Fellows Weekly 1/14/20 | 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.

Please note: There will be no Fellows Weekly Announcements December 24 or 31. Any announcements submitted during that time will be published in the January 7 issue.

In This Issue:

Announcements

Did you know?
The Class of 2018 had the highest response rate on this year's Fellows Alumni Survey.

2019 Fellow Jude Andre was promoted to Associate General Counsel at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

2019 Fellow Adelaida Mihu co-authored an article published in the Anti-Corruption Report on the corruption risk of distributor discounts. Read the article here. She has also been appointed as a Latina Commissioner for the Hispanic National Bar Association. As a Commissioner, she will play an essential role in the advancement of issues that impact Latinas in the legal profession.

2019 Fellow Mariam Stockton was named Partner at Neal & Harwell, PLC. Read more here and here.

2018 Fellow Alicia Bond-Lewis was elected to the Board of Trustees of Cincinnati Children’s Medical Hospital Center, the No. 3 ranked best children’s hospital in the nation.

2018 Fellow Ali Haque was profiled as a 2020 "Future 50" class member by Columbus CEO. Read more here.

2018 Fellow Oderah Nwaeze was promoted to Partner at Duane Morris LLP.

2018 Fellow Abbey Ruby has moved to Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis in Nashville, where she is Partner.

2016 Fellow Julie Engbloom has moved to Markun Zusman Compton LLP, where she is Shareholder.

2016 Fellow Johnny Wang was selected as a St. Louis Business Journal 2020 “40 Under 40” honoree. Read more here.

2015 Fellow Naveen Parmar is now General Counsel and Policy Director for the House Committee on Small Business.

2014 Fellow Joe Hanna is receiving the Inclusion Diversity Equity Awareness (IDEA) Award from Buffalo Business First. He will be honored at a dinner on February 26, 2020. Read more here.

2013 Fellow Lori Baggett is now the Managing Shareholder in the Tampa office of Carlton Fields. 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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Special Announcement

2020 FELLOW AND PATHFINDER NOMINATIONS - DEADLINE APPROACHING

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 2020 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 2020 Fellow nominations now through Friday, January 31, 2020. However, please start those conversations now so LCLD Members have time to make informed nominations. Please note that the 2020 Fellows First Meeting, February 21-23, 2020, is earlier this year that it has been in the past. As a result, we strongly encourage Member organizations to submit their nominations as soon as possible before this deadline.

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 2020 Pathfinder Program, accepting selections now through Friday, February 7, 2020.

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.

ALUMNI SURVEY WRAP-UP

Thank you to everyone who completed this year's Fellows Alumni Survey! Your feedback is invaluable for the growth and development of the Fellows Program and the Alumni network.

With 684 responses, LCLD donated $1,368 to the Posse Foundation on behalf of the Fellows Alumni. We would also like to give special congratulations to the Class of 2018, who had the highest response rate 64%. Look for a thank you from LCLD in the mail!

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2019 Fellows Announcements

REGISTER NOW: 2019 FELLOWS THIRD MEETING: Miami, FL - February 20-22, 2020

Registration is now open for the LCLD 2019 Fellows Third Meeting at the InterContinental Miami in Miami, Florida. The meeting will begin Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:00 pm ET, and will conclude Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET.

Please register to attend the meeting and reserve your hotel room. This is a two-part process in which you must:

Register to attend the meeting by completing the sign-up form, here. Although registration will remain open until the meeting begins, we strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible. A preliminary meeting agenda is also available on the registration page.
Make hotel reservations. Click here to book your room at the InterContinental Miami by Tuesday, January 28, 2020, to take advantage of the LCLD conference rate of $299 per night. This special hotel rate will be available until LCLD’s room block fills up or January 28 -- whichever comes first.

If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact me at nvelasquez@lcldnet.com. For questions about registration or the hotel, please contact Stella Askin, LCLD Events Manager.

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Fellows Events and Opportunities

LEADERSHIP LUNCH: Washington, DC - January 24, 2020

All Fellows may now register for a Leadership Lunch hosted by Ann Kappler, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Head of External Affairs of Prudential Financial, Inc., and Therese Pritchard, Co-Chair of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, on Friday, January 24, 2020. The lunch will take place at the Washington, DC office of Bryan Cave (1155 F Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20004). 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.

LEADERSHIP LUNCH: San Francisco, CA - February 4, 2020

All Fellows may now register for a Leadership Lunch with Brian Donnelly, Chair of Farella Braun + Martel LLP, and Kristin Sverchek, General Counsel of Lyft, Inc., on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. The lunch will take place at the San Francisco office of Farella Braun + Martel (235 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104). 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.

SAVE THE DATE: LCLD ALUMNI LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM: Dallas, TX - June 11-13, 2020

Mark your calendars for the LCLD Alumni Leadership Symposium, June 11-13, 2020 in Dallas, TX. More details forthcoming.

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Events of Interest

NAPABA Financial Services Network D.C. Launch Party: Washington, DC - January 29, 2020

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) has started a Financial Services Network - the first meeting was held during the recent NAPABA Convention last month. It is now planning a number of launch parties across the country, and the one for D.C. will be held at Ballard Spahr's D.C. office on Wednesday, January 29, at 5:30 pm. Please RSVP at napabafinancialservicesnetwork@gmail.com.

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Job Opportunities

Associate General Counsel, AR/VR Marketing: Facebook - Redmond, WA; Seattle, WA; or Menlo Park, CA