Fellows Weekly 1/8/19 | 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 Tokunbo Akinbajo was promoted to Corporate Secretary at MassMutual Financial Group.

2018 Fellow Janene Jackson was promoted to Equity Partner at Holland & Knight LLP.

2018 Fellow Brittany Johnson was promoted to Director, Corporate Counsel at Starbucks Coffee Company.

2018 Fellow Alice Kim was promoted to Senior Vice President, Strategic and Advisory Knowledge Management, for Viacom Media Networks’ Business & Legal Affairs department.

2018 Fellow Vishal Patel has been promoted to Partner at Thompson & Knight LLP.

2018 Fellow Whitney Remily is now Counsel at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP.

2018 Fellow Heidi Rowe was elected to Equity Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP.

2018 Fellow Charan Sandhu was named among the 2019 Notable Women in Law by Crain's New York Business. Read more here.

2017 Fellow Yoon Chang was promoted to Senior Associate Counsel II at Walmart Inc.

2017 Fellow Nakimuli Davis-Primer is now Shareholder at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.

2017 Fellow Jovita Foster has moved to Drury Hotels, where she is Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary.

2017 Fellow Jamie Genua has been promoted to Vice President & Deputy General Counsel at MassMutual Financial Group.

2017 Fellow Makiko Harunari was promoted to Shareholder at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.

2017 Fellow David Howenstine is now Shareholder at Lane Powell, PC.

2017 Fellow Denyse Jones was promoted to Partner at Husch Blackwell LLP.

2017 Fellow Samara Schwartz has moved to Hogsalt Hospitality, where she is General Counsel.

2017 Fellow Shana Simmons has been promoted to Senior Corporate Counsel at Google.

2017 Fellow Kwamina Williford was promoted to Equity Partner at Holland & Knight LLP.

2016 Fellow Anitra Androh was promoted to Principal at Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

2016 Fellow Adam Nathe moved to Stinson Leonard Street LLP, where he is Partner.

2016 Fellow Willie Wright was promoted to Associate General Counsel at General Electric Company.

2015 Fellow Robert Croft has moved to Humana, where he is Senior Counsel.

2015 Fellow Lisa LaVigne was appointed as the 2019 Women’s Committee Chair for the Charlotte Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

2014 Fellow Leyza Blanco has moved to Sequor Law, where she is Shareholder.

2014 Fellow Erica Dawn Brown has moved to Dawn Foods, Inc., where she is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel.

2014 Fellow Peter Cohen-Millstein was promoted to Partner at Linklaters LLP.

2014 Fellow Penelope Dixon was promoted to Senior Associate Counsel, Global Security, Aviation, Travel & Ethics at Walmart Inc.

2014 Fellow Alicia Powell was promoted to Managing Chief Counsel of Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary at The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

2014 Fellow Christopher Richardson was promoted to Senior Associate General Counsel at UnitedHealth Group.

2014 Fellow Carlos Romo was promoted to Shareholder at Lewis Bess Williams & Weese PC. Read more here.

2013 Fellow Jessica Kimbrough was promoted to Managing Director, Labor Relations & Legal Strategy at United Airlines.

2013 Fellow Evans Mburu was promoted to Principal Legal Counsel at Medtronic Inc.

2013 Fellow Adine Momoh was recently featured in the Winter Issue of Mitchell Hamline School of Law’s Mitchell Hamline Law magazine. Read more here.

2013 Fellow Denise Zamore has been promoted to Senior Associate General Counsel at UnitedHealthcare.

2012 Fellow Marlon Fetzner has been promoted to Assistant General Counsel - LatAm Cluster Countries at Microsoft Corporation.

2012 Fellow David Singh has been promoted to Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

2011 Fellow Catie Butt has moved to UnitedLex Corporation, where she is Senior Vice President, Enterprise Legal Services.

2011 Fellow Lenore Diamond was promoted to Managing Director, Airport Affairs at American Airlines, Inc.

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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Special Announcement

2019 FELLOW AND PATHFINDER NOMINATIONS

Did you value what you learned and the connections you made during your LCLD Fellows year? Has being a member of the Fellows Alumni community helped enrich your career? Are there others in your organization who you think would benefit from the LCLD Fellows Program?

If you answered, "Yes!" to any of these questions, be sure to share your story and ensure that your organization participates in the 2019 Fellows Program. Please reach out to the LCLD Member General Counsel or Managing Partner and diversity contacts at your organization to start the conversation. Feel free to also review and share the LCLD Fellows Program Prospectus and Member Tool Kit, which are important resources for the program.

LCLD is accepting 2019 Fellow nominations now through Friday, January 18, 2019. However, please start those conversations now so LCLD Members have time to make informed nominations.

Additionally, if you know of any early-career attorneys at your organization that would benefit from participating in the Pathfinder Program, we encourage you to pass their names along for consideration in the 2019 Pathfinder Program, accepting selections now through Friday, February 8, 2019.

We hope that you will pay your Fellows experience forward by encouraging LCLD Members to continue to provide this leadership and relationship-building opportunity to other talented attorneys at your organization.

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2018 Fellows Announcements

LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Pittsburgh, PA - February 15, 2019, at 12 p.m. EST

2018 Fellows who have not yet attended a Leadership Lunch are invited to attend a Lunch hosted by David White, Managing Partner of Burns White LLP, and several senior leaders from FedEx Ground, including Cary Blancett, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Joe Milcoff, Vice President of Litigation and Risk Management, and Dick Heiser, Vice President of Workforce Support (Legal). The event will be held at the FedEx Headquarters in Pittsburgh. Click here for more information. RSVPs should come directly to RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions.

Fellows Alumni and other 2018 Fellows may RSVP beginning on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

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Fellows Events and Opportunities

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: LEADERSHIP LUNCH: St. Louis, MO - January 29, 2019

LCLD Fellows are invited to join Cameron Garrison, Managing Partner of Lathrop Gage, LLC and Verona Dorch, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Peabody Energy Corporation for a Leadership Lunch on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The lunch will take place at the St. Louis office of Peabody Energy (701 Market St., St Louis, MO 63101). Click here for more information. RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PODCASTERS!

Calling all Podcasters! Do you have a podcast or know another Fellow who does? Please contact Courtney Nolde with the name of the podcaster.

"ON THE BASIS OF SEX" SCREENING: Redwood City, CA - January 24, 2019, at 6 p.m.

All Fellows are invited to attend a screening of "On the Basis of Sex," based on the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The screening will be held at Century Theatres in Redwood City on January 24 at 6 p.m. To RSVP or if you have questions, please contact Pamela Villarin at Pamela.Villarin@troutman.com.

FELLOWS ALUMNI EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SERIES: Chicago, IL - January 29, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. CT

You are invited to attend "Navigating GDPR Compliance" with Phil Armstrong, Privacy and Regulatory Affairs Attorney for Microsoft Corporation, and 2015 Fellow Alicia Lowery Rosenbaum, Senior Attorney Global Sales, Marketing, & Operations Group, Microsoft Corporation. This event is the first in a new series of Experiential Learning events from the Fellows Alumni. The event will be held at the Chicago office of Ice Miller LLP, 200 W. Madison Street, Suite 200. For questions, please contact 2012 Fellow Gerard Gregoire at Gerard.gregorie@allstate.com. The event is sponsored by All In! funds, Microsoft Corporation, Ice Miller LLP, and Dentons US LLP.

LPL FINANCIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE: Charlotte, NC - February 6-7, 2019

Registration remains open for all Fellows for a Learning Experience at the Charlotte, NC campus of LPL Financial. The event will be hosted by LCLD Member Michelle Oroschakoff, Chief Legal & Risk Officer. An LCLD Member Law Firm (TBA) will host a Welcome Event on February 6, 2019. RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions.

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Events & Opportunities

2019 NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION COMMERCIAL LAW SECTION CONFERENCE: Orlando, FL - January 31 - February 2, 2019

If you plan to attend the 2019 NBACLS Conference and would like to meet up with other Fellows, reach out to 2012 Fellow Roger Goode at roger.goode@walmartlegal.com.

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Job Opportunities

Diversity & Inclusion Consultant: NeuroLeadership Institute - Nationwide

Click here for the full job description. Please send referrals to careers@neuroleadership.com with a mention of “referral” in the subject line.

Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Securities and Corporate Governance: Advance Auto Parts - Virginia or North Carolina

Click here for the full job description. Interested parties may contact Hunter Gilbert, Executive Recruitment Manager, at Hunter.gilbert@advance-auto.com.

Assistant General Counsel: Navy Federal Credit Union - Vienna, VA

Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to Brittani Ivey at brittani.ivey@navyfederal.org.

Assistant General Counsel: Navy Federal Credit Union - Pensacola, FL

Click here for the full job description and to apply. Questions about the position may be directed to Brittani Ivey at brittani.ivey@navyfederal.org.

Associate Principal Counsel, Direct-To-Consumer and International: The Walt Disney Company - Burbank, CA