Established 1968

54 Years of Championing
Education, 
Diversity,
and
Greater Equality

in the Legal  Profession

Founded in 1968 when the number of lawyers of color was less than one percent, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) has worked to increase the number of lawyers from diverse backgrounds for the last half century. Although best known for its Pre-Law Summer Institute “boot camp,” CLEO provides services to high school, pre-law, and law school students which include mentoring, placement assistance, academic counseling and support, scholarships, and bar prep orientation. Since inception, more than 30,000 individuals have participated in a CLEO program and/or utilized an offered service.

2022 CLEO EDGE Honors Reception Committee

Samantha Ahuja
Chair
Elizabeth Campbell
Kevin Gooch
Monique Liburd
Rachel Okolski
THE HONORABLE DENISE OWENS
Yaneris Rosa
PAMELA V. ROTHENBERG
Brandy Smith
Juan Carlos Polanco, Esq., MBA
CEO

Other Prospective Committee Members

ACADEMIA
Danielle Holley-Walker
Shon Hopwood
Regina Jefferson
William Treanor
PRIVATE SECTOR
Regina Dillard
Kevyn Orr
Anthony Pierce
Bill Robinson
NON-PROFIT/NGO
Kent Lollis
Susan Hoffman
Moses Cook
Alba Cruz-Hacker

CLEO, Inc. Board of Directors

SAMANTHA AHUJA
ANGELA BIRCH-COX (Immediate Past Chair)
ELIZABETH A. CAMPBELL (Chair)
ROBERT FALK
DARRYL L. FRANKLIN
PHYLLIS P. HARRIS
HAROLD HENDERSON
MALCOLM L. MORRIS
RACHEL OKOLSKI
THE HONORABLE DENISE OWENS
YANERIS M. ROSA
PAMELA V. ROTHENBERG
BRANDY SMITH

CLEO Advisory Council

SAMMY HOODA
RON JORDAN
WILHELM JOSEPH, JR.
ROBIN NUNN
ELKE SUBER

CLEO Staff

JUAN CARLOS 'J.C.' POLANCO, ESQ., MBA
LEIGH R. ALLEN II
LYNDA CEVALLOS
Iris Martinez Juergens, BA
JULIE D. LONG
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