To LCW!

We are pleased to announce that Nancy López has joined the management team as our Business Development Manager. Nancy has extensive marketing experience, actively working in the field for over 25 years. She comes to us after serving in management level positions with advertising agencies, the world’s largest food company (consumer product goods), the former largest retail wholesaler in the Western United States, and most recently, at a private TK-12 grade school.

“I am thrilled to join LCW’s management ranks and be part of such a prestigious organization,” said Nancy on assuming her new position, “I look forward to leveraging my skills and expertise in marketing and business development to contribute to the continued success of LCW and help drive its growth in the legal industry.”

Another thing to consider is alternatives to ex officio directors. Often ex officio positions are used when a nonprofit wants to honor a long-time director who is rolling off the board. If your organization wishes to honor its long-term members without giving them voting power, consider alternative designations such as “Honorary Advisor.” These nonvoting titles can acknowledge a valued person’s contributions to your organization while avoiding confusion about whether the person is a director with voting rights. Alternatively, you can still call them ex officio directors so long as your bylaws make clear that such individuals are not considered full members of the board with voting rights and are not counted as official directors for legal purposes.

Ex officio directors can play an integral role in many nonprofit organizations, but to use them most effectively, it is crucial to be mindful of their rights and potential challenges that may arise. By implementing some of the best practices discussed above, we hope your organization will be in a stronger position to leverage an ex officio director’s experience and expertise effectively.

Nancy López Business Development Manager

California Department Of Public Health Revises The Definition Of A COVID-19 Outbreak.

By: Brian R. Dierzé

On June 20, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) revised the definition of the term “COVID-19 Outbreak,” reducing the time period during which the COVID-19 cases must occur in order to trigger an outbreak.

Previously, the CDPH defined “COVID-19 Outbreak” to mean at least three (3) COVID-19 cases within a 14-day period among people who are linked through COVID-19 exposures in the workplace.