Kristina Stanger of Nyemaster Goode Named to ABI's Board of Directors

Kristina Stanger of Nyemaster Goode Named to ABI's Board of Directors

Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that Kristina Stanger of Nyemaster Goode (Des Moines, Iowa) has been named to ABI’s Board of Directors. An ABI member since 2012, Stanger serves as the co-chair of the ABI Veteran's Task Force Legislation Committee, has served as a program chair of ABI’s Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute program, and has served on ABI’s “40 Under 40” Steering Committee, an honor she herself received when she was selected for the 2018 class. She will serve the remainder of a term created by James Van Horn of Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Washington, D.C.), who is stepping away from the Board due to professional obligations. After 2025, Stanger will be eligible for election to serve a full three-year term on the 60-member ABI Board of Directors.

Stanger is an attorney and shareholder at Iowa’s largest law firm, Nyemaster Goode, P.C., and focuses her practice on creditors’ rights and bankruptcy. Her experience spans such industries as retail, grocery, agriculture, health care, construction, transportation and manufacturing. Stanger appears in both federal and state courts for secured and unsecured creditors in a variety of contexts. In addition to her legal practice, Stanger is a combat-experienced Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and a 2017 AMEDD Iron Major. She has served more than 20 years as an enlisted soldier, commander and planner for state, national and international operations. Stanger now serves as one of the state of Iowa’s highest-ranking females and is the Battalion Commander for the 109th Medical Battalion for the Iowa Army National Guard. In addition, she has held a number of committee positions with the Iowa State Bar Association, is an author and speaker on bankruptcy and commercial law topics, and provides pro bono services on behalf of veterans and their families. She is also married to a retired and disabled Cavalry Scout, who wrangles their three school-aged children by day.

The complete list of directors and officers is available at http://www.abi.org/about-us/board-directors.

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abiworld.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.