Fellows Weekly 5/28/19 | 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, Communications Manager.

In This Issue:

Announcements

Did you know?
You can buy an LCLD Community Outreach T-shirt!

2018 Fellow Shara Chang has moved to Facebook, where she is Associate General Counsel, Privacy and Product.

2015 Fellow Indira Sharma was profiled in The Daily Record. 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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2019 Fellows Announcement

SAVE THE DATE! USING FEEDBACK TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE: June 13, 2019

2019 Fellows are invited to participate in a webinar series entitled Using Feedback to Achieve Excellence. There will be exercises and questions to discuss with your Accountability Partner(s) and assignments between sessions. The first session will be June 13, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Please click here for more information.

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Fellows Events and Opportunities

LEARNING EXPERIENCE: Target Corporation - Minneapolis, MN - July 9-10, 2019

All Fellows may now register for a Learning Experience on July 10, 2019, hosted by Don Liu, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Target Corporation, at Target's Minneapolis headquarters. LCLD Member Law Firms Faegre Baker Daniels LLP and Gray Plant Mooty will host a Welcome Event at the Guthrie Theater on July 9, 2019.

RSVPs should come directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A WAITLIST FOR THIS EVENT.

LEADERSHIP LUNCH: BASF & Lowenstein Sandler LLP - New York, NY - June 14, 2019

LCLD Fellows are invited to join Stefan John, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of BASF North America, and Gary Wingens, Chairman and Managing Partner of Lowenstein Sandler LLP for a Leadership Lunch on Friday, June 14, 2019. The lunch will take place at the NYC office of Lowenstein Sandler (1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020).

All Fellows and Fellows Alumni may RSVP directly to Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager, and include your name, organization, Fellowship year, and any dietary restrictions. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A WAITLIST FOR THIS EVENT.

FELLOWS ALUMNI SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS: PATHWAYS TO LEADERSHIP: Seattle, WA - June 5, 2019

Join your LCLD colleagues for a continent breakfast (with a side of networking) to follow the program. Moderated by Fellow Katina Thornock, Fellows Caldwell Camero, Jill Long, Daniel Prince, and Merisa Heu-Weller will share their different paths to leadership in the profession and the ways LCLD has powered their growth. Please RSVP to Erin Hess at ehess@lcldnet.com by May 30, 2019.

LCLD COMMUNITY OUTREACH T-SHIRT: Order by May 31, 2019!

If you would like to purchase an LCLD Community Outreach T-Shirt for the Leadership Symposium Community Service event (or just because you want an LCLD t-shirt), click here and order yours by this Friday, May 31st.

REGISTER FOR THE FELLOWS ALUMNI LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM: Cincinnati, OH - June 20-22, 2019

The Eighth Annual LCLD Fellows Alumni Leadership Symposium will be held in Cincinnati at The Procter & Gamble Company's Headquarters June 20-22. Click here to register. Local hotel options include: The Westin Cincinnati, Renaissance Cincinnati, and Homewood Suites.

Registration Fees - Law Firm Fellows:
$225 Regular Registration: March 1 - May 17, 2019
$275 Late Registration: May 18 - June 20, 2019

Registration Fee - Corporate Fellows:
$150 Regular Registration: Open through June 20, 2019

For questions, please contact Courtney Nolde, LCLD Fellows Alumni Program Manager, at cnolde@lcldnet.com.

ARE YOU ALL IN?

The 2019 "All In!" Campaign for Fellows Alumni contributions is open and runs through the end of July. 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, at cnolde@lcldnet.com.

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Events and Opportunities

TWIN CITIES MARATHON TEAM - October 2019

The unofficial LCLD marathon team is at it again! We’re running “the most beautiful urban marathon in America,” the Twin Cities Marathon, in October 2019. Our team is, as yet, small but committed. We hope you’ll consider joining us—whatever your experience level. It is a fun race, and the Twin Cities are home to a number of LCLD Member organizations and Fellows. Please call or email 2012 Fellows Cassandra Headrick, Jin Liu, or 2013 Fellow Mara Kaplan for details.

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