CLEO 50th Anniversary “Greater Equality” Reception NYC Host Committee Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 27, 2018
Contact: Bernetta J. Hayes, Director
Prelaw Program Operations
bhayes@cleoinc.org – 240.582.8600 x203
NYC Host Committee Announced
Largo, MD – July 27, 2018 – The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) has announced the New York City Host Committee for its Greater Equality Reception to be held September 12, 2018, at New York City Athletic Club, 180 Central Park South. New York City is the third celebration site of CLEO’s 50th Anniversary, which includes three receptions and a gala in Washington, D.C. The committee is composed of an array of local community and national leaders, law school deans, and partners in law.
Celebrating the theme, The CLEO EDGE: 50 Years of Championing Education, Diversity, and Greater Equality in the Legal Profession, the New York Reception will focus on individuals, organizations, and other legal entities that have had an impact on greater equality in legal education, the profession, and/or society. CLEO will salute its history with a gala reception in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 2018. During the gala, noted civil rights leader, attorney, and business executive, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. will receive the inaugural CLEO EDGE Heritage Award for his outstanding leadership and commitment to Education, Diversity, and Greater Equality for more than 50 years. Bakari Sellers, attorney, CNN Commentator, and former South Carolina state representative will be the emcee.
The New York City Host Committee members are:
| Adeola Adejobi Avant-Garde Network |
Kent Lollis Law School Admission Council (LSAC) |
| Juan Arteaga Crowell & Moring |
Eliberty Lopez Riley, Safer Holmes & Cancila |
| Adopho Birch National Football League – NFL |
Diane Lucas Civil Rights Bureau – AG office of NY office |
| Gabrielle Brown Morgan Stanley |
Sonji Patrick Latino Justice/PRLDEF |
| Stephen Brown Fordham University School of Law |
Donald Prophete Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete |
| Daniel Brown Shepard Mullin |
Jorge Rodriguez New York Law School |
| Juan Cartagena Latino Justice/PRLDEF |
Yaneris Rosa Honeywell International Inc. |
| Ryan Chapoteau Jackson Lewis |
Jean Schmidt Littler |
| Jeremiah DeBerry Mayer Brown |
Nikki Simon Greenberg Traurig |
| Matthew Diller Fordham University School of Law |
Eric Su Ford & Harrison |
| Nitza Escalera Fordham University School of Law |
Bernarda Villalona Brooklyn District Attorney Office |
| Darryl Franklin Marriott International, Inc. |
Temitope Yusuf Arent Fox |
| Natalya Johnson Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP |
About the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc.
CLEO, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to diversifying the legal profession by expanding legal education opportunities for persons from traditionally under-represented racial and ethnic groups, low-income, and disadvantaged communities. Founded in 1968, when the number of lawyers of color was less than one percent, CLEO has produced more than 10,000 individuals who have excelled in every area of the legal profession and include judges, corporate attorneys, law school deans and professors, practitioners, politicians, and more. 2018 is CLEO’s golden anniversary. More information about CLEO’s 50th Anniversary can be found at https://cleoinc.org/50.