About the Committee
The National Women’s Law Center’s Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC) is a high-level advisory committee of talented leaders designed to provide the Law Center with advice and support on critical issues that affect women and their families. Members of the committee act as goodwill ambassadors for the Law Center, and are charged with assisting the Law Center in building on its success with an eye toward the future.
Membership Benefits
Individual members of the committee have an opportunity to:
- Engage with the policy challenges facing women and girls by receiving regular updates on the Law Center’s issues;
- Provide feedback and advice on these issues, as well as ways that the Law Center can build on its successes;
- Network with dynamic industry leaders including the Law Center’s Board Members at bi-annual meetings and regional events;
- Lead and participate in subcommittees to help support specific activities of the Law Center.
How to Join
The Law Center selects LAC members primarily from eligible nominees who are employed by entities that provide significant annual support to the Law Center. LAC membership is renewed on an annual basis. Companies and law firms often consider the LAC an investment in the Law Center’s mission as well as an investment in their talented staff.
For more information on how to become a Leadership Advisory Committee Member, please contact Jennifer Bixler, Director of Corporate Engagement and External Affairs, at jbixler@nwlc.org or (202) 956-3085.
Member Testimonials
“Joining NWLC’s Leadership Advisory Committee has proved to be an incredibly valuable experience both personally and professionally. I am proud that my firm, Sidley Austin LLP, supports the Center’s work and that they have encouraged me to contribute meaningfully through this role.”
— Fiona Philip, Sidley Austin, LLP – Member since 2007
NWLC Leadership Advisory Committee
Member List (as of April 2019)
Anastasia Angelova
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Rebecca Arbogast
Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy
Comcast
Amal Bouchenaki
Partner
Herbert Smith Freehills
Joanna I. Bratt
Managing Director & Associate General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase Bank & Co.
Susanna M. Buergel
Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Ruth Calaman
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Evercore Partners
Alina E. Casner
Managing Director & Head of Markets Legal
BNY Mellon
Melinda Colón Cox
Partner
Parker Ibrahim & Berg
Sarah Devine
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright
Karen Dunn
Partner
Boies Schiller & Flexner
Jessica Ellsworth
Partner
Hogan Lovells
Mariel Gerlt-Ferraro
Partner
Parker Ibrahim & Berg
Teresa J. Goldberg
Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase Bank & Co.
Sarah D. Gordon
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson
Janet L. Henner
Partner
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Carl G. Hintmann
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Afaxys
Lynn Holley
Vice President, Compliance & Ethics
PepsiCo
Sue Huhta
Partner
Outten & Golden
Jennifer Hunter
Associate General Counsel
Service Employees International Union
Robin Jacobsohn
Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel
McKesson Corporation
Erin Johnston
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Nina Kanovitch
Associate
Holwell, Shuster & Goldberg
Debra S. Katz
Partner
Katz, Marshall & Banks
Erin Kelly
Medicare Counsel
Aetna
Tiffany M. King
Assistant General Counsel
Northrop Grumman
Carly A. Kligler
Of Counsel
León Cosgrove
Stephanie Kurteff
Healthcare General Counsel
Medicines360
Janice Logan
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Jai Massari
Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Hillary C. Mintz
Director of Administration
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Stacey Mitchell
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Kate Mueting
DC Partner
Sanford Heisler Sharp
Natalie Fleming Nolen
Partner
Morrison & Foerster
Elizabeth Niemeyer
Partner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner
Peggy Otum
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholar
Kathleen Palma
Senior Executive, International Trade Compliance
General Electric
Kimberly C. Petillo-Décossard
Partner
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Fiona A. Philip
Partner
Sidley Austin
Karyn Polak
Deputy General Counsel, Asset Management Group
PNC Financial Services
Amanda Potter
Assistant Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel
AT&T
Pilar Ramos
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Mastercard
Devi M. Rao
Associate
Jenner & Block
Soo-Mi Rhee
Partner
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholar
Kimya Saied
Associate
O’Melveny & Myers
Courtney G. Saleski
Partner
DLA Piper
Kathleen M. Sanzo
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Jamie A. Schafer
Associate
Richards, Kibbe & Orbe
Jodi J. Schwartz
Partner
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Rabia Sheikh
Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs
Visa, Inc.
Debra Smilley-Weiner
Senior General Counsel
Raytheon
Charlotte H. Taylor
Associate
Jones Day
Priyanka Timblo
Associate
Holwell, Shuster & Goldberg
Jennifer Trock
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Stacey VanBelleghem
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Cindy Villanueva
Associate
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Akiko Yamahara
General Counsel
Citi Private Bank
Caroline Zalka
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Rebecca Zelenka
Partner
Fried Frank