Committee Leadership
Committee Chair
Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD
Committee Vice Chair
Atoyia Scott Harris
Proskauer Rose LLP
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
Coporate Counsel Committee Liaison
Harry L. Dubnick
Commonwealth Edison Co
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
DRI Cares Liaison
Eileen E. Buholtz
Connors Corcoran & Buholtz PLLC
Rochester, NY
SLC Membership Liaison
Dessi N. Day
Pierson Ferdinand LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Young Lawyer Liaison
Cassie Ferries
ESi
Conroe, TX
Young Lawyer Vice Liaison
Jocelyn Mendez
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA
2024 Annual Meeting Chair
Agboola Solomon Luwoye
Segal McCambridge
Southfield, MI
2025 Diversity for Success Program Vice Chair
Valerie Fontenot
Jones Walker LLP
New Orleans, LA
2025 Diversity Expo Chair
Charity C. Hyde
Perez Morris
Philadelphia, PA
2025 Diversity Expo Vice Chair
Darleene D. Peters
Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels LLC
New Orleans, LA
Disability and Mental Health Chair
Ronna D. Kinsella
Glassman Wyatt Tuttle
Memphis, TN
LGTBQ+ Subcommittee Chair
Kurtis Robert McManus
Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan
Valhalla, NY
Membership Chair
Kennard B. Davis
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Baltimore, MD
Protect & Serve Task Force Chair
Imoh Emmanuel Akpan
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Baltimore, MD
Publications Chair
Christina A. Gonzales
Marshall Dennehey
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 Member
Chiamaka Sandra Enemuoh
Scali Rasmussen PC
Los Angeles, CA
Steering Committee
Laura J. Gard
Kightlinger & Gray LLP
Indianapolis, IN
Steering Committee Member
Sanjay Ghosh
Nelson Mullins
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee Member
Atoyia Scott Harris
Proskauer Rose LLP
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
Rosary A. Hernandez
Burch & Cracchiolo
Phoenix, AZ
Steering Committee Member
Gary L. Howard
Walmart, Inc
Rogers, AR
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
Michael Taylor
Jackson Lewis, PC
New Orleans, LA
Steering Committee Member
Tyrra Walker
Chartwell Law
Atlanta, GA
Steering Committee Member
W. Christopher Weaver
Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Birmingham, AL
Steering Committee
Kenneth P. Williams
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
Southfield, MI
Steering Committee Member
Ricardo A. Woods
Burr & Forman LLP
Mobile, AL