ABA Representatives and Membership
Daniel Cornelious
Howard University School of Law

This Lt. Governor is responsible for:

• Increasing membership and promoting ABA Law Student Division member benefits within the Circuit.
• Working with the Governor to plan and coordinate resources and information for the ABA Representatives workshop at the Circuit’s Fall and Spring Meetings.
• Reaching out to first year law student to cultivate a strong ABA and Law Student Division relationship from the start of law school.
• Seeking out creative and innovative ways to encourage first year students to take advantage of the ABA's invaluable benefits ( i.e. seminars, workshops, luncheons) and promotes attendance at the ABA Annual Meeting.
• Maintaining and developing circuit membership programs, plans, and activities for promoting Division programs, activities and national competitions through regular communications with Circuit ABA Representatives.
• Working in cooperation with the Lt. Governor of SBA Presidents to recommend and prepare Circuit membership initiatives and activities for membership campaigns for use by reps in an effort to encourage, motivate and support ABA Representatives in their activities.
• Maintaining regular communication with each of the Circuit’s ABA Representatives, monitor their activities and programs, provide coaching and support systems to those in need, and report any concerns or difficulties to the Circuit Governor. 
• Securing and updating the election/appointment results and contact information for ABA Representatives at each of the Circuit’s ABA-approved law schools on a continuous basis.
• Coordinating communications with the 11th Circuit ABA Representatives (including conference calls).
• Additional tasks may be assigned at the discretion of the Circuit Governor.

Circuit Relations and Communications
Yasmin Naghash
American University - Washington College of Law

Basically, this Lt. Governor serves as the Circuit’s communications hub and is responsible for:

• Publishing the Circuit newsletter including the development of articles, editing contributions from circuit members, and providing information on benefits, current opportunities and activities within the circuit, the ABA and the Law Student Division (also see the Division's monthly eNewsletter)
• Submitting monthly announcements to the Circuit Governor for submission to the editors of Student Lawyer magazine.
• Coordinating information in cooperation with the Circuit Governor and other Lt. Governors to develop and disseminate promotional announcements regarding Circuit and Division activities and programs and for recommending the most appropriate medium for the dissemination of such communication.
• Submitting announcements and updates to the Circuit Governor for posting to the Circuit List Serve and/or Circuit webpage of the ABA Law Student Division website.
• Maintaining an archive record of circuit meeting minutes including conference calls. 
• Coordinating all inter-circuit communications.
• Ensuring that a copy of all circuit correspondence is provided to the Circuit Governor and maintained in an archive database for future records and reference.

Non-Traditional Law Student Relations
Gideon Obi
Howard University School of Law

Non-traditional students are a very important part of the law school community, but all too often the unique needs and concerns of these students are overlooked. The Lt. Governor of Non-Traditional Students serves as an advocate for students returning to academic life after a long or short-term absence, evening students, those with dependent families, part-time students, etc.  Working in cooperation with the Circuit Governor this Lt. Governor is responsible for serving as:

• A voice of non-traditional students within the Circuit to establish recognition for the unique needs and concerns.
• Recognizing that one approach does not fit all, this individual must be creative in developing strategies for bringing the circuit and ABA to the forefront of these students’ attention in an effort to build a more durable link between this group and the goals of the ABA Law Student Division.
• It is the responsibility of this Lt. Governor to coordinates initiatives, programs and activities of interest to non-traditional students with other student leaders throughout the region who represent non-traditional students.

Student Bar Associations
Rena Willis
University of the District of Columbia

The Lt. Governor for Student Bar Associations is responsible for working with the Circuit Governor to plan and coordinate resources and information for the SBA Presidents as follows:

• Working with the Circuit Governor to plan and coordinate resources and information for the SBA President's workshop at the Circuit's Fall and Spring Meetings.
• Maintaining regular communication with each of the Circuit’s SBA Presidents, monitoring their activities and programs, providing coaching and support systems to those in need, and ensuring the proper dissemination of publicity and reporting for SBA events and activities at each of the Circuit’s ABA-approved law schools.
• Serving as a liaison between the SBA organizations, the Circuit and the Division by encouraging inactive schools to establish a presence in the ABA Law Student Division.
• Securing and updating the election results and contact information for the SBA Presidents at each of the Circuit’s ABA-approved law schools on a continuous basis.
• Coordinating all communication with the 11th Circuit SBA Presidents.

Working closely with the Circuit Governor, these Lt. Governors are responsible for leading and promoting ABA initiatives at ABA-approved law schools within the Circuit. 

Diversity
Yaa Anyane Yeboa
American University-Washington College of Law

The Lt. Governor of Diversity is responsible for:

• Leading and promoting diversity initiatives at ABA-approved law schools.
• Serving as a liaison to school organizations within the circuit, this person works closely with law schools to encourage the sponsorship of educational programs and events that teach and foster respect for different races, genders, religions, sexual orientations and individuals with disabilities.
• Taking a leading role in developing and creating opportunities and plans for law schools to participate in the Division’s March 2 Diversity Day events.
• Serving as a coach, mentor and consultant for other independently school-sponsored activities such as Diversity Weeks as called upon by student organizations at law schools within the Circuit. 
• Periodically, preparing reports outlining circuit activities addressing diversity to the Circuit Governor.
• Establishing a method to maintain archive records of activities within the circuit for future reference.
• It may be possible that this person will be called upon to coordinate a program on Diversity during the Circuit’s Fall and/or Spring Meeting.

Law Student Mental Health
Nadia Hojjatt
Georgetown University Law Center

This Lt. Governor is responsible for:

• Reaching out to the leaders at each law school in the circuit to discuss the implementation of a Law Student Mental Health Initiative on their campus.
• If a law school has a similar program addressing Law Student Mental Health, this person should ask for a description of the program including how it is set up and managed, and should immediately transmit the summary to the Circuit Governor for submission to the Division’s Chair.
• Familiarizing yourself with the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs for valuable resources available to law students in need to refer any interested students or groups to the ABA for more information on the law student mental health issues.
• Serve as a law student mental health coach, mentor and consultant for independently school-sponsored activities as called upon by student organizations at ABA-approved law schools within the Circuit.
• It may be possible that this person will be called upon to coordinate a program on Law Student Mental Health during the Fall and/or Spring Circuit Meeting.

Programs and Events
Nicole Rementer
Catholic University of American-Columbus School of Law

Working closely with the Circuit Governor, the Lt. Governor of Programs and Events is responsible for:

• Developing the Fall and Spring Circuit Meeting programs to include confirming a law school host, securing sponsors, coordinating the logistics, soliciting guest speakers, and compiling a list of host city points of interest.
• Soliciting topic and event suggestions from circuit members, SBA presidents and ABA representatives in an effort to ensure that the Circuit meetings are academically, professionally and personally rewarding for attendees.

Public Interest/Work-A-Day Community Service
Salua Baida
American University - Washington College of Law

The Lt. Governor of Public Interest/Work-A-Day Community Service is responsible for:

• Organizing Circuit public interest projects and promoting campus public interest programs.
• Promoting the Work-A-Day programs in the Circuit and assists schools in maintaining and developing their own Work-A-Day programs.
• It may be possible that this person will be called upon to coordinate a program or activity during the Circuit’s Fall of Spring Meeting.
• Communicating with the Circuit Governor, keeping the Circuit informed of what Public Interest and Work-A-Day events are taking place in the Circuit.
• As the Circuit’s primary contact for Public Interest, this person should familiarize themselves with ABA’s Law Day, the Division’s Grant Program, VITA Program and the ABA Standing Committee on ProBono and Public Service.
• Promotes ABA and Division funding assistance available to law schools, such as the Division’s Grant Program, for public interest events and programs.

Veterans Advocacy
Brian Ross
George Mason University School of Law

The Veterans Advocacy Lt. Governor is responsible for:

• Organizing Circuit public interest projects and promoting campus veterans pro bono programs.
• Promoting veteran advocacy programs in the Circuit and assists schools in maintaining or developing their own programs.
• It may be possible that this person will be called upon to coordinate a program or activity during the Circuit’s Fall of Spring Meeting.
• Communicating with the Circuit Governor, keeping the Circuit informed of what veteran advocacy events are taking place in the Circuit.
• As the Circuit’s primary contact for veteran initiatives, this person should familiarize themselves with the Division’s Grant Program and the ABA Standing Committee on ProBono and Public Service.
• Promotes ABA and Division funding assistance available to law schools, such as the Division’s Grant Program, for public interest events and programs

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Programs
Yonne S. Bellamy
Howard University School of Law

The Lt. Governor for Volunteer Income Tax Assistant Programs (VITA) is responsible for:

• Assisting law schools within the circuit develop and maintain their own VITA program.
• Serving as a coach and mentor to those law schools in the circuit who have not sponsored a previous VITA site.
• Planning for the implementation of a school's VITA program should be done in the Summer and Fall for the following Tax Filing Deadline. Tell me more
• Any experience in accounting or tax would be helpful to successfully satisfy these job responsibilities, but such experience is not required.