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Network with NHWBA online and get LinkedIn!
Are you already "LinkedIn" and taking advantage of the online networking environment? If so, please join our newly created group on the LinkedIn website - New Hampshire Women's Bar Association.
If you are not already "LinkedIn," now is the perfect time to join. When you do, please join our group and discussion. |
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DirectWomen Board Institute Accepting Applications
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DirectWomen is seeking senior U.S. women lawyers to participate in a cutting-edge program to prepare them for opportunities to serve on Corporate Boards.
DirectWomen is designed to identify, develop, and support a group of accomplished women attorneys to provide qualified directors needed by boards of U.S. companies, while promoting the independence and diversityneeded for good corporate governance. The program is currently aninitiative of the American Bar Association and is also sponsored by Catalyst.
If you know of an exceptional woman who would make a great corporate director, please pass along the following information.
The 2009 DirectWomen Board Institute will be held on October 29 - 30, with an opening reception on the evening of October 28, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York. The Institute faculty will feature leading experts on corporate governance and experienced directors.
The program will cover topics including the role and work of nominating and corporate governance committees, the evolving nature of shareholder relations, the strategic role of audit committees and the role of executive search firms in board searches. The program will also include a special session with the 2009 Sandra Day O'Connor Honorees.
For more information, please visit the DirectWomen website at http://www.directwomen.org. Application Form: The 2009 DirectWomen Board Institute Application Form is currently available at http://www.directwomen.org. Application Deadline: Application Forms (including letters of reference and all supporting materials) must be received no later than Tuesday, July 7, 2009. |
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Members on the Move
Have you recently made a move you'd like to share with our members? We want to know.
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Thank You to NHWBA Supporters!
Abramson, Brown & Dugan
Craighead & Martin
Fournier Accounting & Bookkeeping Services
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell
Judith A. Park Transcribing Service
Judy Gosselin, Investigator
Law Offices of Manning & Smith
Margaret Cunnane Hall, Esq.
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
Naturally Organized
New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program
Print Savvy
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green
Tom Nikels, Investigator
Upton & Hatfield, LLP
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NHWBA Officers and Directors
PRESIDENT:
Kristin A. Mendoza
Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT:
Katherine L. Brown
Hoefle, Phoenix & Gormley, P.A.
VICE PRESIDENT:
Holly J. Kilibarda
Nixon Peabody, LLP
TREASURER:
M. Lee Leppanen
Law Offices of M. Lee Leppanen
SECRETARY:
Erin G. Stearns
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
CO-MEMBERSHIP SECRETARIES:
Daphne Lessard
Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson
Karyl Roberts Martin
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, P.A.
MEMBER AT LARGE:
Joceline D. Champagne
N.H. Pro Bono Referral Program
OUT OF STATE LIAISON:
Erin J.M. Alarcon
Melick, Porter & Shea, LLP
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER:
Holly B. Haines
Abramson, Brown & Dugan, P.A.
CARROLL/COOS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE:
Rebecca Oleson
Cooper, Deans, Cargill & Chant
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, NORTH:
Charla Bizios Stevens
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, SOUTH:
Catherine Shaneleris
Shanelaris & Schirch
MERRIMACK COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE:
Elizabeth L. Hodges
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE:
Marcie Vaughan
Shaheen & Gordon
STRAFFORD COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE:
Kimberly J.H. Memmesheimer
Hoefle, Phoenix & Gormley, P.A.
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Greetings!
Last Friday, I attended the New Hampshire Women's Leadership Summit hosted by Southern New Hampshire University. This year was the summit's second year and personally, I thought the event was even better than last year. Not only were there a number of helpful workshops to better hone professional skills and objectives and a side-splitting lunchtime address by the funny and insightful Loretta Laroche but the entire day was capped off with a thoughtful and inspiring keynote address by Gloria Steinem.
Throughout the day, I heard a common theme by the speakers that was best described by Ms. Steinem as women needing to practice the "Reverse Golden Rule" -- which is to say that women need to treat and care for themselves as they treat and care for others.
I suspect that deep down, we all know this but that it's the practice of it that is where many of us falter. And since we all know that habits are created through repetition (21 days of repetition by some accounts), if you believe you are someone who could benefit from practicing the Reverse Golden Rule, try to make it more than just an occasional act. This is truly one habit work developing!
Sincerely,
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Farewell to Lee Leppennan
Lee Leppennan, who has been the dedicated Treasurer of our organization since 1999, is stepping down from the board to complete her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Antioch University of New England in Keene New Hampshire. Lee is only the second treasurer that the NHWBA has elected since 1998 and retained her position due to her attention to detail and success in managing our annual budget to the penny. The NHWBA has been audited only once in her tenure as our treasurer and the auditor found that her books were impeccable.
Lee is a woman of many lives, which have been varied, exciting and diverse. But the constant features of all of her life choices involve helping and teaching others, educating herself and fostering her intellectual curiosity, and maintaining balance by her varied interests in life.
Lee began her first life as a registered nurse in Wisconsin in 1968. She then joined the United States Navy as an Ensign in the medical corps. In the Navy, Lee spent years in California, Japan, Washington, Illinois, Tennessee and Virginia. She worked her way through the ranks of the medical corps, attaining the rank of Commander by her retirement in 1989. During her military service, she earned her BSN from San Diego State University. Upon her return to the United States, Lee obtained her MSN in cardiovascular nursing from the University of Washington, while still working full time in the Naval Medical Corps.
After working in cardiac nursing and running a Naval ICU, Lee decided that she wanted more involvement in the quality assurance and risk management aspects of nursing and requested a transfer to Memphis, Tennessee where she could attend law school part time while remaining a full time nurse in the Navy. It took Lee five years to complete law school, but during that five years she managed to get promoted to the special assistant to the Commanding Officer, she drafted the JAG manual for medical malpractice investigations, which is still being used today, and she took accounting courses at Memphis State University - - just for fun! After law school, she worked as the assistant director of the legal department for a naval hospital and retired as a commander in the Naval Nursing Corps in 1989. She was given an honorary JAG designation from the JAG corps for her dedicated service.
On her retirement, Lee returned to Wisconsin and practiced personal injury law for five years. She decided to join several friends and retire to a life of leisure in New Hampshire in 1994. Upon her arrival though, Lee realized she could not be a lady of leisure. She became a professor and then director of the Franklin Pierce College Paralegal Program, where she taught until 2002. Lee also worked closely with the Nurse-Attorneys Association of New Hampshire and she received a contract to prosecute for the State of New Hampshire Board of Nursing in 1999. Lee prosecuted many professional nurses between 1999 and 2005 and the problems that she encountered only emphasized the need for her to help professionals with mental health and addiction issues, so they can get help before they reach a point of losing their careers.
This led to Lee's next life, which began when she entered the doctoral program at Antioch University of New England in clinical psychology. Her dissertation and the focus of her next career will be on helping other professionals, specifically lawyers, who suffer from mental health and addiction issues. Lee has been integrally involved in the Lawyer's Assistance Program and has learned of the extreme need that our profession has to assist others, as well as the vast lack of direct resources to do so.
Lee will be a phenomenal addition to the counseling and legal community, as she has been in every community that she has joined in her life. Nurse, Naval Officer, Lawyer, Prosecutor, Professor, Student, Counselor, and Treasurer of the NHWBA. These are the nine lives of Lee Leppennan.
The NHWBA Board of Directors will greatly miss Lee's outstanding service as Treasurer and sends their best wishes as she pursues life's next adventure!
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FOOD DRIVE FOR CHILDREN A SUCCESS!
The NHWBA food drive provided over 6800 meals to hungry children! The spring food drive aimed at feeding hungry children donated $1500 in check contributions and approximately 479 lbs. of food to the New Hampshire Food Bank. This public service project is part of a larger pilot program among women's bars throughout the country.
Food Drive Honor Roll
We wish to recognize the following individuals and firms for their generous donations and/or exceptional fundraising efforts:
Barry & Honorow
Sarah Cox and the attorneys and staff of Burns, Bryant, Cox Rockefeller & Durkin, PA
Joseph DiBrigida, Jr.
Holly Haines and the attorneys and staff of Abramson, Brown & Dugan, PA
Karyl Martin and the attorneys and staff of Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA
Kristin Mendoza
Bonnie Nieves
Shaheen & Gordon, PA
Shanelaris & Schirch, PLLC
Thank you to everyone who contributed by donating food items, making check donations and collecting food and checks from other members within each county. You all helped to make this charitable event a success! |
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Cool Off at the Cantina!
Porstmouth Networking Event
WHEN: Thursday, June 18, 2009
37 Bow Street Portsmouth
TIME: 5:30pm
Join the NHWBA for a networking event at Poco's Bow Street Cantina, located in historic Downtown Portsmouth. Enjoy the Mexican cuisine, Seacoast favorites and the "best margaritas in town." We can cool off at the cantina or relax on the large deck, weather permitting.
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Members in the News
Nomination of Judge Carol Ann Conboy
The Executive Council is holding a public hearing on the nomination of Superiod Court Judge Carol Ann Conboy for Associate Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at the Executive Council Chamber in the State House. The NHWBA Board of Directors unanimously approved submission of a public statement in support of Judge Conboy's nomination which is being delivered to the Governor's Office and the members of the Executive Council today. NHWBA Members are also encouraged to attend the hearing to show their support for Judge Conboy.
Ann McLane Kuster Running for Congress
Earlier this month, Ann McLane Kuster announced that she is running for Congress in New Hampshire's Second District. To learn more about her campaign, visit her website: KusterforCongress.com. |
Taking Control of Your Finances - Session 3
Tax and Retirement Planning
When: June 24, 2009 - Portsmouth
June 25, 2009 - Manchester
Where: Portsmouth - Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley & Roberts, P.A.
Manchester - Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.
Time: Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Register Today! Click here for Portsmouth and here for Manchester. Brought to our members in partnership with MassMutual Financial Group, this free lunchtime seminar will cover how to estimate your cost of retirement, identify sources of retirement income, choose the most suitable retirement plan for your situation, and reduce current taxes on your retirement investments. Attendance at prior sessions is not a requirement to register for this event!
Lunch is included at no cost to NHWBA members, with special thanks to our hosts Hoefle, Phoenix, Gormley & Roberts, P.A. and Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A. To attend the Manchester seminar by teleconference, please e-mail Kristin Mendoza at kmendoza@devinemillimet.com. Call in instructions will be e-mailed to you one day in advance of the seminar.
Save the Date for our Last Session!
Session IV: Estate Planning and Charitable Giving Strategies
September 23rd (Manchester)
September 24th (Portsmouth)
All sessions are FREE to our members and will include lunch. Save the dates for these important workshops and stay tuned for registration information! |
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Commission on the Status of Women At Risk!
The continuation of the NH Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is in grave danger given the current state of the economy and the greatly reduced dollars available to balance the state budget for the next biennium. At this time, the Committee of Conference is meeting to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget. The House-passed version would provide $125,000 per year for each of the next two years (already a 25% reduction, already necessitating the elimination of the Program Assistant position) while the Senate version would only provide $1 in funding to the Commission, essentially curtailing all operations as of July 1, 2009.
The CSW has made the following proposal to the Committee of Conference:
Request one year (only) continued funding at House-approved level of $125,000 (this already represents a 25% reduction from the Governor's budget and would reduce projected allocations by more than $200,000 over the biennium) in order to allow the CSW to do the following:
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Responsibly fulfill its contractual obligations to funders (NH Bar Foundation, NH Women's Bar Association and the Women's Fund of NH) to finalize publication and distribution of the Legal Handbook for NH Women- 4th Revision, which has just gone to print.
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Diligently work to explore the viability of future sustainability through outside resources such as private, foundation, and corporate financial support.
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Take advantage of this absolutely critical timeframe of President Obama's rollout of A.R.R.A. funding to ensure that NH women are trained to enter the workforce on NH highway, bridge, and "Green" construction projects in significant numbers through the Commission-led Better Jobs for NH Women initiative. These jobs will provide significant increases in salaries and wages for NH women who are supporting their families.
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Finalize current projects and commitments (NH Women's Heritage Trail, 2009 Women's Recognition Award, Legal Handbook for NH Women, Better Jobs for NH Women- New Traditions).
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Responsibly and appropriately prepare to transition this 40-year-old agency should other sustainability resources not become available, in keeping with the sunsetting provision included in HB 2 (effective date June 30, 2011) as proposed by the Governor.
The NHWBA Board of Directors has adopted taking a public position in support of this proposal and asks that NHWBA members consider contacting Committee of Conference members (those indicated for HB1 and HB2) to likewise express their support. |
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NHWBA Supporter Spotlight
Each month we will feature our membership directory advertisers as a special thank you for their support. We encourage all of our members to help show our appreciation by recognizing and supporting these vendors.
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