December 05, 2018

Lauren McKenna Elected Vice Chancellor; 5 Gain Board of Governors Seats

Lauren P. McKenna, a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, was the chair of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Legal Writing Competition in 2018 and a Chancellor’s Appointment to the Board of Governors in 2017 after serving as a member from 2014-2016, and serving as its chair in 2016. McKenna will serve as Vice Chancellor of the Association in 2019 after running unopposed in the Association's 2018 Annual Election, which culminated at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2018.

McKenna will serve as Vice Chancellor in 2019, Chancellor-Elect in 2020 and Chancellor in 2021.

The following candidates for Association offices ran unopposed and will begin serving in their positions on Jan. 1: Jennifer S. Coatsworth, Secretary; Marc J. Zucker, Treasurer; Ira S. Lefton, Assistant Secretary; and Matthew S. Olesh, Assistant Treasurer.

The following five candidates were elected and will begin serving their three-year terms on the Association's Board of Governors on Jan. 1:

• James F. Berardinelli
• Diane Penneys Edelman
• Dino Privitera
• Riley Ross III
• P. Douglas Sisk

Seven candidates were also elected to three-year terms to the Young Lawyers Division Executive Committee and will begin serving their terms on Jan. 1. They are:

• Raphael F. Castro
• P. Michael Jones
• Andrew A. Napier
• Courtney M. O'Brien
• Michael J. Rugnetta
• Melissa Ruth
• Jordan Strokovsky