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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ WWBA Member Newsletter SEPTEMBER 2023 Published Monthly by the Westchester Women’s Bar Association, a Chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York ~ 2023/2024 Officers and Directors ~ President AMANDA K. RIEBEN President-Elect SHERRY A. BISHKO Vice Presidents DEBORAH FARBER-KAISER JILL OZIEMBLEWSKI JULIE P. PASSMAN Treasurer CHRISTINE PASKA Recording Secretary MEGAN LUNDIN Corresponding Secretary JENNIFER L. GRAY Immediate Past ast President ELIZABETH Z. MARCUS Elected Directors Westchester Board ELIZABETH M. BARNHARD ROBIN D. CARTON SHARI R. GORDON ANN M. McNULTY SAKEENA NAQVI State Directors Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York ELIZABETH CUMMING TRACY FORREST ANDREA B. FRIEDMAN JACQUELINE HATTAR ELIZABETH Z. MARCUS SUSAN MILLS RICHMOND HON. LISA MARGARET SMITH WENDY MARIE WEATHERS Executive Director ELISABETH CAMPOS © Copyright 2023 Westchester Women’s Bar Association. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author(s) only and do not reflect the official position of the Association. Editor-in-Chief: Jennifer L. Gray • Designed and Printed by IPM Media Group, Inc. (516) 809-0501 2022-2023 WWBA Committee Chairs S T A N D I N G C O M M I T T E E S By-Laws ...................................................................... Hon. Kim Berg Corporate & Commercial ................ Lisa M. Bluestein, Virginia Trunkes Criminal Law ................................. Hon. Amy Puerto, Elizabeth Gazay Families, Children & Courts .................... Daniela Israelov, Joy S. Joseph, Wanda Steinmann Grievance/Ethics ............................ Norma Lopez, Deborah A. Scalise Judicial Screening .................. Theresa Girolamo, Kimberly C. Sheehan Judiciary ...................................... Hon. Jodi Kimmel, Dorothy Fingar, Lisa Florio Lawyering & Parenting ............................ Leah Cobean, Soumya Evans Jennifer L. Gray, Michelle Greenberg Legislation ........................................ Natanya Briendel, Amy Wochos Annual Dinner ........................ Natanya L. Briendel, Amanda C. Fried, Sherry A. Bishko, Jennifer L. Gray, Elizabeth Z. Marcus, Amanda R. Rieben Annual Dinner Journal ................... Andrea B. Friedman, Diona Piazza Appellate Practice ................ Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Jill Oziemblewski Heather Gushue, Lisa Florio Archive & Historian ..................................................... Susan L. Pollet Awards ................................................................. Elizabeth Barnhard Bankruptcy ................... Susan Mills Richmond, Wendy Marie Weathers Breast Cancer Awareness ...................................... Adrienne J. Orbach Collaborative Law ................ Kathleen Donelli, Hon. Sondra M. Miller Community Outreach ................ Lisa Denig, Hon. Judith C. McCarthy, Deborah A. Scalise, Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith Continuing Legal Education ..................................... Ann M. McNulty Cyber Law ................................................................ Judith Bachman Diversity and Inclusion ............ Melissa G. Andrieux, Jacqueline Hattar Stephanie Melowsky Domestic Violence ............................ Marian Genio, Stacey Neumann Education ......... Alison Morris, Julie P. Passman, Susan Mills Richmond Elder Law ................................ Elizabeth A. Cumming, Moira Laidlaw Employment Law ........................................ Hon. Kim Berg, Sara Kula Environmental & Land Use ............... Lucia Chiocchio, Jennifer L. Gray A D H O C C O M M I T T E E S Matrimonial .............................. Robin D. Carton, Andrea B. Friedman Delores Gebhardt, Georgia G. Kramer Membership ..................................... Sherry A. Bishko, Joanna Tulman Networking ................. Ilene Hartzband, Jennifer N. Netrosio Johnson, Jessica Piperis New Lawyers ................................... Elisa Mahovr, Miranda Zumbado Professional Development/Placement ...... Juliet Gobler, Sakeena Naqvi Programs ................................. Natanya L. Briendel, Hon. Amy Puerto Public Relations .......................................................... Lisa M. Denig Real Property ........................................ Tracy Forrest, Joanne Romano Sponsorship ............................................................................... TBD Taxation .......................................................... Patricia Rusch Bellucci Trusts & Estates ......................................................... Lonya A. Gilbert Gender Dynamics ...................................................... Angela DiBiasi Holiday Party and Boutique ...... Natanya L. Briendel, Michelle A. Calvi Jennifer N. Netrosio Johnson Immigration ............................ Karin Anderson, Elizabeth Mastropolo, Martine Cuomo Insurance .................................................................................. TBD Intellectual Property .................. Elizabeth M. Barnhard, Annmary Ittan Judgment Enforcement & Collections .......................... Michelle Tarson Litigation ..................... Angela Morcone Giannini, Jacqueline Hattar, Elena Goldberg Long Range Planning ........................ Lisa M. Denig, Linda Markowitz Mediation ...........Hon. Sondra M. Miller, Abby Rosmarin, Lisa Dorman Past Presidents ............ Angela Morcone Giannini, Deborah A. Scalise, Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith Practice Management ...................................... Wendy Marie Weathers Pro Bono ........................................... Marian Genio, Andrea Putnam, Natalie Sobchak Social Media ............................................................................. TBD Technology/Website ................................................................... TBD Wellness ..................... Jennifer N. Netrosio Johnson, Jill Oziemblewski Susan Mills Richmond Women in Leadership ................................................................ TBD Page 2 Westchester Women’s Bar Association News
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As I had mentioned during my installation speech, my aspiration this year is to further the distinctive mission of the WWBA, to “…promote justice for all, regardless of sex; to advance the social, economic and legal status for women through the law; to expand opportunities for women and to raise the level of competence and integrity in the legal profession.” As a mother of three daughters, this mission and these words are particularly important to me. I am committed to expanding the ways in which WWBA members utilize their legal backgrounds and experiences to further serve the community and promote justice. But how do we do that? We work together and we collaborate with other WWBA members and with other bar associations so that we can positively impact and help others. To start, in June we hosted a roundtable discussion on domestic violence in partnership with the Justice Brandeis Law Society, 9th JD, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter, as well as attorneys and providers from the Pace Women’s Justice Center, Hope’s Door, My Sisters’ Place. The roundtable provided a diverse atmosphere for judges and court personnel, experienced family and matrimonial law attorneys, and social continued on page 7 ➥ Editor’s Note “September is the other January.” ~ Gretchen Rubin Making Dates and Getting Published NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS ❑ Deadline for newsletter submissions is the 10th of the month prior to publication (submissions received after the deadline are subject to the discretion of the editor). ❑ Send submissions as email attachments to Jennifer L. Gray at jgray@kblaw.com. ❑ Articles should be 1,000 words or fewer. Remove all pagination, headers, footers or other formatting, other than bold, underline or italics. Authors are encouraged to submit photographs for publication with their submissions and include a short biographical statement with their submissions. ❑ Materials submitted allow the WWBA a limited copyright and full permission to reprint the material in any WWBA publication or on its website without additional consent. ❑ Photographs must be high-resolution (150 dpi or more) and the subject and all persons in each photograph must be fully identified. PROGRAM SCHEDULING ❑ First visit the WWBA website: www.wwbany.org and click on the calendar at the home page to view scheduled programs. Conflicts in scheduling will be assessed on a case by case basis, with priority for early submissions. ❑ Contact Natanya Briendel at tanyabriendel@gmail.com or Hon. Amy Puerto at amy.puerto@yahoo.com to schedule a WWBA sponsored or co-sponsored program, including committee meetings, CLE programs, etc. ❑ Once you have reserved the date with Executive Director, Elisabeth Campos, proceed with planning your program and creating your flyer. ❑ Flyers must be approved by the Programs Committee. In advance of the 10th of the month, please send your flyer to the Program Committee Co-chairs for review and copy the Executive Director. Once approved, please send your final flyer to the Executive Director, Elisabeth Campos and the President for publication on the website calendar and the newsletter calendar. The final flyer will also be emailed to the membership. ❑ We will also consider publicizing programs from outside organizations that may be of interest to our members. ❑ Post-event: You may report on the success of your program and provide photographs of the speakers and participants that can be included in an upcoming newsletter. Send your submission to Natanya Briendel or Amy Puerto, following the guidelines above. Contacts Jennifer L. Gray, Corresponding Secretary and Newsletter Editor-in-Chief: jgray@kblaw.com Natanya L. Briendel, Programs Committee Co-Chair: tanyabriendel@gmail.com Hon. Amy Puerto, Programs Committee Co-Chair: amy.puerto@yahoo.com Amanda K. Rieben, President: president@wwbany.org Ann M. McNulty, CLE Chair: ann.m.mcnulty@morganstanley.com Elisabeth Campos, Executive Director: executivedirector@wwbany.org A d v e r t i s i n g R a t e s Full Page Display Ad: 5-10 Issues - $525.00 per issue; 1-4 Issues - $575.00 per issue Half Page Display Ad: 5-10 Issues - $275.00 per issue; 1-4 Issues - $300.00 per issue Quarter Page Display Ad: 5-10 Issues - $165.00 per issue; 1-4 Issues - $180.00 per issue Business Card Ad: 5-10 Issues - $60.00 per issue; 1-4 Issues - $75.00 per issue Classified – office space, furniture/equipment, employment & situation wanted (up to 5 lines) Members - $50.00 first issue; $25.00 each succeeding issue; Non-Members - $75.00 per issue Back Cover (3/4 page) 5-10 Issues - $650.00 per issue; 1-4 Issues - $700.00 per issue Deadline for all ads is the 10th of the month prior to publication. Ads are subject to space limitations. Contact Jennifer L. Gray at jgray@kblaw.com for any questions regarding advertising. 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