Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council
Established in 2007, the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council is made up of community leaders who share our commitment to making Varnum – as well as our community – a more inclusive and welcoming place to live and work. The Council is comprised of up to 20 members diverse in age, race, gender, orientation, geography, professional expertise and community involvement.
Council members give generously of their time, insight and perspective to support Varnum’s recruiting and retention efforts and to bring awareness to issues of diversity and inclusion in the broader community. Council members are also instrumental in the firm’s Community Connectors program, in which they are paired with an associate attorney whom they introduce to various social, business and ethnic communities.
Current Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council | |||
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Win Irwin | Bradford Mathis | ||
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Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, 2016-2017 |
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Front Row: Paul Doyle, Gail Thompson, Kim McLaughlin, Roberto Torres; Back Row: Senita Lenear, Mindy Ysasi-Castañon, Chris Arnold, Daniel Williams, India Manns, Jesse Bernal, Brian Parks, Ron Platt, Win Irwin |
Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, 2013-2015 | ||
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Front Row: Kim McLaughlin, Dana Friis-Hansen, Chris Arnold, George Aquino; Back Row: Bonnie Nawara, Cheryl Kern, Mindy Ysasi-Castañon, David Luna, Valeda Collins, Stephanie Leonardos | Paul Doyle, Kim Dabbs, Dwight Hamilton |
Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, 2010-2012 |
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Front Row: Kathy Crosby, Khan Nedd, Carlos Sanchez, Tracey Brame, Connie Dang, Floriza Genautis, Eric Foster, Karen Morris, Maxine Gray; Back Row: Bing Goei, Luisa Schumacher |
Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council, 2007-2009 | |||
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Emily Aleman-McAlpine | Donna Budnick | Douglas Chung, MSW, MA, Ph.D | |
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Kimberly Coleman | Alice Kennedy | Rabbi Albert Lewis | |
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Michelle Loyd-Paige, Ph.D. | Ally Abdel-Mageed, M.D. | Ron Nelson | |
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Ana Ramirez-Saenz | Jim Schipper | R.L. Stevenson, Jr., Th.D. | |
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Bernard Taylor, Jr., Ed.D. |