Serving Monroe and Wayne Counties
Message from the President
Welcome to WLAM Wayne Region!
It is a true honor to serve as the 2025-2026 President alongside such an exceptional group of women on our Board this year. Their dedication, creativity, and collaboration inspire me daily and give me confidence that WLAM Wayne will remain strong and vibrant long after my term concludes.
Of course, none of our progress would be possible without our members, sponsors, and supporters. Your commitment to our organization, to women, and to all diverse voices in the legal community fuels our mission. Together, we continue working not just toward equality, but toward equity, inclusion, and the creation of a legal profession where the next generation enters on the most level playing field yet.
This year, we are excited to present a full calendar of meaningful programming. We will kick off our Signature Events with our Annual Wine & Garden Party, generously hosted by the Honorable Brandy R. McMillion of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, on September 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm, at the Tompkins Community Center in Grosse Pointe Park. Following that, we will launch our Membership Drive with the goal of welcoming a historic number of new members into our community.
Additional highlights include our Winter Wine Down, Spring Wellness, and our much-anticipated Annual Meeting—where we will recognize award and scholarship recipients and swear in the new Board. Keep an eye out as well for announcements about our Social Club and Legal Libations series.
Our theme this year is “Rooted and Rising: Resurgence of Community Collaboration.” We are committed to maintaining connections with both the legal profession and our broader community partners to deliver programming that uplifts, empowers, and builds lasting connections throughout 2025–2026 and beyond.
I look forward to the year ahead and to seeing you at our events.
Jailah

Exciting news alert! Join WLAM Wayne in celebrating the launch of the WLAM Wayne Social Club – an online and offline space for our members to network with like-minded professionals, attend social events, and build valuable connections within the legal community.
Join the new WWSC WhatsApp chat by scanning the QR code or going to https://rb.gy/5oo94o. Stay tuned for upcoming events – because being a lawyer doesn’t mean all work and no play!
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Region Leadership

President

Vice President

Treasurer

Recording Secretary

Corresponding Secretary

Directo of Membership

Director of Programming

Director of Social Media

Director of Finance

Immediate Past President

Regional Representative
Upcoming Events
Past Presidents
- 2024-2025 Paulina Kennedy
- 2023-2024 Jackie Thomason
- 2022-2023 Kathleen Stearns
- 2021-2022 Kirsten Silwanowicz
- 2020-2021 Amanda Marler
- 2019-2020 Alexandria Casperson
- 2018-2019 Genevieve Delonis
- 2017-2018 Grace Trueman
- 2016-2017 Jennifer Stallings Dewey
- 2015-2016 Deanne Bonner Simpson
- 2014-2015 Ellen Hoeppner
- 2013-2014 Elizabeth Jolliffe
- 2011-2013 L. Nichole Hunter
- 2010-2011, 2012-2013 Allison R. Bach
- 2011-2012 Jeri Parkin
- 2009-2010 Joni Van Genderen
- 2008-2009 Hon. Lynne A. Pierce
- 2007-2008 Kathleen Maslanka Peabody
- 2004-2006 Rubina S. Mustafa
- 2003-2004 Delise D. Miller
- 2000-2001 Sherrie L. Farrell
- 1999-2000 Noceeba (Gordon) Southern
- 1998-1999 Valerie R. Newman
- 1997-1998 Janet M. Tooley
- 1996-1997 Bonnie L. Mayfield
- 1995-1996 Hon. Marsha K. Nettles
- 1994-1995 Maryanne Spryszak-Hanna
- 1993-1994 Carole Youngblood
- 1992-1993 Carolyn Fletcher-Sharpe
- 1991-1992 Nancy J. Diehl
- 1990-1991 Mimi Gendreau
- 1989-1990 Paula Restum
- 1988-1989 Lori Zurvalec
- 1987-1988 Dawn Van Hoek
- 1986-1987 Sharon A. Kennedy
- 1985-1986 Kathleen Leavey-Kageff
- 1984-1985 Lorraine H. Weber
- 1983-1984 Geneva S. Halliday
- 1982-1983 Charlene Snow
- 1981-1982 Victoria C. Heldman
- 1980-1981 Dianne Rubin
- 1979-1980 Pam Harwood