Our Team

As director of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Josh is responsible for the development of technology solutions for the Verita TFS team. With almost a decade in legal industry experience, Josh oversees and supports all IT systems and activities necessary to trustee’s fiduciary administration of bankruptcy cases.

Over the past 20 years, Josh has worked with companies ranging in size from smaller startups to larger organizations including Microsoft, Visa, and Disney. With his seasoned experience in systems analysis and design, he has successfully overseen and supported teams in providing strategic, innovative, and effective technology solutions across multiple industries.

Josh is a Microsoft Certified developer. He studied Computer Science at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

As Vice President of Class Action Services, Ivan oversees all aspects of operations, management, and strategic development. Ivan is a key contributor to the ongoing growth and implementation of strategies related to legal notifications and claims administrations.

Ivan has over a decade of experience in the class action industry. Ivan’s expertise has been instrumental in managing numerous settlements of varying sizes and complexities, resulting in the distribution of billions of dollars in settlement funds. He has also played integral roles in some of the most significant cases in history. Ivan has appeared as an expert panelist and speaker at industry conferences and has contributed his insights before various entities.

Ivan holds an Honors, Bachelor of Arts from Western University, and the Canadian Securities Course. He is fluent in English and French, and an active board member of numerous non-profit organizations.

Joseph brings more than 25 years of corporate restructuring experience to his role as Director of Communications. In his role, he oversees external communications to stakeholders including the creation of key messaging and documents throughout the life of each case as well as the day-to-day operations of the call center. In addition, he assists with special research projects and in claims and ballots analysis.

Joseph’s recent list of notable cases includes Windstream, Peabody Energy, Eastman Kodak, and Garrett Motion.

Before joining Verita, Joseph worked in corporate communications and investor relations for Sitrick and Company, where he was involved in some of the firm’s largest branding and restructuring cases.

Joseph received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the California State University, Northridge.

Darlene brings close to two decades of corporate restructuring experience to her role as Director. As Director, she provides claims and legal administration services to Verita’s clients. She contributes to the continued success of Verita by overseeing the daily management of chapter 11 cases, including Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs, claims and noticing services, and solicitation.

She has worked on several notable chapter 11 cases, including Enviva, Inc., Cyxtera Technologies, Inc., Avianca Holdings S.A., Garrett Motion Inc., Starry Group Holdings, Inc., Delphi Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Company.

Darlene graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

Lance brings over a decade of experience to his role as Vice President. He is responsible for overseeing the accurate and timely completion of securities class actions, managing client relationships, and providing guidance through the entire claims administration process.

Throughout his time in settlement administration, Lance has managed numerous notable cases. Some of these administrations include JPMorgan, Bank of America, Avon Products, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Delphi, and Nortel.

Prior to his current role, Lance spent time focusing on complex securities related transactions arising out of restructuring cases, such as securities solicitation, rights offerings, tender offers, loan syndications and distributions to securities holders. Some of these engagements include Extraction Oil and Gas, Superior Energy Services and Garrett Motion.

Lance received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Technology from State University of New York at Farmingdale.

Lana brings a decade of experience in settlement administration to her role as Vice President at Verita. She oversees all aspects of case management, ensuring operational efficiencies and successful implementation of settlement requirements and plans of administration. She is also heavily involved in the development and testing of operational process improvements to meet business and client needs.

Lana has managed numerous notable cases, including In re Anthem, Inc. Data Breach Litigation, Birchmeier et al. v. Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. et al., Kolinek v. Walgreen Co., Experian Data Breach Litigation, and Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation.

Lana has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science: Legal Studies from California State University, Chico.

As a Vice President of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Tim brings over 30 years of experience to the Verita TFS team. In addition to training new clients on TFS software, Tim oversees hardware installations and conversions. He is instrumental in ongoing software and sale support.

Prior to Verita, Tim was at TitleXI, a court approved case administration software service that was subsequently acquired by KCC. Before TitleXI, he was a Support Services Manager at a software and fiduciary services provider. Tim has been a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT) since 1995 and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) since 2015.

Kate brings over a decade of experience to her role as Vice President of Class Action Services at Verita, where she leads a team managing complex international settlements and U.S. government administrations. Her work involves coordinating with various stakeholders, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and executing comprehensive program strategies while refining operational processes to better serve clients.

Throughout her recent career in the class action industry, Kate has focused on several high-profile, international administrations, including both the Fortis Settlement and the Steinhoff Global Administration. She has navigated the intricate details of these settlements, which often encompass multiple jurisdictions, sophisticated operational protocols, and diverse stakeholder interests. Her expertise lies in effectively managing these complexities.

Prior to joining Verita, Kate practiced law in New York, handling a broad spectrum of legal matters. She maintains her admission to practice in both New York state and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Kate also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer, contributing to community development projects for several years in Benin, West Africa.

Andres brings nearly two decades of corporate restructuring experience to his role as Managing Director, where he effectively coordinates with debtor’s counsel, financial advisors and other bankruptcy professionals to provide substantive case-management support to Verita’s clients. Clients rely on his guidance in preparing for chapter 11 bankruptcy filings, preparing Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs, managing claims reconciliation, and overseeing solicitation and distribution processes.

Andres has worked on several notable chapter 11 cases such as Lordstown Motors Corp., SC Healthcare Holding, LLC (Petersen Health Care), Henry Ford Village, Inc., Northwest Senior Housing Corporation, and the City of Detroit.

Mishka brings over 15 years of settlement administration experience to her role as a Vice President on the Class Action Securities team. She is responsible for overall day-to-day management of the securities processing, tasks, and cases. Prior to her current role, Mishka held numerous roles within Verita, making her very knowledgeable of the settlement administration industry. In addition to her role as Vice President, Mishka is currently the case manager for several cases which are in various phases of notice, claims processing, and distribution. These cases include many of Verita’s most sensitive and complex matters such as the Pfizer Securities Litigation, AIG 2008 Securities Litigation, Household International Securities Litigation, DHB Industries Inc. Class Action and Restitution, ARCP Securities Settlement, Valeant Securities Settlement, Wells Fargo Securities Settlement, and Alphabet Securities Settlement.

As a Vice President of Trustee & Fiduciary Services (TFS), Lisa brings over 20 years of industry experience to the Verita TFS team. She has an established network of relationships throughout the profession and is known for staying in touch with clients long after the initial implementation to ensure continuing success. Lisa leverages her expertise and experience in bankruptcy case administration and banking to provide exceptional service to clients.

Prior to joining Verita, Lisa worked as Vice President at IQ7 Technology, Inc. (fka Olofson Technology Partners) in business development and client services. Her previous roles include holding senior positions in the bankruptcy department at another software and fiduciary services provider and as Vice President at Bank of America.

Lisa received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Georgia, Terry College of Business.

Beth brings over 30 years of corporate restructuring experience to her role as Senior Director at Verita. Beth works with restructuring clients to ensure they receive exceptional service tailored to the unique needs of the specific case. Throughout her career, she has built a reputation as a trusted and valued advisor. Having experience in large and small, pre-packaged and pre-arranged as well as free fall cases, her first-hand knowledge proves invaluable in managing the complexities and challenges of developing claims administration and noticing plans that suit each client.

Prior to joining Verita, Beth was Restructuring Department Coordinator at Kirkland & Ellis LLP working on complex cases such as Calpine Corporation, Charter Communications, Sbarros, The Great Atlantic and Tea Company, The Readers Digest Corporation, Avaya, Energy Future Holdings, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Payless Corporation and 21st Century Oncology amongst others.

As an active member in the industry, Beth has been recognized for her contributions and achievements by the International Women’s Insolvency Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC). She is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and a volunteer with Her Justice.