Minnesota Women Lawyers
 

MWL Seeks Nominations
to the 2010-2011 Board of Directors

View Board of Director Position Descriptions HERE

MWL President Megan Hertzler recently appointed members to the 2010-2011 MWL Nominating Committee.  The Nominating Committee is charged with recommending a slate of candidates to the Minnesota Women Lawyers membership for the 2010-2011 Board of Directors.  The election will be held at MWL’s 38th Annual Meeting to be held on May 12th, 2010 at Windows on Minnesota in downtown Minneapolis (80 South 8th Street, IDS Center, 50th Floor).   Terms commence on July 1, 2010.

Nominations are being sought for five (5) Board of Director positions; each are two-year terms. Nominations are also being sought for the positions of President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer, each are one-year terms.  (Descriptions of each Board position are available at www.mwlawyers.org).  To qualify, the nominee must be a member in good standing with MWL.  Candidates for President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer may not be members of the Nominating Committee.

MWL has established general standards to be considered by MWL's Nominating Committee in recommending a slate of candidates for the 2010-2011 Board of Directors.  Considerations may include, but are not limited to:  

bulletA candidate's past experience serving on the board of Minnesota Women Lawyers or other organizations;
bulletA candidate's passion for MWL and past involvement with MWL;
bulletA candidate's past involvement with other legal and community organizations;
bulletA candidate's overall career experience, within and outside of the legal community, as it may relate to areas of expertise needed on the board (financial, marketing, banking, business, etc.);
bulletA candidate's other skills, talents and connections that would be useful for MWL;
bulletA candidate's ability to commit an appropriate amount of time to the specific board position being applied for;
bulletA candidate's impact on the overall diversity of the board's make-up, including racial, ethnic, geographic, and practice area diversity;
bulletA candidate's commitment, conscientiousness and sense of responsibility for tasks;
bulletA candidate's leadership ability and willingness to use it on behalf of MWL.

Members of the Nominating Committee include:

bullet Luz Maria Frias (Chair), City of St. Paul (651/266-8900; luz.frias@ci.stpaul.mn.us).
bullet Hon. Louise Bjorkman, Minnesota Court of Appeals (651/297-1001; Louise.Bjorkman@courts.state.mn.us);
bullet Lisa Montpetit Brabbit, University of St. Thomas School of Law (651/962-4871; lmbrabbit@stthomas.edu);
bullet Liz Cutter, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (612/348-6951; Liz.Cutter@co.hennepin.mn.us);
bullet Martha Holton Dimick, City of Minneapolis (612/673-2610; martha.holtondimick@ci.minneapolis.mn.us);
bullet Jennifer Huelskoetter, Bowman and Brooke (612/339-8682; jennifer.huelskoetter@msp.bowmanandbrooke.com);
bullet Abby Wilkinson, Faegre & Benson (612/766-7152; awilkinson@faegre.com);

If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors, or if you would like to nominate another MWL member, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee.  Nominations may also be submitted directly to the MWL office.  Submissions must include a letter of interest or nomination letter, along with a candidate resume.  Completed nominations must by received in the MWL office by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010. 

The 2010-2011 slate of candidates will be announced on the MWL website and in the April 2010 issue of With Equal Right.   

For more information, contact the MWL office at 612/338-3205 or Nominating Committee Chair Luz Maria Frias at 651.266.8900; luz.frias@ci.stpaul.mn.us.

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