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April 2002 Women's Bar Association Committee and Forum Co-Chair Meeting, 2002 1 (April 2002)

handle is hein.peggy/wbacmfccm0004 and id is 1 raw text is: WOMEN'S BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE AND FORUM CO-CHAIR MEETING April 4, 2002 MINUTES The meeting was called to order by the President at 12:40 p.m. In attendance were Deborah Israel (President), Marjorie Burnett (Treasurer-elect), Jennifer Duane (Secretary), Susan Kimmel (Communications Law Forum), Sheryl Flum (Government Attorneys Forum), Celine Callahan (Working Parents Forum), Susan Kovarovics (International Law Forum), Sarah Nappi (International Law Forum), Angela Fisher (Speakers Bureau), Lisa Dunner (Intellectual Property Law Forum), Paulette Chapman (Litigation Forum), Dorothy Lin (Lawyers at Home Forum), Ilene Price (Public Relations/Media), Christy Prame (Litigation Forum/Executive Endorsements), Gracemarie Maddalena (Career Development Committee), Yahn Miorini (Working Parents Forum), Caroline Petro (WBAF President), Kimberly Knight (Executive Director) and Sandy Quimbaya (Administrative Assistant). I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - The Minutes from the March 5, 2002 Committee and Forum Co-chair Meeting were approved as amended. II. PRESIDENT'S REPORT (Deborah Israel) * WBA Elections - The WBA Nominations Committee will be posting its 2002 election slate by Friday, April 5. Any co-chairs that are interested in running for a position as a WBA officer or Board member should let Deb, Mary Kate or Ellen know immediately. * Annual Dinner - Debbie announced that Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives, would be the special honored guest at the Annual Dinner. Paula Dobriansky, the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs at the State Department, will be the Annual Dinner's Keynote Speaker. Carolyn Lamm, a partner at White & Case, will receive the 2002 WBA Woman Lawyer of the Year Award. * The law firm sponsorship solicitation list has been compiled and letters to law firms seeking their sponsorships of the Annual Dinner will be mailed out by Friday, April 5. Co-chairs that may have contacts at any of the law firms on the list should let Deb or the Annual Dinner co-chairs, Nancy Long and Sharon Goley, know. * One of Deb's goals for this year's Annual Dinner is to increase the attendance of the general WBA membership at the dinner. Therefore, extra seats will be offered