
Committee on Diversity and InclusionThis Committee's purpose is to promote inclusion in the legal profession to reflect San Diego County’s diversity, so all members of our legal community may have equal access to entry, advancement, and success in our profession. To learn more about the current projects of this committee, please contact the Committee Chair or Olga Blankson at oblankson@sdcba.org. Join this Committee Fileshare Listserve |
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Diversity Fellowship ProgramThe San Diego County Bar Association and Association of Corporate Counsel-San Diego Diversity Fellowship Program (Program) was created in response to the low number of diverse attorneys practicing law in San Diego County law firms and corporate legal departments. The Program provides an opportunity for diverse, first year law students to learn and develop skills necessary to be successful in law firm and corporate legal department environments and exposes law firms and corporate legal departments to qualified individuals who might not otherwise be considered. For more information on the Diversity Fellowship Program, click here. |
Diversity PledgeThe SDCBA created a Diversity Pledge in 2007, to serve as a guideline for fostering diversity within the legal profession in San Diego. The Diversity Pledge was created to re-focus efforts within the legal profession on promoting diversity in the hiring, retention and advancement of attorneys within law firms an corporate legal departments and emphasizing diversity in leadership positions. Although the Diversity Pledge includes a detailed list of diversity goals and practices for organizations to consider, it is meant to serve as a guideline and is completely voluntary. For a list of those who have signed the Diversity Pledge Signatories please see the column on the right. To read the SDCBA Diversity Pledge in its entirety, click here. |
Committee Leadership
Manfred Muecke |
Blanca Quintero |
Board Members Roxy Carter Melissa Johnson Teodora Purcell Wil Schooley |
Committee Members Ernest Bell Eric Ganci Hector Jiminez Ivette Kuyateh Tarina Mand Adrian Martinez Viviana Oropeza Bhashini Weerasinghe Fanny Yu Sed Zangana |
Different Abilities Subcommittee Peter Lynch - Chair Cassandra Mougin - Vice Chair Erik Weber - Vice Chair Ernest Bell |