Board of Directors

PRESIDENT

Valerie Hayes
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
700 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
e-mail: valerie.hayes@weil.com

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Kimberly Newman
Polley Garza
1401 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
346.440.1051
e-mail: Kimberly@PolleyGarza.com

VICE PRESIDENT

Laura A Schmidt
McKool Smith
600 Travis St. Suite 7000
Houston, TX 77002
713.485.7350
e-mail: lschmidt@mckoolsmith.com

SECRETARY

Jenni Irish
Houston, TX
7132543600
e-mail: jirish@mrllp.com

TREASURER

Olga Alvarado
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
, TX
713.588.7036
e-mail: oralvarado@vorys.com

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

MaryJo Zerr
Morgan Lewis
, TX
713-890-5787
e-mail: maryjo.zerr@morganlewis.com

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS PARTNER RELATIONS

Ginger L Cavanaugh
Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP
808 Travis, Suite1100
Houston, TX 77002
713.222.0101
e-mail: gingerc@mdjwlaw.com

DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Erika Leavitt
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
609 Main Street, Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77002
713-276-7648
e-mail: erika.leavitt@pillsburylaw.com

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT

Quency D Perkins
Williams Hart & Boundas, LLP
8441 Gulf Freeway, Suite 600
Houston, TX 77017
713-230-2375
e-mail: qperkins@whlaw.com

CHAPTER MANAGER

Wendy Crane
Houston Chapter ALA
7819 N. Dominion Falls Lane
Humble, TX 77396
(713) 819-8722
e-mail: chaptermanager@alahou.org