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April 2006 Women's Bar Association Board of Directors Meeting Minutes, 2006 [i] (April 2006)

handle is hein.peggy/wbabdcm0004 and id is 1 raw text is: Appro V6c WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION j OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING April 3, 2006 MINUTES The Boards of Directors of the Women's Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association Foundation met in a joint board meeting at 6:30 p.m. In attendance were President Karen Lockwood, Secretary Jennifer Maree, Barbara Burr, Evangeline Paschal, Amy Bess, Mary Legg, Rebecca McNeill and Executive Director Nancy Long. The WBAF Board members present were President Diane Brenneman, Secretary Jennifer Duane, Ellen Jakovic (via telephone), Martha McQuade, Susan Kovarovics, Linda Oliver, Consuela Pinto (via telephone), Lorie Masters, and Terri McField. The WBA met together with the WBAF. The Boards discussed the Annual Award Dinner. A motion made by Jennifer Maree and seconded by Barbara Burr to approve the new members was unanimously approved by the Board. The WBAF recommended to the WBA for our approval that Narda Newby at Jack Oleander and Karen Lockwood at Howrey be approved as new members of the Board of Directors of the WBAF. Ms. Burr moved to approve the motion and Ms. Bess seconded the motion, which the Board unanimously approved. President Lockwood abstained from voting. The WBA went into private session, without the WBAF Board present. The WBA nominations presented its slate of candidates for next year's Board and Officers members. The Board committee approved the nominating committee's slate by email vote. The Board discussed amending the constitution to increase the number of Board members of the WBA. Ms. Burr suggested we amend the constitution to have a range of numbers of Board members. The Board decided not to make any recommendation to amend the constitution at this time, but may reconsider this issue at a later date. Ms. Long updated the Board on the status of the Judicial Nominations that were presented to the White House and distributed copies to the Board. USIDOCS 5699685vi