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FIRM LEADERSHIP

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS DEVELOPING LEADERSFIRMWIDE PROGRAMSWe provide local office and firmwide leadership development,

coaching and sponsorship programs to our women lawyers

throughout the year. One of the most promising programs is

our Sponsorship Initiative for promising female and minority

attorneys at the senior associate or junior partner level. The

initiative matches each participant (“protégé”) with a formal

“sponsor”— a senior attorney who has an organic working

relationship with the protégé and has committed to helping

the protégé advance.

DID YOU KNOW?

55%

57%of the firm’s associatesare women.

of the summer associatesfor 2018 were women.

Carrie Hermeling, LeaderReal Estate, Development

& Construction Industry Unit

Kirsten Byrd, Co-Leader Commercial Litigation Practice

Specialty Center

JoAnn Sandifer, Co-LeaderCommercial Litigation Practice

Specialty Center

Hayley Hanson, LeaderEducation

Practice Specialty Center

Courtney Hill, Leader Real Estate & DevelopmentPractice Specialty Center

Mindi GiftosOffice Managing Partner

Madison

Lorinda HollowayOffice Managing Partner

Austin

Catherine Hanaway, Leader Government Solutions

Sector

Tessa Jacob, LeaderManaging Director, Litigation

Technology

Julie DereskaDirector of Operations

Gayle HickmanDirector of Operations

Cam Stephenson Director of Operations

Angela QuinnChief Client

Officer

Carrie EnglishChief Diversity, Inclusion &

Professional Development Officer

Karen FischerDirector of

Legal Recruiting

Chris MillerPast Chair, Diversity Council

Diane CarterOmbudswoman

Cacki Jewart Julianne Story

Kris KappelIntellectual Property

PSC Co-Chair

Barbara GrandjeanWomen’s Initiative

Chair

Rita Holmes-BoboDirector of

Diversity & Inclusion

WORK LIFE PROGRAMS

Carrie Claiborne Alex Jashinsky

Husch Blackwell’s leadership is continuously taking steps to maintain an inclusive and supportive work environment for everyone. Our firm values the perspectives and contributions of its diverse members. We believe that our commitment to diversity and inclusion results in more innovative and effective solutions for our clients.”

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DIANE CARTER, ChairDiversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee

DID YOU KNOW?

Working Mother magazine named Husch Blackwell one of the 2018 “Best Law Firms for Women,” in recognition of firm policies and initiatives that promote leadership and work-life balance for women attorneys.

Husch Blackwell’s NextGen Committee is led by two women associates.

True North, Husch Blackwell’s enrichment series for women, examines the vital role women play in business, as well as the challenges they face in work-life management. The program encourages the firm’s women lawyers and clients to explore professional growth and build relationships.

True North’s educational and networking events are usually held in relaxed settings outside the office. Whatever the event — museum tour, inspirational breakfast, dinner theater, wine tasting — the casual atmosphere is condu-cive to sharing stories about work and personal lives. Connections among women are forged and strengthened.

By helping participants determine the professional and personal paths that best suit them, True North allows women to find their own “true north.”

TRUE NORTH: WOMEN WITH DIRECTIONHELPING WOMEN FIND THEIR PATH

REDUCED HOURS PROGRAM

ADOPTION LEAVE

PARENTAL LEAVE

FLEXIBLE WORKOPTIONS

REMOTE WORKINGOPTIONS

RETURN FROMPARENTAL LEAVETRANSITION TIME

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