NCBP Committees


Make a contribution to the work of the NCBP by participating on a standing committee. President Kay Hodge will appoint individuals to serve one-year terms on the following committees for the 2007-2008 year:

Communications – 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.


SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE NCBP BY SERVING ON A COMMITTEE
To serve on a committee during the 2007-2008 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 60610.
 

NCBP 2008 - 2009 Committees

Communications Committee

Michael McKay, Baton Rouge, LA, Chair
J. Michael Conroy, Rockville, MD
Stuart F. Cubbon, Toledo, OH
Raymond T. “Tom” Elligett Jr., Tampa, FL
Marlene S. Garvis, Lake Elmo, MN
Sayde Ladov, Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Lyons, Providence, RI
Kathryn Grant Madigan, Binghamton, NY
Lynn Fontaine Newsome, Morristown, NJ
Andrew F. Susko, Philadelphia, PA
 

Membership Committee

William M. Corrigan Jr., St. Louis, MO, Chair
J. Michael Conroy, Rockville, MD
Robert Downs, Chicago, IL
Marcia Eason, Chattanooga, TN
Scott Gyllenborg, Olathe, KS
Michele Wong Krause, Dallas, TX
Kathryn Grant Madigan, Binghamton, NY
Patricia McCabe, Van Nuys, CA
Michael McKay, Baton Rouge, LA,
Richard Ramsay, Little Rock, AR
 

Finance Committee

James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD, Chair
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT, Vice Chair
Eleanor Wm. Dahar, Manchester, NH
C. Dale McClain, Worcester, PA
William Sadek, New Haven, CT
Andrew F. Susko, Philadelphia, PA
 

Diversity Committee

John C. Cruden, Washington, DC, Chair
Vanita M. Banks, Northbrook, IL
Leo I. Brisbois, Minnesota, MN
Catherine Christian, New York, NY
Stuart F. Cubbon, Toledo, OH
Robert C. Ewald, Louisville, KY
Marlene S. Garvis, Lake Elmo, MN
Lanneau Wm. Lambert, Jr., Columbia, SC
Sonia Miller-Van Oort, Minneapolis, MN
Benjamin K. Sanchez, Houston, TX
Andrew F. Susko, Philadelphia, PA
Amy Dunn Taylor, Houston, TX
Karol Corbin Walker, Newark, NJ
 

Program Committee
 

Mary T. Torres, Albuquerque, NM, Chair
James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD, Vice Chair
William M. Corrigan, Jr., St. Louis, MO
John C. Cruden, Washington, DC
Marcia Eason, Chattanooga, TN
Raymond N. Stella Erlach, San Francisco, CA
Rew R. Goodenow, Reno, NV
Rhonda F. Hunter, Dallas, TX
Desha Jackson, Woodbridge, NJ
Linda A. Klein, Atlanta, GA
Lanneau Wm. Lambert, Jr., Columbia, SC
George T. Lewis, III, Memphis, TN
Thomas Lyons, Providence, RI
Peggy Probasco, Butte, MT
Dee Dee Samet, Tucson, AZ
Carl D. Smallwood, Columbus, OH
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT
Karol Corbin Walker, Newark, NJ
Thomas E. Wright, Topeka, KS

 

Sponsorship Committee


Amy Dunn Taylor, Houston,TX, Chair
Vanita M. Banks, Northbrook, IL
Eleanor Wm. Dahar, Manchester, NH
Raymond N. Stella Erlach, San Francisco, CA
Rew R. Goodenow, Reno, NV
Thomas Lyons, Providence, RI
Frederic S. Ury, Fairfield, CT
 


Investment Committee

Carl D. Smallwood, Columbus, OH, Chair
M. Joe Crosthwait Jr., Midwest City, OK
Eleanor Wm. Dahar, Manchester, NH
James P. Nolan, Annapolis, MD
Andrew F. Susko, Philadelphia, PA
Mary T. Torres, Albuquerque, NM

 


Special Committee on Inclusion

Charles J. Vigil, Albuquerque, NM, Chair
Gus Chin, Park City, UT
Richard Soden, Boston, MA
Melvin White, Washington, DC
Carolyn WItherspoon, Little Rock, AR

 


 

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