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Indianapolis,!Indiana! June!608,!2014!
"The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'. They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but 'we' gets the credit.... This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done." --Peter F. Drucker
NATIONAL BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION 1225 11th Street. N.W., Washington, DC 20001 Halimah Najieb-Locke NATIONAL CHAIR Caylin Young NATIONAL VICE-CHAIR Porscha Brown NATIONAL SECRETARY Antwan Williams NATIONAL TREASURER Anthony Franklyn NATIONAL DIRECTOR-THURGOOD MARSHALL MOCK TRIAL COMPETITION Justin Mitchell NATIONAL DIRECTOR-FREDERICK DOUGLASS MOOT COURT COMPETITION Erica Clark NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE Jordan Hadley ATTORNEY GENERAL Alisha Lubin NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING Evelina Rene MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAIR Grace Akinlemibola MIDWEST REGIONAL CHAIR John-Raphael Pichardo NORTHEAST REGIONAL CHAIR Myriah Downs ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL CHAIR Ellise Washington SOUTHERN REGIONAL CHAIR Erin McIntire WESTERN REGIONAL CHAIR Oluwafemi Masha EXTERNAL CHIEF OF STAFF Joy Anderson INTERNAL CHIEF OF STAFF ReAzalia Allen NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Dear National and Regional Board Members, The time of year has come again for NBLSA to host its annual Joint Board Retreat. As the first national event of the newly elected and appointed board, we are excited to bring together the National Executive Board and the six regional boards to discuss the plans for the upcoming year. It is our goal that each individual leave with a better sense of leadership, professionalism, knowledge of the inner-workings of the organization, and a positive outlook for the future of NBLSA. This year’s retreat will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown June 6-8, 2014. This year we will have informative workshops, interactive workshops with our Advisory Board, and Leadership Development with members of the Indianapolis Legal Community. We formally invite you to participate in this year’s Joint Board Retreat. We are excited to have each of you as we Ignite the Spirit of NBLSA on the Road to 50!
Kim Brimm NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS Betty Gentle NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Simone Otenaike NATIONAL CONVENTION COORDINATOR
In NBLSA Service,
Royce Williams NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE RELATIONS Shawn Greene NATIONAL FINANCIAL SECRETARY Brandon Hicks NATIONAL SOCIAL ACTION CHAIR Julianne Kelly NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS COMPETITION Kiara Gradney NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Cameo-Diamond Joseph NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Kenneth Mitchell NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE PRE-LAW STUDENT DIVISION Belashia Wallace NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS & DEVELOPMENT Donald Cooley NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIAN Dania Lofton NATIONAL HISTORIAN
A.J. Cooper, Esq. IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
Halimah Najieb-Locke National Chair, 2014-2015
Alisha Lubin National Director of Programming, 2014-2015
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Retreat!Agenda! Friday, June 6, 2014 Registration/Check-In Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel
12:00pm-7:00pm
Community Service Project Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel
3:00pm-7:00pm
Individual Professional Headshots/Board Photos
3:00pm-7:00pm
*Dinner on your own* Welcome to Indianapolis Mixer
7:00pm-8:00pm (Light hor d’oeuvres will be served) Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel
Social Event: Go-Kart Racing Location to be Announced
8:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday, June 7, 2014 7:30am *Depart Hotel for Host School*
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Continental Breakfast ! Welcome and Opening Remarks
7:45am-8:15am
Regional Chairs Remarks
8:45am-9:15am
Leadership Training Session How to effectively lead and collaborate in NBLSA
9:15am-11:00am
Advisory Board Introduction/Presentation
11:00am-11:30am
Leadership Panel: Igniting the NBLSA Spirit Within Various Panelist from the Indianapolis Area
11:30am-12:30pm
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8:35am-8:45am
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Leadership Networking Breakout Lunch (led by Advisory Board/ Leadership Panel) Breakout Teams: Team 1 Programming Community Service Convention Vice Chair Job Fair Career & Education International Relations Regional Recruitment Fair
Team 2 Communications Membership Historian Sub-Regional Directors Public Relations Alumni Pre-Law
Team 3 Corporate Relations Internal/External Chief of Staff Parliamentarian Secretary Treasurer Financial Secretary Law Journal Editors
Team 4 Chair Social Action Mock Trial Moot Court International Negotiations Attorney General Specialists Regional Chairs
Continually Igniting our Leadership Finance Communication Marketing
2:05pm-2:35pm
Counterpart Meetings
2:35pm-3:30pm
Joint !Board Session: Brothers and Sisters Igniting Together
3:35pm- 4:35pm
Swearing-In
4:35pm-4:50pm
Chair’s Remarks
4:50pm-5:00pm
Regional Board Meetings
5:00pm-7:00pm *Depart for Hotel* *Dinner on your own*
Afterhours Event Lounge/Nightspot Location Forthcoming !
9:00pm-Until
12:30pm-2:00pm
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Sunday, June 8, 2014 National Executive Board Meeting 8:00am-11:00am Indianapolis Marriott Downtown Hotel (Breakfast provided from 8:00am to 9:00am) ! ! ! !
Host&School:& Indiana&University& &School&of&Law&
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! ! ! WELCOME!TO!Indianapolis!!
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Thank&you&for&taking&part&in&our&Joint&Board& Retreat!&
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For!additional!information!regarding!our!programming,!visit! http://www.nblsa.org!!