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2 Women's Bar Association Committee and Forum Minutes, 1990-1994 [1] (1992-1994)

handle is hein.peggy/wbacfm0002 and id is 1 raw text is: AMENDED MINUTES OF THE WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE/FORUM CHAIRS MEETING October 5, 1993 Those present at the meeting were: Diana Savit, President, Lalla Shishkevish, Acting Executive Director, Jennifer Porter, WBAF, Nancy Long, Secretary, Lynn Dorman (Membership), Jennifer Warren and Nancy Thomson (Communications), Susan Swiatek and Julie Davis (Tax & Business Forum), Juliana Schulte O'Reilly (Community Projects), Maureen Kerrigan (Partners Dinner/ Corporate Counsel), Julie Heflin (Lawyers at Home), Irina Karpinski (Naturalization & Immigration), Virginia Kling (Working Parents), Nancy F. Alley (Judicial Endorsements), Ilene Price (Senior Attorneys), Karen Ryan (Mentoring), Merry Lymn (Mothers and Daughters in Law) and Carol A. Dalton (Naturalization and Speakers Bureau). I. Approval of September minutes: The minutes for September were approved as amended. II. Acting Executive Director's Report: The Newsletter needs articles from each Committee/Forum chair each month. GET THOSE ARTICLES IN! ! !! Utilize the Underemployed/In-between job attorney pool to write articles for the Newsletter. Donna Franza's direct line will be (202) 785-4867. The new computers have been installed and will be networked by the end of the week. The First Impression program was held on September 28, 1993, and more than made budget. Many thanks to Susan Crawford for a job well done!! Julie Duke will be offered the position of Executive Director, an1d hopefully will attend the next Committee/Forum Chairs Meeting. Each Committee/Forum chair received a list of those persons interested in the respective Committees/Forums. PLEASE contact these individuals by phone, and if you are unable to contact any individual, let the WBA know so the WBA can contact that individual. III. Report on WBA Foundation activities: Jennifer Porter- President of the WBAF discussed the WBAF. Jennifer explained that the WBAF was organized in the early 1980's to assist the WBA carry out its mission. To date, the WBAF has, inter alia, hosted an art auction in conjunction with the WBA, and a theater night; sponsored the 1992 Annual Meeting, contributed $1,900.00 towards the cost of printing the Newsletter, and maintains contact with outside organizations such as the House of Ruth and the Rape Crisis Center. Jennifer then discussed the WBAF's Glass Ceiling Project, and explained that the WBAF is committed to raise $100,000 on behalf of the Project. The Project focuses on the lack of women partners in large law firms. Jennifer distributed an outline for the Project. The Project should be of great interest to the legal profession. Jennifer also discussed the WBAF with respect to the Committee/Forums. Jennifer explained that the WBAF could assist Digitized from Best Copy Available