Apply or Nominate someone TODAY for the 2025 Mary K. Ryan Women's Leadership Initiative!
Earlier this year, we mourned the loss of Mary K. Ryan, a former WBA President, Board Member, Emeritus Board Member and partner at Nutter. Throughout her career, Mary displayed a deep commitment to promoting women in the profession, evidenced by her strong, continued connection to the WBA's Women's Leadership Initiative as a mentor, co-chair and senior chair. To honor her, the WBA is pleased to announce that from this year forward, the WBA's Women's Leadership Initiative, a program that brings together senior women attorneys and up and coming stars of the legal profession for leadership development and mentoring, will be now named the Mary K. Ryan Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI).
The final extended deadline to apply or nominate someone is Monday, December 23, 2024.
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This year, the program will be led by Chairs Jennifer Furey, Director, Goulston & Storrs, and Nicole Hadas.
The team of mentors assembled as the Host Committee, which is still in formation, includes:
- Carolina Avellaneda, General Counsel, Emerson College
- Laurie Cerveny, Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis
- Marla Dubin, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Tripadvisor
- Stesha Emmanuel, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins
- Barbara Fiacco, Partner, Foley Hoag
- Laura Gal, Managing Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services
- Ginny Kremer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
- Anelise Lago, General Counsel, Core Investments
- Carmen M. Ortiz, Partner, Anderson & Kreiger
- Michelle Peirce, Partner, Hinckley Allen
- Katie Potter, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Sonder Hospitality
- Carla Reeves, Director (Partner), Goulston & Storrs
- Marian Ryan, District Attorney, Middlesex County
- Sarah Walters, Partner, Ropes & Gray
- Sarah Whipple, Vice President & Global Chief Compliance Officer, Apellis Pharmaceuticals