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PLANNING COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CEO & FOUNDER
Marian Cover Dockery
Marian Dockery & Associates
Marian Dockery & Associates

2026 PRESIDENT
Tanisha Edwards

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Gillian Crowl-Parrish
Swift/Currie
Swift/Currie

PAST PRESIDENT
Lovita Tandy
Krovolin & Horst
Krovolin & Horst

VICE PRESIDENT
Philippa Ellis
The Home Depot
The Home Depot
2025 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

PRESIDENT ELECT & CLE CHAIR
Tanisha Edwards

SPEAKER CHAIR
Emmanuela E Saint-Jean
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR
Stephanie Odigie
Linklaters
Linklaters

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR
Joyce Gist-Lewis
Partner
Krevolin Horst
Partner
Krevolin Horst

LOGISTICS CHAIR
Lauren Warner
Chilivis Grubman
Chilivis Grubman
PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Candace Ali Blydenburg
Partner
McGuire Woods
McGuire Woods

Dionne King
DMK Consultants

Rachel Patterson
JD
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Jerita Salley
Shareholder
Polsinelli Law Firm
Polsinelli Law Firm

Debra Gager
White & Case

Nylah Mustafa

Deborah Germany
Dickinson Wright, PLLC

Keisha Whitehall-Wolfe
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Maya Marshall
Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP

Ingrid Jones
Associate General Counsel
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine

Charla Brown Mcklevey
Burr & Forman
STAFF

Corey Bryant
Graphic Designer

Sue Ann Daniels
Executive Assistant
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