Fellows Weekly 6/26/18 | News | Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

Welcome to the Fellows Weekly Announcements

Email announcements are sent to Fellows every Tuesday and feature program news and information, professional opportunities, and alerts of upcoming events to help you get the most out of your participation in the LCLD Fellows Program. These announcements will be archived on the LCLD website.

Questions about the announcements? Email Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, or Caitlin Puffenberger, LCLD Communications Specialist.

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Announcements

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2018 Fellow Yesenia Cardenas was named a "Women in Business" honoree by the Dallas Business Journal. Read more here.

2018 Fellow Allison Elko has moved to Koons Real Estate Law.

2018 Fellow Ashley Wicks was named a Nation's Best Advocate: Top 40 Under 40 by the National Bar Association. Read more here.

2017 Fellow Nakimuli Davis-Primer received the Outstanding Service Award for the Capital Area Bar Association (CABA) at the 2018 "Evening Honoring the Judiciary" event.

2017 Fellow Dara Kendall is being promoted to Director & Associate General Counsel, Innovation at The Procter & Gamble Company.

2017 Fellow Fernando Menendez has moved to Sequor Law, where he is a Shareholder.

2017 Fellow Dawn Smalls discusses power dressing, work-life balance, and more with The Cut. Read more here.

2017 Fellow Mansi Shah was named a Woman of Influence for 2018 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Read more here.

2015 Fellow Tienne Anderson has moved to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, where she is Assistant General Counsel.

2015 Fellow Wesley Bizzell has been promoted to Senior Assistant General Counsel and Managing Director of Political Law & Ethics Programs at Altria Client Services Inc.

2012 Fellow Zohra Tejani is now Director & Assistant General Counsel - Government, Education, Healthcare at VMware, Inc.

2011 Fellow Juan Arteaga recently received the New York Law Journal's Distinguished Leaders award.

2011 Fellow Vanessa Allen Sutherland has moved to Norfolk Southern Corporation, where she is Vice President, Law. Read more here.

Keep up with other news in the LCLD community through the LCLD Weekly News Digest. If you are interested in receiving the News Digest in your inbox each week, email Caitlin Puffenberger at cpuffenberger@lcldnet.com and ask to be added to the list.

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2018 Fellows Announcements

REGISTRATION OPEN: LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Chicago, IL - August 8, 2018, at 12 p.m. CT

2018 Fellows attending their first Leadership Lunch are invited to join Susie Lees, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Allstate Insurance Company, and Stasia Kelly, Co-Managing Partner for DLA Piper for lunch at the Chicago, IL office of DLA Piper (444 W. Lake Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60606). RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions. Click here for more information.

Fellows Alumni and other current 2018 Fellows may RSVP beginning on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

FOLLOW-UP CALL WITH JOHN MITCHELL: June 26, 2018, at 4 p.m. EST

This call is for 2018 Fellows to follow-up with John Mitchell on his presentation at the First Fellows Meeting in March. His session was on Coaching Basics. Hear a recap from John and get a chance to ask questions. The call will be presented via Go-to-Webinar. Click here to register, and click here for more information and details on accessing the call.

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Fellows Events and Opportunities

REGISTER NOW: CLOROX COMPANY LEARNING EXPERIENCE: San Francisco, CA - August 8-9, 2018

All Fellows and Fellows Alumni may now register for a Learning Experience hosted by LCLD Member Laura Stein, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Affairs at The Clorox Company. To register, email Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions. Click here for more information.

FELLOWS MEET-UP AT SABA CONFERENCE: New York, NY - June 29, 2018, at 9 p.m.

LCLD Fellows attending the South Asian Bar Association’s national conference in New York are invited to a happy hour on Friday June 29 at 9 p.m. at The Lounge at New York Central located at the Grand Hyatt. To RSVP and for more information, please contact 2013 Fellow Reena Bajowala at Reena.Bajowala@icemiller.com and 2018 Fellow Nikki Bhargava at mbhargava@loeb.com to RSVP and for more information.

2018 “ALL IN!” CONTRIBUTIONS CAMPAIGN

The 2018 "All In!" Campaign for Fellows Alumni contributions has begun! The campaign helps to fund regional Fellows Alumni events and build a treasury for future initiatives. Click here to make your contribution today, or click here for more information about the campaign. For questions, please contact Courtney Nolde, Fellows Alumni Program Manager.

Additionally, we thank all 227 Fellows Alumni who contributed to last year's “All In!” campaign!

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Events and Opportunities of Interest

NBA-CLS CORPORATE COUNSEL CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Due June 26, 2018

CLE program proposals for the 2019 National Bar Association Commercial Law Section Corporate Counsel Conference January 31 - February 2, 2019, in Orlando are now being accepted. The deadline for submissions is June 26, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Please click here for more information and to submit your proposal.

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