to meet all of the newbies joining this year! One of her favorite memories on this team was understanding and learning all about experts last year (something she "used to absolutely despise").

Sonny Steinhauer

As Social Chair, Sonny develops ITT’s social calendar, organizes events, and designs team merchandise. He is a senior double majoring in History and Legal Studies. This will be Sonny's third year on the ITT mock trial, and he's excited for the opportunity to captain this year's invitational season and play his phenomenal character witnesses, as shown with his All-Regional witness award. One of his favorite aspects of mock trial was all the people he became friends with over his ITT career.