Diversity Initiatives Committee

Chadbourne & Parke is committed to attracting and retaining the best and brightest employees who reflect the diversity of our society. To accomplish this, the Firm established the Diversity Initiatives Committee in 2006 and hired a full-time Diversity Initiatives Manager in 2007. The Committee members are:

• Emily Abrahams
• Oliver Armas 
• Marian E. Baldwin Fuerst (Co-Chair)
• Scott D. Berson
• Stephen L. Buchman
• Cassandre L. Charles 
• Vincent Dunn (Co-Chair)
• Karen Heiss Eisen (Director of Legal Personnel)
• Ikenna Emehelu
• (Manager of Recruitment and Associate Life) 
• David Gallai 
•  (Senior Director -Operations and Administration)
• Iris Jones (Chief Business Development and Marketing Officer)
• Alison Kronstadt 
• (Manager of Diversity Initiatives)
• Charles K. O'Neill 
• Thomas E. Riley 
• Sumantha R. Sedor 
• George Bundy Smith
• Richard Sonkin 
• Hal M. Stewart (Chief Operating Officer)
• Mary T. Yelenick 

Committee members bring distinct perspectives and life experiences to their service. They ensure that the committee considers projects that include a range of LGBT, race/ethnic and women’s perspectives.