The National Women’s Law Center’s Leadership Advisory Committee (LAC) is a high-level advisory committee of talented leaders designed to provide the Center with advice and support on critical issues that affect women and their families. Members of the committee are charged with assisting the Center in building on its success with an eye toward the future, while acting as goodwill ambassadors for the Center.
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 Center’s issues;
- Provide feedback and advice on these issues, as well as ways that the Center can build on its successes;
- Network with dynamic industry leaders including the Center’s Board Members at bi-annual meetings and regional events;
- Lead and participate in subcommittees to help support specific activities of the Center;
- Act as goodwill ambassadors for the Center and help shape the Center with an eye toward the future.
How to Join
The Center selects LAC members primarily from eligible nominees who are employed by entities that provide significant annual support to the Center. LAC membership is renewed on an annual basis. Companies and law firms often consider the LAC an investment in the Center’s mission as well as an investment in their talented staff.
For more information on how to become a Leadership Advisory Committee Member, contact Jennifer Bixler, Senior Manager of Individual & Corporate Relations, 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
| Allison Alcabasas Partner Herbert Smith Freehills Meredith Allen Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs PG&E Anastasia Angelova Robyn Baggetta Joanna I. Bratt Jennifer Breen Diana M. Brummer Susanna M. Buergel Ruth Calaman Alina E. Casner Alanna Clair Melinda Colón Cox Karen Dunn Angés Dunogué Carolyn Edgar Rose Leda Ehler Jessica Ellsworth Catherine Ennis Dena Feldman |
Lisa French Merck & Co. Mariel Gerlt-Ferraro Ann Fort Teresa J. Goldberg Samantha Goldstein Sarah D. Gordon Janet L. Henner Jennifer Hunter Aimee Imundo Debra S. Katz Tiffany M. King Carly A. Kligler Becca D. Kline Jean F. Kuei Karen Madsen Jai Massari Gwen Mayes Rachel Mears Dorothy D. Mehta Donna Melby Kristin Mikolaitis Hillary C. Mintz |
Natalie Fleming Nolen Peggy Otum Kimberly C. Petillo-Décossard Fiona A. Philip Karyn Polak Devi M. Rao Nikki Reeves Heather Russell Courtney G. Saleski Kathleen M. Sanzo* Marcie L. Schout Jodi J. Schwartz Rabia Sheikh Charmaine L. Slack* Elizabeth Solander Charlotte H. Taylor Carmen Harper Thomas Stacey VanBelleghem Bridget M. Walsh Rebecca Zelenka |