To Our NJWLA Sisters,

We hope this reminder finds you safe and healthy. With all that is going on around us we realize that a self nomination or a nomination of one of your colleagues may have been delayed or reprioritized.

Nominations are open until April 6th but if you can provide your nominations sooner, that would be helpful to the nominations committee. Please note the deadlines we are providing are an operation of the deadlines in NJWLA’s By-Laws.

If you have any questions about nominations, please feel free to reach out to anyone on the nominations committee or to Colleen at cskinner@njwla.org.

Dear NJWLA Member,

We are in the process of preparing our slate of Officers for the 2020-2021 term and our slate of Directors and Trustees-At-Large for the 2020-2022 term and are seeking nominations. Kindly review the list of open positions below and email Colleen Skinner, cskinner@njwla.org, Linda Harvey lharvey@greenbergdauber.com, Loren Pierce lpierce@mdmc-law.com and Annmarie Simeone amsimeone@norris-law.com, on or before April 6, 2020 if you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for one of these positions. In either instance, kindly include: (i) the title of the position for which you are making the nomination and (ii) a brief description of why you believe you or the person you are nominating is qualified for the position (e.g., prior positions with the NJWLA, demonstrated commitment to the NJWLA, commitment to the NJWLA’s mission, effective leadership/communication skills, etc.).

The Nominations Committee plans to announce the final slates to the full membership on or before May 1st. Voting is anticipated to take place prior to May 20th.

All Officers, Directors and Trustees-at-Large who are elected or appointed will take office on July 1, 2020. Officers will hold the elected or appointed position for 1 year (i.e., through June 30, 2021). Directors and Trustees-at-Large will serve 2 year terms (i.e., through June 30, 2022). Anyone nominated for one of these positions is expected to commit to the full term. Officer and Director positions may be shared in accordance with the By-laws.

I. Elected Officers: [all Officer positions are 1 year term]

• President Elect
• Vice President
• Chief Financial Officer
• Chief Operating Officer
• Chief Diversity Officer
• Secretary

II. Directors: [all Director positions are 2 year terms]

NOTE: It is anticipated that at least two individuals will be recommended for election to each Director position.

• Director of Best Practices
• Director of Diversity
• Director of Endorsements
• Director of Grants/Charitable Giving
• Director of In-House
• Director of Judicial Outreach
• Director of Marketing
• Director of Programming/Sponsorship
• Director of Public Policy
• Director of Solo/Small Firm
• Director of Women’s Leadership
• Director of Young Lawyers

III. Trustees-At-Large: [all Trustee-At-Large positions are 2 year terms]

• It is anticipated that 4 Trustees-At-Large will be included on the slate for election.

In accordance with the By-laws, the President Elect, Jemi Lucey, will succeed the President upon expiration of the President’s term of office on June 30, 2020.

• NOTE: General Counsel is NOT an elected position but rather will be appointed by the President Elect in consultation with the Nominations Committee. If you are interested in being considered for this position, kindly contact President Elect, Jemi Lucey jlucey@greenbaumlaw.com, and Nominations Directors, Loren Pierce lpierce@mdmc-law.com, and Annmarie Simeone amsimeone@norris-law.com.
• NOTE: Gala Director is NOT an elected position but rather will be appointed by the President Elect in consultation with the Nominations Committee. If you are interested in being considered for this position, kindly contact President Elect, Jemi Lucey jlucey@greenbaumlaw.com, and Nominations Directors, Loren Pierce lpierce@mdmc-law.com, and Annmarie Simeone amsimeone@norris-law.com.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of us. Thank you so much for your commitment to the NJWLA.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of Nominations Committee,
Loren Pierce and Annmarie Simeone, Nominations Directors
Linda Harvey, President
Jemi Lucey, President Elect

March 13, 2020