Another focus group opportunity for the DEI council

[Jonathan Ko]

Another opportunity for people interested in representing attorneys with disabilities:

--------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Diana Singleton <dia...@wsba.org> <m...@list.wsba.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Subject: [mba] Focus Groups for DEI Plan Process - Sign Up by 3/4
To: Minority Bar Associations <m...@list.wsba.org>
Cc: Sandra Yamate <Sandra...@theiilp.com>, Karyn Linn <karyn...@theiilp.com>, Saleena Salango <sale...@wsba.org>

Hi MBA Leaders,

 

As you know, the DEI Council is working on a new DEI Plan (to replace the 2013 Diversity and Inclusion Plan). They are working with the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (“IILP”) to develop an updated DEI plan to present to the WSBA Board of Governors in September.

 

As part of the process, the consultants from ILLP – Sandra Yamate and Karyn Linn – are inviting minority bar associations to participate in a focus group where their representatives can share their opinions and experiences about how DEI efforts are or are not working within WSBA and what is needed in the new DEI plan.

 

If you or someone else from your MBA is interested in participating in the focus group meeting, please email In...@theIILP.com and provide your representative’s name and email address by March 4th. IILP will then send that person a link to a Doodle poll to schedule the focus group(s).

 

I acknowledge this is the second invitation to join a focus group as Ben Kim-Garvey from Kno-Why Consultants has been facilitating focus groups with the MBA for the Membership Demographic Study. While these focus groups are related, the consultants will be asking different questions to inform the respective projects.

 

Thank you so much for considering participating int these focus groups.

 

Diana

 

 

Diana K. Singleton | Chief Equity and Justice Officer
Gender Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Washington State Bar Association | 206.727.8205 | dia...@wsba.org

1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600 |Seattle, WA 98101 | www.wsba.org

 

The WSBA is committed to full access and participation by persons with disabilities. If you have questions about accessibility or require accommodation please let me know.

 

 

 

 

 

---

[Miryam Gordon]

Hi, I'm sending a second time because I got a "bounce" notice.... thanks!

On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 1:02 PM Miryam Gordon <mir...@lllt4familylaw.com> wrote:

Hi, folks,

you may already have seen that there are (at least) two opportunities to attend focus groups that come out of or are connected to the DEI Council. One is with IILP, consultants that are working with us on an update/redraft of the WSBA DEI Plan (from 2013!). That's the one attached to this thread. 

The other is for the Membership Demographic Study which hopefully many of you did the survey for.... that's also an update of an old set of data. 

I don't know if anyone responded to Jonathan's email and stepped up to participate, but it would be sad not to have any representation from WADA.

I have volunteered to be the "buddy" from the DEI Council to this MBA. Each of the 17 of us is supposed to choose MBAs to connect with. 

I'd love to hear from anyone who chose to participate so that I know there was/is some WADA input somewhere. Thanks so much!

best,

Miryam