2012-2013 Membership Diversity Enhancement Program

The Membership Diversity Enhancement Program (MDEP) is designed for lawyers who have been under-represented in our Section membership. The program’s goal is to have its programs, publications, and other activities reflect the diverse perspectives and interests of all lawyers who practice in the environmental, energy, and natural resource law areas. 

As a MDEP participant, the Section will pay 50% of your ABA dues and waive your Section dues, so that you only need to pay the remaining 50% of your ABA dues!

Selection Criteria and Eligibility

The program is open to minority lawyers, women lawyers, lawyers with disabilities, and differing sexual orientation and gender identification that are:

• Young lawyers (lawyers admitted to practice for less than five years or who are under 36 years old),
• Government lawyers,
• Public interest,
• Academia, or
• Solo practitioners

Please note: Priority will be given to lawyers who have not held ABA lawyer membership within the previous two years or whose employers do not pay ABA and Section dues.

Individuals must agree, if selected, to:

1. Pay the portion of ABA dues not covered by the program within 30 days of notification.
2. Join at least one substantive committee.
3. Provide their e-mail address to the Section.
4. Participate in Section activities in some meaningful way, such as writing an article for a Section newsletter, Trends, or NR&E, agreeing to serve as a Vice Chair for a Committee, or participating in the planning of a program.
5. Attend at least one Section program; registration for one program will be complimentary.

Application and Selection Process

After receiving nearly 100 applications for the program this year alone, we have officially filled all 40 MDEP positions for the 2012-2013 program year and will not conduct a Round 4.  Congratulations to all of the participants and we look forward to next year's program! 

Participants

The following applicants have been selected to participate in the Membership Diversity Enhancement Program for 2012-2013!

Round 3:

Juselino Colares, Cleveland, OH
Rosa Lima, Albuquerque, NM
Erika Lopes-McLeman, Newark, NJ
[Anonymous]

Round 2:

George Bell, Nashville, TN
Jessica Cohen, Los Angeles, CA
Beverly Li, Washington, D.C.
Cynthia Parks, Atlanta, GA
Annette Slack, Jefferson, MO
Lyn Stewart-Hunter, Golden, CO
Shufan Sung, Los Angeles, CA
Ann Winterman, Oakland, CA
Theodore Wood, Washington, D.C.

Round 1:

Syed Kamron Ahmad, Earth City, MO
Julia Blair, Sacramento, CA
Deborah Brown, Boston, MA
Jasmine Campbell, Seattle, WA
Linus Chen, Washington, D.C.
Kiyana Davis Kiel, San Diego, CA
Cleo Deschamps, Washington, D.C.
Angel Eason, Tallahassee, FL
Frederick Ebinger, Minneapolis, MN
Jane Graham, Miami, FL
Kristen Hite, Silver Spring,  MD
Jordan Israel, Washington, D.C.
Eric Larson, Saint Paul, MN
Veronica Larvie, Salt Lake City, UT
Sara Leuschke, Austin, TX
Sari Levin, Washington, D.C.
Tarren Lopez, Alhambra, CA
Jon-Erik Magnus, Concord,  CA
Amy Manzelli, Concord, NH
John Mills, Cleveland, OH
Jeffrey Page, Washington, D.C.
Chiara Pappalardo, Washington, D.C.
Dianne Shawley, Washington, D.C.
David Slottje, Ithaca, NY
Helen Slottje, Ithaca, NY
Riley Snow, Scottsdale, AZ
Ryan Vanden Brink, Portland, OR