Members make a
contribution to the work of the NCBP by participating on a
standing committee. President Mary Torres has appointed
individuals to serve one-year terms on the following committees
for the 2009-2010 year:
Communications – The The committee generates
communications about NCBP’s activities and services, and
provides other information that will enhance members’ roles as
leaders of their organizations. The committee has oversight for
the semi-annual electronic newsletter, The Conference Call, and
the NCBP Web site,
www.ncbp.org
Finance –
Chaired by the NCBP treasurer, the committee makes
recommendations to the Executive Council regarding the
development of budgets and financial policy, and oversees staff
management of organizational funds.
Membership -
The committee promotes and maintains membership in the NCBP. The
committee oversees the annual membership drives, makes
recommendations regarding development and promotion of programs
and services of interest to members; and conducts outreach to
NCBP’s potential and actual membership.
Program –Chaired by the NCBP president-elect, the committee plans and
implements programming for the midyear and annual meetings.
Duties include making recommendations for content, speakers,
social events, etc., within the financial limits of the
organization; speaker coordination; and facilitating on-site
activities.
Sponsorship –
The committee recruits potential sponsors and coordinates the
organization’s relationships with these benefactors, with the
goal of generating funds to underwrite the cost of NCBP programs
and services, particularly the annual and midyear meetings.
Diversity – The task force implements
strategies in support of the NCBP’s goals of setting an example
of diversity in its leadership, programs, and activities; helps
bar leaders of color to enjoy increased success as bar leaders;
and offers bar associations substantive programs which enhance
their diversity-related efforts.
Task Force on Inclusion
– The task force assembles bar leaders from
associations representing women lawyers, LGBT lawyers, and
lawyers with physical challenges to surface issues of importance
to those communities in order to create a more inclusive and
diverse organized bar and legal profession.
SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE NCBP BY SERVING ON A
COMMITTEE
To serve on a committee during the 2009-2010 year, complete the
committee preference form (download
a PDF form)
and mail to Pamela Robinson at NCBP, c/o ABA Division for Bar
Services, 321 No. Clark, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654-7598.
Stuart F. Cubbon, Toledo, OH, Chair
J. Michael Conroy, Rockville, MD
J. Vincent (Jay) Cook, Athens, GA
M. Joe Crosthwait, Midwest City, OK
Raymond T. (Tom) Elligett Jr., Tampa, FL
Robert Ewald, Louisville, KY
Marlene S. Garvis, Lake Elmo, MN
Rew R. Goodenow, Reno, NV
Michael W. McKay, Baton Rouge, LA
Jane Milas, New Haven, CT
Lynn Fontaine Newsome, Morristown, NJ
J. Michael Conroy, Rockville, MD, Chair
Vanita M. Banks, Northbrook, IL
Robert Bonsignore, Medford, MA
Alice Bruno, New Haven, CT
Robert Ewald, Louisville, KY
Kathy Howard, Baltimore, MD
Scott LaBarre, Denver, CO
Lanneau Wm. Lambert, Jr., Columbia, SC
Kathryn Grant Madigan, Binghamton, NY
Laura Maechtlen, Washington, DC
James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD
Jennifer Parent, Manchester, NH
Carl D. Smallwood, Columbus, OH
Cynthia Smith, Missoula, MT
Andrew Susko, Philadelphia, PA
Melvin White, Washington, DC
Randi Whitehead, Sarasota, FL
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT, Chair
James Antoniono, Greensburg, PA
Eleanor Wm. Dahar, Manchester, NH
C. Dale McClain, Worcester, PA
Rew R. Goodenow, Reno, NV
Carl D. Smallwood, Columbus, OH
Karol Corbin Walker, Newark, NJ
Vanita M. Banks, Northbrook, IL, Chair
David Crawford, St. Louis, MO
Stuart F. Cubbon, Toledo, OH
Marlene S. Garvis, Lake Elmo, MN
Kathy Howard, Baltimore, MD
Linda Klein, Atlanta, GA
Lanneau Wm. Lambert, Jr., Columbia, SC
Jerrilyn Malana, San Diego, CA
Lynn Fontaine Newsome, Morristown, NJ
Cynthia Smith, Missoula, MT
Karol Corbin Walker, Newark, NJ
James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD,
Chair
Marcia Eason, Chattanooga, TN
Linda Klein, Atlanta, GA
Lanneau Wm. Lambert, Jr., Columbia, SC
Thomas Lyons, Providence, RI
Kathryn Grant Madigan, Binghamton, NY
Frank Neuner, Lafayette, LA
Denise Squillante, Fall River, MA
Andrew Susko, Philadelphia, PA
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT
Karol Corbin Walker, Newark, NJ
Eleanor Wm. Dahar, Manchester, NH, Chair
David Crawford, St. Louis, MO
Marcia Eason, Chattanooga, TN
Thomas Lyons, Providence, RI
C. Dale McClain, Worcester, PA
Frank Neuner, Lafayette, LA
Eduardo Rodriguez, Brownsville, TX
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT
Daniel White, Greenville, SC
Rew R. Goodenow, Reno, NV, Chair
M. Joe Crosthwait, Midwest City, OK
Eleanor Wm. Dahar, Manchester, NH
James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD
Carl D. Smallwood, Columbus, OH
Mary T. Torres, Albuquerque, NM
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT
John C. Cruden, Washington, DC Chair
Andrew Chirls, Philadelphia, PA
Scott C. LaBarre, Denver, CO
Laura Maechtlen, Washington, DC
Melvin White, Washington, DC
Randi Whitehead, Sarasota, FL
