On May 26, 2022, the Women’s Bar Association (WBA) held its Annual Dinner at the Birmingham Athletic Club. The Hon. Denise Langford-Morris was awarded the Joan Young Judicial Excellence Award, Channelle Kizy-White was awarded the Evelyn Forrest Distinguished Advocate Award, and rising second-year law student from Wayne State University Law School, Alexandria Sharpe, was awarded the Sarah Killgore Wertman Scholarship. The 2022-2023 Executive Board was sworn-in by Judge Kameshia D. Gant.
The 2022-2023 WBA Executive Board is as follows:
President: Stephanie Brochert
Immediate Past President: Kristina Bilowus
President-Elect: Nicole Gettler
Vice-President: Kristin Fernandez
Treasurer: Elyse Culberson
Recording Secretary: Rebecca Tetreau
Communications Secretary: Marissa Wiesen
WLAM Representatives:
Jacqueline August and Kelley Donnelly
The WBA read Bossypants by Tina Fey for our June Literary Ladies Book Club. We are looking forward to continuing our Literary Ladies Book Club! Be sure to follow the WBA on social media and sign-up for our email list to stay up to date with future Book Club events.
The WBA will be holding its July Bar Briefs on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 5 p.m. at Public House in Ferndale. The WBA will be holding its annual Summer Planning Meeting on Saturday, August 20, 2022 from 10 to 12 p.m. in Rochester Hills. The location of the Summer Planning Meeting will be provided upon RSVPing. All are welcomed to attend these events and can RSVP to wbaoakland@gmail.com.
The WBA is looking forward to this upcoming year and is excited for all that the new Executive Board will accomplish! Please reach out to any Executive Board member with any questions or ideas. Be sure to follow @wbaoakland on Instagram and “Women’s Bar Association of Oakland Region of WLAM” on Facebook!
