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Welcome New and Returning Members
Rebeka Fortess
Law Clerk
Patricia Gardner
Gardner Law Firm
Trinnie Houghton
Rippleffect Consulting, LLC
Barbara Stewart
LARC
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NHWBA Officers and Directors
Executive Director:
Gretchen E. Pyles
NHWBA
Gretchen@nhwba.org
President:
Holly B. Haines
Abramson, Brown & Dugan, PA
Immediate Past President:
Kristin Mendoza
Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA
Vice President:
Holly J. Kilibarda
Nixon Peabody, LLP
Secretary:
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Treasurer:
Karyl Roberts Martin
Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA
Public Relations Officer:
Erin Desmarais Wolf
Conn Kavanaugh
Programming Director:
Charla Bizios Stevens
McLane Law Firm
Membership Secretary:
Kara M. Simard
Borofsky, Amodeo-Vickery & Bandazian, PA
Vice Membership Secretary:
Clara Dietel
Shaheen & Gordon, PA
Member at Large:
Christina Ferrari
Bianco Professional Association
Belknap:
Lynne Sabean
Boutin & Altieri, PLLC
Cheshire:
Sheila J. Burnham
Granite Financial Partners
Grafton:
Viktoriya Kovalenko
NH Superior Court
Hillsborough North:
Kathleen Mahan
Cook, Little, Rosenblatt & Manson, PLLC
Hillsborough South:
Catherine E. Shanelaris
Shanelaris & Schirch, PA
Merrimack:
Joceline D. Champagne
Internal Revenue Service
Rockingham:
Catherine P. McKay
Parnell & McKay, PLLC
Strafford:
Sandra Cabrera
NH Superior Court
Out of State Liaison:
Sabrina Beavens
Iurillo & Associates, PA
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News and Events:
May 2012
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Greetings!
As we near the end of the 2010-2012 term, I am delighted to report the results of our election for next term below and welcome the following new members to our Board of Directors for 2012-2014: Heidi Ames; Talesha Caynon; Heather Flanner; Jeanine Kilgallen; Marcia Thunberg; and Hannah Zaitlin. These new leaders in our organization will bring fresh ideas and insight as we move forward into the next term.
While the pipeline of new leaders is flowing strong, in order to do so, several of the long term leaders of the NHWBA are leaving the pipeline and we will be leaving them in August with a very fond farewell. While their departure is bittersweet, they will stay involved in committee work and you should see a seamless transition with no changes to the quality of our programs or events. A spotlight on these board members is contained later in this letter. I extend my personal thanks to each of them for their guidance and insight throughout my tenure on the board.
Many thanks to you as a member of NHWBA as well. Without your membership and support, our organization would not be able to fill the pipeline for future years.
Best regards,
Holly B. Haines, President
New Hampshire Women's Bar Association
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2012-2014 NHWBA Board of Directors Elected Elections for the NHWBA Board of Directors ended on Friday, May 18, 2012. We are pleased to announce that all nominees were elected to serve on the board for the upcoming two year term beginning in August. Please join us in welcoming the incoming board members: President: Holly Kilibarda Immediate Past President: Holly Haines Vice President: Karyl Martin Secretary: Sabrina Beavens Treasurer: Sheila Burnham Public Relations Officer: Christina Ferrari Networking Director: Erin Wolf Programming Director: Kate Mahan Membership Secretary: Kara Simard Vice-Membership Secretary: Clara Dietel Member-at-Large: Heather Flanner Out of State Liaison: Hannah Zaitlin Belknap County Representative: Lynne Sabean Coos County Representative: Sandra Cabrera Grafton County Representative: Viktoriya Kovalenko Hillsborough County North Representative: Heidi Ames Hillsborough County South Representative: Talesha Caynon Merrimack County Representative: Marcia Thunberg Rockingham County Representative: Cathy McKay Strafford County Representative: Jeanine Kilgallen Congratulations to all incoming board members and best wishes and many thanks to our outgoing members: Kristin Mendoza, Joceline Champagne, Cathy Shanelaris and Charla Stevens. |
Food Drive To Help Feed Hungry Children Ends Today! For the fourth consecutive year, the NHWBA collected food
and monetary donations to help feed hungry children here in New Hampshire. The NHWBA collected canned fruit, pasta items (boxed, canned or bagged) and monetary donations for the New Hampshire Food Bank. Checks will still be accepted and should be made payable to "NH Food Bank" and sent to NHWBA at P. O. Box 915, Manchester, NH 03105. Food donations that have been made within individual firms and offices will be collected by NHWBA representatives today. If you have not yet arranged to have the food items collected at your office picked up, please contact Katherine Brown or Cathy Shanelaris. All food items and monetary donations collected during the drive will benefit the New Hampshire Food Bank to help with the increased need for food during the summer months. Specifically, the New Hampshire Food Bank and local food pantries have the added strain of families needing more food because they cannot rely on the schools for hot lunches for their children. Thank you to all who donated to the NHWBA's Food Drive! |
Deadline for Nominations for the 2012 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award is May 29, 2012 The NHWBA is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Marilla M. Ricker Achievement Award. The Ricker Award honors outstanding women lawyers in New Hampshire who have achieved professional excellence, and who have paved the way to success for other women lawyers, advanced opportunities for women in the profession and/or performed exemplary public service on behalf of women. The award is named in honor of Marilla M. Ricker, who was the first woman to apply for admission to the New Hampshire Bar. If you would like to nominate someone for this award, click here. Nominations will be accepted through May 29, 2012. If you have any questions about the nomination process, please e-mail our Executive Director, Gretchen Pyles, at Gretchen@nhwba.org. |
Table for Eight Featuring Chief Justice Nadeau a Night to Remember! Delicious food and wonderful company were on tap on Wednesday, May 9, when NHWBA members met Chief Justice Nadeau for dinner at Tulsi in Kittery, Maine. Tulsi is known to be the best Indian Restaurant on the Seacoast and it lived up to its reputation. Those who attended enjoyed the evening and learned a great deal from Justice Nadeau and each other. Thank you, Justice Nadeau, for spending the evening with some of our members! Our Table for Eight program will continue this fall with one in September featuring Judge Kristin Spath and one in October featuring Justice Gary Hicks. More details to come! |
Spotlight on our Members Four of our members deserve special recognition. Kristin Mendoza, Joceline Champagne, Cathy Shanelaris and Charla Stevens have served on the NHWBA's Board of Directors for the past several years. As they step down from the Board, we want to acknowledge their dedication to this organization and thank them for their hard work. |
 Kristin Mendoza is an associate at Devine Millimet in the firm's Corporate Practice Group. She was recognized by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" in the practice area of Mergers & Acquisitions in 2010. Kristin serves on the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Nashua and Greater Salem, Inc. She is the Vice Chair of the Board of the New England Women's Leadership Institute. Kristin has been a longtime member of the NHWBA, served on its Board of Directors, and was its President from 2008 to 2010.
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 Joceline Champagne works for the IRS as New Hampshire's Taxpayer Advocate. Prior to working for the IRS, Joceline was the Project Coordinator of the New Hampshire Bar Association's Pro Bono Low-Income Taxpayer Project. She is a member of the New Hampshire Access to Justice Commission. In 2007, she received the New Hampshire Bar Foundation's Robert E. Kirby Award. She has been a member of the NHWBA since 1999 and has been on the organization's Board of Directors since 2002.
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 Cathy Shanelaris is a founding Member and Partner of Shanelaris and Schirch, P.A. where she focuses her practice on family law matters. In 2010, Cathy was presented with the L. Jonathan Ross Award for Outstanding Commitment to Legal Services for the Poor. She is a member of the New Hampshire Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission. She has been an active member and Board member of the NHWBA for several years. Cathy most recently served as the Hillsborough County South Representative.
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 Charla Bizios Stevens is a Shareholder and Director in the Litigation Department of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A. She practices in the Employment, Health and School Law practice groups. Charla is also the NH State Director for the State Council of the Society of Human Resources Management. In 2008, she was awarded the fourth annual Jack B. Middleton Pro Bono Legal Services Award for her outstanding commitment to serving New Hampshire's poor and underprivileged citizens. She has been a longtime member of the NHWBA and has served as its Programming Director for the past four years.
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Join us for a Cooking Demonstration with
Liz Barbour of Creative Feast
When: Thursday, May 24, 2012 
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Devine, Millimet & Branch
111 Amherst Street
Manchester, NH
Cost: $10 for NHWBA members; $20 for non-members
Grab your apron and join us for a cooking demonstration on "SuperFoods" - foods that are dramatically better than others for our health and longevity. Learn about the foods included in this new category in cooking from Liz Barbour of Creative Feast. Liz has been cooking professionally in the Boston area since 1992 and started Creative Feast in 2004. Liz's cooking demonstrations and recipes have been featured on New Hampshire Chronicle, Channel 9's "Cooks Corner" and in various publications including New Hampshire Magazine.
Reservations are not required but are appreciated. If you'd like to attend, please click here to register or contact NHWBA Executive Director, Gretchen Pyles at Gretchen@nhwba.org.
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Hit the Greens this Summer!
Join us for our Popular Golf Clinics!
Beginner's Clinic:
When: Thursday, June 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012 
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Legends Golf
18 Legends Drive
Hooksett, NH
Cost: $100 for NHWBA members; $125 for non-members
(includes rental of golf clubs)
Intermediate Clinic:
When: Wednesday, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2012
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Where: Legends Golf
18 Legends Drive
Hooksett, NH
Cost: $100 for NHWBA members; $125 for non-members
(includes rental of golf clubs)
Each clinic is a series of four 1-hour private lessons conducted in a group of no more than 12 participants. Golf Pro Steve Poremba of Legends Golf will be our instructor. For beginners, the first two lessons will cover golfing basics such as swing, technique and terminology. Lesson three will include chipping and putting and the importance of a golfer's "short game" in reducing strokes and improving scores. The fourth lesson will be an actual 4-hole game held on the course at Derryfield Country Club in Manchester, NH.
For Intermediate golfers, the first lesson will be held at Legends Golf and will be a refresher designed to get everyone back in the "swing." The second lesson will focus on chipping and putting. Lessons three and four will be held at Derryfield Country Club and will focus on course experience as well as rules and etiquette of the game. Course management and what to do with different lies will also be covered.
To register for the Beginner's Clinic, click here. To register for the Intermediate Clinic, click here. Registration is open through June 1, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact NHWBA Executive Director, Gretchen Pyles, at Gretchen@nhwba.org.
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Come Take Your Dog for a Walk!
Support NHWBA's Paws Walk Team
When: Sunday, June 10, 2012 
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Where: Stratham Hill Park
Route 33, Portsmouth Avenue
Stratham, NH
Grab your dog's leash and join us for a fun walk to raise money for New Hampshire SPCA. Walkers can choose between a 1.5 mile route or a 2 mile route. The event will take place rain or shine. Please also consider sponsoring our team by making a donation online. For more information about the walk or to sponsor NHWBA's team, click here. If you would like to join the walk, please contact board member, Sandra Cabrera.
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Save the Date: June 20, 2012
Join us on the Seacoast for our Networking Event at Portsmouth Gas Light Co.
When: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Portsmouth Gas Light Co.
64 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH
Join us in beautiful downtown Portsmouth for a casual gathering. Come network and socialize with friends, colleagues, and other NHWBA members. Feel the ocean breeze, enjoy friendly conversation, and stay for live music on the outdoor deck at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co.
Reservations are appreciated. If you'd like to attend, please click here to register or contact our Executive Director, Gretchen Pyles, at Gretchen@NHWBA.org.
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Register now for
New England Women's Leadership Summit
When: Friday, June 8, 2012 
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Nashua Community College
505 Amherst Street
Nashua, NH
Cost: $195
This one day event is intended to "provide women with a more skilled and confident presence in sharing the leadership of organizations in New Hampshire and beyond and in actively shaping the future of the U.S. Economy."
The sessions are designed for women in different professions and with varying levels of seniority. They are intended to enhance motivation, build confidence and provide inspiration. There will be specific opportunities for professional development, skill building and networking during the event.
The keynote speakers include Barbara Corcoran, Annabel Beerel, Ph.D., and Meg Cadoux Hirschberg. For more information or to register, click here.
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