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Committee Chair

Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD

Committee Vice Chair

Atoyia Scott Harris
Proskauer Rose
New Orleans, LA

Immediate Past Chair

Stacy Lynne Douglas
Everett Dorey LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Board Liaison

Dessi N. Day
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Law Institute Liaison

Sharon D. Stuart
Attorneys Insurance Mutual of the South
Hoover, AL

Membership Chair

Agboola Solomon Luwoye
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Bloomfield Hills, MI

2025 Diversity Expo Chair

Charity C. Hyde
Perez Morris
Philadelphia, PA

2026 Diversity Expo Chair

Kurtis Robert McManus
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Valhalla, NY

2025 Diversity for Success Program Vice Chair

Valerie Fontenot
Jones Walker LLP
New Orleans, LA

2025 Diversity Expo Vice Chair

Darleene D. Peters
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA

Publications Chair

Christina A. Gonzales
Marshall Dennehey
Philadelphia, PA

Protect & Serve Task Force Chair

Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD

Disability and Mental Health Chair

Ronna D. Kinsella
Glassman Wyatt Tuttle & Cox PC
Memphis, TN

LGTBQ+ Subcommittee Chair

Kurtis Robert McManus
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Valhalla, NY

SLC Membership Liaison

Dessi N. Day
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Los Angeles, CA

ADR SLC Liaison

Harry L. Dubnick
Commonwealth Edison Company
Oakbrook Terrace, IL

DRI Cares Liaison

Eileen E. Buholtz
Connors & Corcoran & Buholtz, PLLC
Rochester, NY

Steering Committee Member

W. Christopher Weaver
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL

Young Lawyer Liaison

Cassie Ferries
ESi
Conroe, TX

Young Lawyer Vice Liaison

Jocelyn Mendez
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA

Steering Committee Member

Kenneth M. Battle
O'Connor & Battle LLP
Chicago, IL

Steering Committee Member

Carlos Andre Benach
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA

Steering Committee

Douglas K. Burrell
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA

Steering Committee

Laura J. Gard
Foley Mansfield
Indianapolis, IN

Steering Committee Member

Sanjay Ghosh
Nelson Mullins
Atlanta, GA

Steering Committee Member

Atoyia Scott Harris
Proskauer Rose
New Orleans, LA

Steering Committee

Toyja E. Kelley Sr.
Troutman Pepper Locke
Washington, DC

Steering Committee

Melissa Lin
Righi Fitch Law Group
Phoenix, AZ

Steering Committee Member

Marcus M. Maples
Baker Donelson
Birmingham, AL

Steering Committee

Marlon A. Primes
Brennan Manna & Diamond
Cleveland, OH

Steering Committee Member

Ana T. Reeg
Wilson Elser
San Francisco, CA

Steering Committee Member

Jill Cranston Rice
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Morgantown, WV

Steering Committee Member

Tyrra Walker
U-Haul International Inc
Phoenix, AZ

Steering Committee

Kenneth P. Williams
Segal McCambridge
Southfield, MI

Steering Committee Member

Ricardo A. Woods
Burr & Forman LLP
Mobile, AL