Civic Activities
Akron Crime Clinic member and speaker
Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services Board Member
Akron Junior League Citizens Advisory Board (term ended 2008)
Akron UMADAOP Board Member
Akron Urban League Board Member (term ended 2008)
American Business Womens Organization
Ardmore Inc, Board Member (current)
Arlington Housing Options Board Member
Cascade Locks Park Association (current)
Community Aids Network Board Member
Girl Scout Leader
Open M Board Member
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Summit County Mental Health Symposium Co-chair
(current)
Supreme Court of Ohio Advisory Committee on Specialized Dockets (current)
Women’s Entrepreneurial Growth Organization Board Member
Women’s Network Board Member
YWCA Board Member
Weathervane Community Playhouse Board Member
Professional Activities as a Judge
Akron Bar Association, Committee Chair, Lecturer
American Inns of Court
National and Statewide speaker on Drug and Mental Health Courts
Ohio Bar Association- Author “Law you can Use”
Ohio Community Corrections Organization Board – Municipal Court representative
Ohio Judicial College Teacher and Judicial Mentor
Ohio Judicial Conference – Criminal Law and Legislative Committees
Ohio Judicial Conference Specialized Docket Co-chair
Ohio Justice Institute
Ohio Municipal Judges Association, Board Member
Ohio Supreme Court Drug Court Committee
Ohio Supreme Court Task Force on the Mentally Ill in the Courts
Oriana House Advisory Board
Summit County Criminal Justice Advisory Board
Teach New Judges, Evidence, Substance Abuse, Mental Health Court
Professional Activities as a Lawyer
Summit County Child Fatality Review Committee
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Key Person Committee & Trial Tactics Teacher
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers – State Constitutional Challenge Committee
Summit County Academy of Trial Lawyers Officer
Adjunct Writing Professor, University of Akron School of Law
Awards
2008 Akron Bar Association Outstanding Committee Chair for Law Week
2008 Harold Stubbs Award for Government
2005 Citizen Recognition Award – Summit Psychological
2003 Fred Frese Advocacy Award for work with Mental Health Court
2002 Urban Light Award – Department of Public Administration University of Akron
2001 CJ McLin Award Ohio Community Corrections Organization
2000 Brubaker Award of Honor – Legacy III
1998 Public Official of the Year – Ohio Chapter NASW Region 2
1997 Womens History Project Woman of the Year for Creativity
1996 DAR award for Public Official of the Year |
