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Getting to know the BRBA staff BY KELSEAY REED As the saying goes, it’s not what you know, but who you know that makes the difference. The purpose of this article is to provide you with a directory of BRBA staff contact information along with each employee’s primary responsibilities and committees they assist. For more information regarding the projects and committees of the BRBA, refer to the information below to contact the go-to person for the project or committee that interests you. Ann G. Scarle is in charge of managing the Baton Rouge Bar Association and Baton Rouge Bar Foundation. She supports the Board of Directors and supervises the staff. Her role is to implement the policies of the Board of Directors and its long-range plan. Scarle handles the Bench Bar Conference and CLE committees and assures the goals and objectives set in the organization are met. In addition, she works with the following sections: Public Law, Construction Law, Workers’ Compensation, Apellate and Bankruptcy. Scarle, only the second executive director the BRBA has ever had, was selected for this position in May 1991. She has been employed with the BRBA since February 1988. Ann G. Scarle, Executive Director ann@brba.org • 225-214-5563 Donna Buuck coordinates Teen Court, Youth Education, Belly Up with the Bar and Law Day committees as well as the new Junior Partners Academy. Buuck is in charge of recruiting volunteers, organizing activities and completing grant and status reports. She is jointly responsible for setting up hearings, trainings, client interviews and community services for juvenile defendants for the Teen Court of Greater Baton Rouge program. She has been employed by BRBA for 19 years. Donna Buuck, Youth Education Coordinator donna@brba.org • 225-214-5556 R. Lynn S. Haynes is staff liaison to the Mock Trial Committee and assists with the Teen Court and Youth Education committees. She manages the Teen Court database and is jointly responsible for Teen Court sessions, including group and parent-child sessions, trainings, client interviews and community services for juvenile defendants. For Mock Trial, she secures the venue, judges, volunteers and students. Haynes also assists in securing attorneys to teach lesson plans in the classroom. Haynes also coordinates counselor education graduate students for Teen Court. She has been with the BRBA for 12 years. R. Lynn S. Haynes, Assistant Teen Court Coordinator lynn@brba.org • 225-214-5564 Margaret Johnson, assistant to the executive director, provides staff support to the Board of Directors, the monthly bar luncheons and all court receptions. Johnson is the staff liaison to the Continuing Legal Education, Bench Bar Conference and Ball Maul committees. She coordinates the annual Softball Tournament and serves aas the staff liaison to several sections: Workers’ Compensation, Construction Law and Public Law Practice. Johnson coordinates Middleton Bar Center’s room rentals, answers the main phone line and greets the public and BRBA members. She is responsible for handling mail and updating BRBA’s master and website calendars. She processes event and CLE registrations, reports hours and submits courses for accreditation to Mandatory Continuing Legal Education and prepares and distributes the weekly e-newsletter. Johnson began her BRBA career in May 2010. Margaret Johnson, Administrative Assistant margaret@brba.org • 225-344-4803 Robin Kay organizes the activities of the Pro Bono Committee and Family Law Section. She provides grant reporting and prepares monthly status reports for the Pro Bono Project. Kay recruits attorney and law student volunteers for the various programs of the Pro Bono Project, which includes Thirst for Justice, Ask-A- Lawyer, Wills for Heroes and case placements. She also manages the pro bono database and is jointly responsible for placing pro bono clients with volunteer attorneys. Kay has been with BRBA for three and a half years. 18 Around the Bar February 2011
Robin Kay, Pro Bono Coordinator robin@brba.org • 225-214-5561 Susan S. Kelley, office manager, coordinates the activities of the Young Lawyers Section, Holiday Star and Membership committees. Kelley is in charge of ordering office supplies, making deposits, processing new members and handling building maintenance and the Association’s database software. She has been with the BRBA for 21 years, with a few breaks in between. Susan S. Kelley, Office Manager susan@brba.org • 225-214-5559 Pamela Labbe is the staff liaison to the Publications, Law Expo and Technology committees. She helps plan, design and edit 10 issues of Around the Bar a year with the guidance of volunteer editors. Her tasks include photography, magazine advertising sales, website updates, form creation and design of the printed legal directory. She secures Law Expo sponsors, designs print ads, answers queries from the BRBA website and listserv, prepares signage for all BRBA events and supervises a communications intern each semester. Labbe administers BRBA’s social media (Facebook and Twitter), markets Association programs, and writes/distributes press releases to the media. She has been with BRBA for 11 years. Pamela Labbe, Communications Coordinator pamela@brba.org • 225-214-5560 Carole McGeheee handles the Lawyer Referral and Information Service as well as the Volunteer and Easter Eggstravaganza committees. She answers approximately 400 calls monthly, sets up appointments with panel members and manages the Association’s Lawyer Referral database. She is responsible for coordinating paralegal interns, monthly Volunteer Committee events and the annual Easter egg hunts. She has been with BRBA for 10 years. Carole McGehee, Lawyer Referral Coordinator carole@brba.org • 225-214-5557 February 2011 Around the Bar 19
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