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    Meet the Young Lawyers Division Staff and contact them by email or phone.

    Young Lawyers Division Staff
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    Sylvia Knox

    Director of Early Career Strategy

    Sylvia provides strategy, budget, and staffing oversight for the Young Lawyers and Law Student Divisions.

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    Renee Lugo

    Committee Specialist

    Renee provides support for LSD/YLD Committees and Liaisons; oversees LSD/YLD's Diversity initiatives and awards, YLD National Representative activities, the Leadership Academy program, YLD/FEMA Disaster Legal Services, Standing Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness and Public Service Projects.

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    Bree Jones

    Program Associate

    Bree assists with the governance portion of YLD. She helps facilitate the leadership appointment process, assists with YLD council correspondence as well as meetings and assemblies.

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    Yadira Martinez

    Program Specialist

    Yadira "Yadi" Martinez supports the governance function of YLD. She manages governance programs and all YLD Awards (Awards of Achievement, On The Rise, Outstanding Young Military Lawyer Awards), Scholarships/Regional Grants, Personify entries, and Assembly meeting assistance.

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    Donna Nesbit

    Director, Operations and Meetings

    Donna oversees all planning of YLD in-person events, manages YLD budget, oversees day-to-day business operations, oversees sponsorship development and all aspects of Affiliate outreach including our Public Service Projects and affiliate programming. She also spearheads the Fellows efforts.

    Contact Us

    Young Lawyers Division staff can be contacted using this online form, or by calling (800) 285-2221. The ABA Service Center Hotline is available (Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET) at USA: (800) 285-2221; International +1 (312) 988-5000.

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