Conference Schedule
8 a.m. - Registration (The Atrium)
8:30 a.m. - Welcome Remarks (Ceremonial Court Room)
8:30-9:15 a.m. - Opening Plenary: Issues Affecting the Pipeline into the Legal Profession (Ceremonial Court Room)
Discussion of the Admissions picture, minority student issues, student debt, and recruitment issues.
Moderator:9:30-11:00 a.m. - What Can We Learn From Each Other to Address Diversity in the Workplace? (Room 107)
Lisa Fairfax
Professor of Law and Director, Business Law Program
University of Maryland School of Law
Panel:
Crystal Edwards
Director, Student Affairs
University of Maryland School of Law
Suzanne Hill
Director, Employer & Professional Development
University of Maryland School of Law
Michele Hayes
Director, Admissions
University of Maryland School of Law
Moderator:11-11:45 a.m. - Breakout Groups
Veta Richardson
Executive Director
Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Panel:
C. Elaine Arabatzis
Diversity/Pro Bono Counsel
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Ann V. Booth-Barbarin
Senior Counsel & Assistant Secretary
Legal Department, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Melanie Harrington
President
American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc.
Corey D. Jackson
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Toyja Kelley
Associate and Vice Chair
Defense Research Institute Diversity Committee
Tydings & Rosenberg LLP
Recruitment Issues – Room 10711:45-12 p.m. - Group Report Submissions
Retention Issues – Room 202
Advancement Issues – Room 302
Moderator:3:15-4 p.m. - Closing Remarks (Krongard Board Room)
Paula Monopoli
Professor of Law & Founding Director, Women, Leadership & Equality Program
University of Maryland School of Law
Panel:
John B. Frisch
Chairman and Co-Chair, Diversity Committee
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Maja D. Hazell
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Tyree P. Jones, Jr.
Partner and Director of Diversity
Reed Smith LLP
D’Arcy Kemnitz
Executive Director
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association
John Lewis, Jr.
Sr. Managing Counsel – Litigation
The Coca-Cola Company
Mark Metz
Deputy General Counsel and Chair, Diversity Council
Wachovia Corporation