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NCWBA Member Organizations
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2016-2017 NCWBA Officers and Board
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President
Amanda Green Alexander
Jackson, MS
President-Elect
Robin Bresky
Boca Raton, FL
Vice President-Fundraising and Strategic Partnering
Angel Zimmerman
Topeka, KS
Vice President-Membership
Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour
Atlanta, GA
Vice President-Finance
Barbara L. Harris Chiang
San Francisco, CA
Secretary
Treasurer
Nicolette Zachary
Troy, MI
Immediate Past President
Katherine Brown
Dover, NH
ABA Delegate
Marjorie O'Connell
Washington, DC
Board
Teresa M. Beck
San Diego, CA
Jessica Brown
Denver, CO
Elizabeth Bryson
New York, NY
Jeanne Marie Clavere
Seattle, WA
Celia J.Collins
Mobile, AL
Leigh-Ann Durant
Rockland, MA
Kathleen M. McDowell
Los Angeles, CA
Sharon R. Nowakowski
Chicago, IL
Suzanne Prysak
Chicago, IL
Eliza M. Rodrigues
San Francisco, CA
Patricia M. Scaglia
Independence, MO
Karen Scanlan
Fort Myer, VA
Breia L. Schleuss
Minneapolis, MN
Laura Caldera Taylor
Portland, OR
Shiloh Theberge
Portland, ME
Diana Theos
Glendale, AZ
Melissa K. Walker
Raleigh, NC
Executive Director
S. Diane Rynerson
Portland, OR
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Do You Tweet?
Tweets include member profiles, announcements of upcoming events, thank yous to sponsors, calls to action, links to newsletters and retweets of posts and articles of possible interest to members. The most engaging women's bar Twitter accounts use a mixture of the above.
Setting up an account isn't difficult. Unless you have a talented and dedicated social media manager, your Twitter presence may not make a huge splash. Still, it can be a valuable addition to your member communications strategy. Do follow other women's bar associations, and retweet as appropriate! The most common posts on the
NCWBA Twitter account are retweets of articles and can serve as an easy source for your own retweets. If you do have a Twitter account that we're not yet following,
please let us know!
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| Really GOOD Guys |
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| GOOD Guys Networking Breakfast in Miami on February 4 |
At a networking breakfast on February 4, three Florida GOOD (Guys Overcoming Obstacles to Diversity) Guys were honored by the NCWBA:
Hon. Scott Bernstein,
Gordon Glover and
John Kozyak, To learn more about their contributions to building diversity in the legal profession, click on their names.
Need a program idea for including men in diversity and inclusion efforts in law firms and corporate legal departments? Take a look at
NCWBA's GOOD Guys Toolkit
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What Works for Women at Work
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Looking for a program idea for your women lawyers group? Check out Joan William's brief videos and discussion guides based on 35 years of research on patterns of gender bias and strategies to overcome these. Designed for Lean In Circles, they would work equally well for small to mid-sized discussion groups of women lawyers. Click here to learn more.
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Job Postings?
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Those of you who are subscribed to our listserv (NCWBA@yahoogroups.com) have from time to time seen job postings. These posts to the listserv tend to be for jobs with the federal government, law schools or nonprofits. We hope you will share these as you deem appropriate with your own membership. From time to time we also get announcements about jobs of more regional interest. These may be with private firms or state governments. If you are interested in receiving these announcements,
please let us know, and we will forward them to you as they are received. If you aren't a member of the NCWBA@yahoogroups.com listserv and would like to join, please
email us with your preferred email address and women's bar affiliation.
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| It's Time to Send in 2017 Membership Dues |
Our membership year runs with the calendar year, which means that this is the right time to send in your organization's membership dues for 2017. Dues for 2017 have not increased, and are based on your organization's membership numbers. We rely on your membership dues and active participation in order to strengthen women's bar groups throughout North America.
Click here to download a membership form
to send in with your dues check. If you prefer to pay by debit or credit card,
click here
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Construction Law April 20-22 Annual Meeting Scholarships for Your Members
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| The ABA Forum on Construction Law is a nationwide organization of construction lawyers and professionals. The Forum's focus is "Programs, Publications, and People," with the stated mission of "Building the Best Construction Lawyers." Each year the Forum hosts three national meetings which provide unequalled opportunities to learn from top industry professionals, and network and exchange ideas with colleagues from around the country and beyond. This year, the Forum's Annual Meeting, titled A Capital View: Best Practices in Inside and Outside Construction Counseling, will be held April 20-22 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC. Click here for the meeting brochure with full details. The Forum is pleased to announce the availability of six Diversity Scholarships for the cost of registration for this program for women and minority construction lawyers, construction lawyers with disabilities, and construction lawyers from the LGBT community. Individuals wishing to be considered for a scholarship should submit a copy of their resume and a letter describing their construction law practice and the reasons why they want to attend the Annual Meeting. Applications are due no later than March 20. If selected, candidates must commit to attend the program. The scholarships are not transferable. The Diversity Scholarship includes:
- admission to the Program with waiver of the registration fee
- a set of Program course materials; and
- continental breakfast and lunch.
Applications for the scholarships should be sent to the Forum's Diversity Committee Chair,
David J. Theising. If you have questions,
please email him or call him at (317) 639.4511.
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NAWL Mid-Year Meeting & Awards Luncheon
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The Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile is the site of NAWL's 2017 Mid-Year Meeting & Awards Luncheon on Friday, March 10. This year's theme is Shaping the Future of the Profession: Partnering for Progress, and is designed to be relevant to women in all fields of legal practice. The program includes a mix of professional development and substantive sessions, as well as plenty of networking time. Members of NCWBA member organizations receive a 10% discount on registration by entering the code
MYMNCWBA2017. For more information, click here for the program link.
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| 2017 Women's Bar Leadership Summit: Succeeding With Strength and Savvy |
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Plan to join us in New York this summer! We are delighted to announce that our 2017 Women's Bar Leadership Summit:
Succeeding with Strength and Savvy will be hosted in the heart of New York City, the offices of Thomson Reuters at 3 Times Square. We begin with an evening reception on Thursday, August 10. On Friday, August 11 we'll spend the day discussing issues facing women attorneys, sharing best practices and brainstorming about solutions to problems common to women's bar associations.
In the morning we'll hear from two attorneys with extensive experience in the Obama White House:
Kathryn Ruemmler, now a partner at Latham & Watkins, and
Kimberley Harris, who serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for NBCUniversal.
Among the panel discussions will be one entitled "Mentoring, Networking, Coaching & Sponsorship," to be moderated by
Martha (Meg) Gifford, past president of two women's bar associations. Meg has been developing and refining mentoring and networking programs for more than 25 years.
We will break for an inspiring luncheon where our annual Public Service and Outstanding Member Program Awards will be presented. Who should attend? Anyone seeking ideas to energize their women's bar associations, sections or committees, and anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trends and issues facing women lawyers.
If you'd like more information on sponsoring the Summit,
click here.
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Women Lawyers News
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Women Lawyers News for articles and unique tools to make practicing law just that much easier.
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Women in Dispute Resolution: A Directory
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