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	Edgar Atadero is one of the Regional Directors from Region 19 (Asia). For several years he has been active in human rights campaigns in the Philippines and globally with the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA) and other organizations. He has participated in the Geneva Human Rights Course in 2006 and made representations at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva as part of the course practicum. We welcome him back to InterPride as he presents us with a global update on human rights.
	Pat Baillie, Associate Director of Training & Professional Development, Out & Equal. Pat has a Masters degree in Physical Education, Biology and Psychology from California State University, Northridge. Her strong belief and participation in LGBT causes has been with her entire career. It is no wonder then, that, she retired from with the rank of Major and position of Weapon's Controller and Space Operations officer in 1993, the very day US President Bill Clinton announced the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. She came out publicly and was a featured speaker at the Veteran's day memorial in Sacramento, CA in 1993. Settling in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Pat worked within Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies on their diversity council and presented on LGBT issues at statewide EEOC conferences. She invested over 10 years as co-president of Albuquerque Pride and in the organization of the LGBT community on a statewide level. In January 2008, she found a place to combine her long term experience in education and grass roots activism and took a position with Out & Equal in California. She lives in Oakland with her partner and travels extensively teaching, presenting and discussing the issues impacting LGBT equality in and out of the workplace. The opportunity to influence the workplace is truly a dream job bringing together her political/activist passion with her love of teaching.
	Garry Bowie is the currently the Executive Director of the Long Beach AIDS Foundation, Inc., President of Avatar Club Los Angeles, President of Satyrs Motorcycle Club of Los Angeles (the world's oldest continuously running gay organization), Organizing Committee Co-chair of The Leather Leadership Conference XV to be held in April 2011 in Los Angeles. Gary is what some might say overwhelmingly busy, but we are confident in his leadership; he has a long history of successful tenures on many local, community, and business boards of directors in various capacities. Garry is also an award-winning film producer, filmmaker and radio show producer. His works include the widely seen documentary "Original Pride: The Satyrs Motorcycle Club", seen on HERE and LOGO cable television networks and in film festivals around the world. His current production project is the 5-Part anthology follow-up series, "The Long Road Forward from Original Pride" coming in September 2011 from Century Pictures Company.
	Troy Bronstein - In the mid -1980's, no nightclub was a "hot spot" without that stream of A-list entertainers parading through their doors and onto their stages. As a waiter in a large Southern California club, Troy Bronstein had the good fortune to become a liaison between many of the performers and the club, and in doing so, established great friendships with some of the hottest names on the charts. (Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, Deborah Harry, Jennifer Holliday etc) At the encouragement of several performers, Troy formed T-Best Talent Agency with seven artists on his roster. 23 years later, T-Best Talent is one of the largest independent talent agencies in the world, representing more than 100 acts that include singers, songwriters, DJ's and comedians.
	Marie Cartier received her Ph.D. in Religion (major: Women 's Studies in Religion; emphasis: Theology, Ethics and Culture) in Spring 2010 from Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Cartier's book is Baby You Are My Religion: the Emergence of Theology in Butch-Femme/Gay Women's Bar Culture and Community, based on 102 original interviews with primarily pre-Stonewall gay women and men (Equinox Press, 2011.) She is responsible for creating the Queer Caucus for the Western Region of the American Academy of Religion, which has advised the Academy for the past decade, and she has published numerous scholarly articles on the sacrality of pre-Stonewall culture. Currently she teaches Gender & Women's Studies at California State University, Northridge and Film Studies at University of California, Irvine. She is also a working artist and has published two poetry books and eight plays. Her critically acclaimed one-woman show Ballistic Femme premiered in 1997 & she currently performs and exhibits her installation MORGASM, the Museum of Radical Gender and Sex Matrix. She is extremely grateful to the Long Beach community of gay elders for their support and also to Long Beach Pride for successive academic scholarships that were instrumental to her finishing her doctorate. Photo by: Lenn Keller
	Ruth Debra, BS in Public Health – retired Nurse and nursing home administrator. Ruth has been an activist and organizer of Civil Rights, Women's Rights and LGBT causes since 1959 and shows little sign slowing her pace. She is on the National Steering Committee and Field Organizer for Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, member of the American Society on Aging, board director of the Golden Rainbow Center, Palm Springs/SAGE, and also currently serves as Chair of the Desert Stonewall Democrats. In addition to serving on numerous boards and committees, she is co-founder of the shelter for battered women and children in Tyler, Texas, former VP of National Organization for Women in Twin Cities, Minnesota, former member of Twin Cities Pride, Palm Springs Pride, and Interpride. For the past three consecutive years, she has served on planning committees for national and regional OLOC gatherings where Old Lesbians over age 60 work to confront ageism through education and public discourse.
	Caryl Dolinko has almost 30 years of professional experience and has held many prominent positions in sales and marketing, communications, public relations, sponsorship and fund raising. She created the Sponsorship and Communications program for Vancouver Pride Society, was the Chair of the 2008 InterPride AGM, the host committee organizer for the 2005 IGLTA conference and she continues to work with private companies and non profit organizations. Caryl's commitment to LGBT rights and worldwide equality is informed by her experience as an independent traveler. She has traveled to 71 countries on six continents and is the author of three travel books, including the Canadian bestseller, The Globetrotter's Guide. Caryl's unique perspective on international issues and global diversity enriches her natural business instinct and enhances her work for the LGBT community.
	Ellen Ensig-Brodsky - Having come out soon after the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and during the rise of the Feminist Movement, Ellen launched her LGBT activism as co-founder of the Unitarian-Universalist Gay Concerns Committee in Huntington, Long Island. She then moved back to her roots in New York City, where she co-founded Pride Senior Network, participated in the Empire State Pride Agenda's Health & Human Services Network, and served as President of the Manhattan Borough-Wide Inter Agency Council on Aging (MBIAC)
	Jim Fouratt has an extensive list of active participation with many organizations and events involving LGBT causes. He is a lifelong activist and took part in all 4 nights of the historical Stonewall Rebellion in Greenwich Village 1969. Co-founder Youth International Party (YIPPIE); Gay Liberation Front, Heal, Act UP, Lavender and Red Union; Came out on National TV David Suskind 1967; Founding Board NYC Lesbian & Gay Service Center; Commentator: CNN, BBC, NPR, Pacifica; guest: Charlie Rose, Stephen Colbert. Documentaries: Stonewall 69, Rainbow Flag, Chicago 10, House of Numbers, After Stonewall, Act Up-Oral History, MTV/VH1 documentaries; Clubs: Hurrah, Danceteria, Studio 54; Unions: AEA, SAG; Print subject: My Generation, STONEWALL, etc, Sr VP of A&R Mercury Records; Writer: SPIN, Rolling Stone, Option, Village Voice, BAR, Gay City News, Advocate, HITS; NY City Council candidate 2009; personal hero Harry Hay; current: pop culture critic, senior advocate, single, poor and still curious.
	Roger Goodman, M.Div., musician, teacher, spiritual director, Stonewall Rebel, and a founder of the Chicago Gay Liberation Front, has a strong history of activism in the LGBTQ social justice movement. He continues his political presence through workshop facilitating and speaking on Gay male sex, sexuality, and spirituality at university campuses, and through his on-going research in four areas of Queer anthropology: Gay male ritual, symbol, mythology, and spirituality. Roger's current project, a powerful documentary film, "From The Ashes Risen," focuses on surviving Chicago Gay men diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the 1980's and 1990's, as well as reflection on the community of hope and compassion that grew in the midst of what Roger calls the holocaust years. Roger is compelled to present this story so that current and future generations of LGBTQ people will understand this both dark and inspiring period in our history.
	Robert Gordon - Special Events Manager, National Events Services Born and Raised in New York City, Robert migrated to California in 1998 during the DOT COM Boom. He worked in the Information Technology industry until his 40th birthday when I realized he hated what I did for a living and yearned for more from his career. He says "the owner of National was kind enough to give me a shot at Outside Sales for Special Events," and has been building the company's customer base ever since and has not looked back. His attention to detail and relentless awareness for Customer Service has gained him the strong following of loyal customers he appreciates and enjoys to this day.
	Joe Granda, President of Granda Entertainment, LLC. For 25 years, Joe has worked with some of the biggest Latino talents, including Gloria Trevi, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Thalia, India, Lucia Mendez, Laura Leon, Shakira, Paulina Rubio. He is a top leader in promoting artists that support the LGBT community to mainstream media outlets. He has promoted video and music products, organized national LGBT music tours, and has assisted in several Pride Event productions, including the "Fiesta Caliente" stage at the Long Beach Pride Festival for the past several years. Granda Entertainment's services include Music & Video Promotion, Event Production, Marketing and Publicity, Remixes & Servicing quality Latin dance music to DJ's & VJ's in USA, Mexico & abroad, through his innovative Digital Promo Distribution Network. He is the publisher of the Latin Music Club Report Magazine, focusing on the Latino DJ & music/ video standing charts.
	Elisa McConnehea – Owner, Versatile Events Elisa started her career in event production as a volunteer for numerous non profit organizations in the Long Beach and South Bay Area. She began with Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride in 1994 and chaired several key organizing committees such as Festival Set during her 12 years with the organization. She retired from Long Beach Pride after serving as president from 2003 to 2006. As a result of her noticeable success at organizing the Pride event over the years, she was sought out and solicited by other non-profits to coordinate their events. Thus, began the creation of Versatile Events in 2001. Today Versatile Events and its staff manage and produce small and large scale events and parades all over the South Bay Area. For the last 4 years, Versatile Events has been in partnership with Christopher Street West in coordinating their LA Pride Parade with an attendance of over 400,000 people.
	Gary Meador is the Director of Aggreko Event Services – North America. He has 20 years of experience in the Event power and air conditioning industry. Gary has designed and managed the electrical and air conditioning installations at such projects as the 1996, 2002 and 2010 Olympics, the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the 2003 Pan Am Games, multiple Super Bowls, Presidential Inaugurations, US Opens, major corporate events, and concerts. Gary holds a degree from Texas A&M University and is a member of the Houston chapter of ISES. He is often quoted and published in industry publications for his expertise in event power and air conditioning production, and has served as a speaker at several industry conventions.
	Mina Kay Meyer, M.A. Gerontologist, and LGBT activist since 1971 She is the current Co-Chair of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change – challenging ageism through public education and outreach. She wrote her first thesis in social sciences on topic Older Lesbians, served as president of the Gay Women's Service Center, Vice-President and Board Member Emeritus of the Gay Community Services Center. Mina was Conference Coordinator for First National Conference on Lesbian and Gay Aging, 1981, and also for West Coast Celebration and Conference by and for Old Lesbians in 1987. A brief list of other affiliations and recognitions include California Dreaming: National Gathering, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, Los Angeles in 2008, recipient of the Heart of Gold from AIDS Health Care Foundation, named in The Advocate 400 list, and named LA Weekly Quintessential Angeleno, recipient of Christopher Street West's, Steve Berman Award. She married her partner of 39 years, Sharon Raphael, in Long Beach, CA in 2008.
	Cheli Mohamed, Volunteer & Community Resources Director, San Diego LGBT Pride. Cheli is responsible for the recruitment, placement, training, and appreciation of more than 800 volunteers in 29 different departments for San Diego Pride. She is originally from Brawley, California, and moved to San Diego in 1985 to attend the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Upon graduation she spent 10 years in non-profit social services working for AIDS Foundation San Diego, San Diego's LGBT Community Center and Family Pride Coalition. She spent seven years working in local government and is thrilled to return to the LGBT Community. Her professional background includes program development, volunteer management, crisis intervention, HIV/AIDS prevention and education, fund-raising, and special events. Cheli is passionate about volunteering and devotes countless hours to the community organizations. She has served as Volunteer Coordinator for the Western States Police and Fire Games, Captain of the SDPD's Men's 800 Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Team and a volunteer for the Federal Women's Pistol Invitational as well as the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund's Leadership Institute. Cheli and her partner Nancy, and their children Brianna and RJ, live in North Park. They share their home with Claudia, their blind pug. Cheli can be reached at chelimohamed@gmail.com
	Michael C. Oliveira is a project archivist at ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives processing collections of the ONE Founders and Pioneers Cataloging Project, a National Endowment for Humanities grant funded position.
	Dana Picore, Ph.D. Visionary and Founder; Picore Worldwide a company with expertise in Threat Assessment and VIP Security. She is educated in leadership strategies from Cornell University, holds a certification in Management Development for Entrepreneurs (MDE) from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and her doctorate is in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Organizational Psychology. Her titles and specialties are too many to list, but suffice to say she is a sought after Threat Assessment Expert and Workplace Violence Prevention Consultant by various agencies and new media outlets. She has been featured by Fortune Small Business Magazine and is even licensed as a private investigator and psychotherapist. Other activities include:Field participation during the Katrina Relief efforts, New Orleans, Louisiana, Research on the impact of global terrorism while in the Middle East, Former police officer, field and academy training instructor, Los Angeles Police Department, Lived and traveled throughout the Middle East interviewing key figures on diversity Post 911.
	Sharon Raphael, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve Univ.,  Professor Emerita of Sociology, taught Sociology and Coordinated Gerontology Master's program at California State University Dominguez Hills, retired 2010 after 40 years of teaching and research, LGBT activist since 1971, founder CSUDH Older Adult Center, past adviser LGBT Student Union, (present) Research Gatekeeper, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, pioneered field of Lesbian and Gay Aging, founder National Association for Lesbian and Gay Gerontology, published articles in professional journals on Lesbian and Gay aging, Christopher Street West Steve Berman Award, member (LAIN) of American Society on Aging, member, Gerontological Society of America.
	Sridhar Rangayan is an Indian gay filmmaker whose compelling films present hard-hitting social issues with warmth, compassion and humor. These award winning films are at the forefront of India's emergent queer cinema movement – ground-breaking in a country where homosexuality is still socially unacceptable. He has served as Jury for prestigious film festivals such as Berlinale in Germany, Movies That Matter in Netherlands and SATO in USA. In 2010, he founded India's biggest queer film festival KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival which created history by being the first queer film festival to be held at a mainstream theater in India. He is also the Founder Trustee and Boar member of The Humsafar Trust, one of India's oldest and largest community-based organization working with rights and health of MSM and Transgender population. http://www.solarispictures.com/SR.htm
	Dave Reynolds, M.P.H., C.P.H. Senior Public Policy and Research Manager, The Trevor Project. Outspoken, gregarious and intelligent, Dave Reynolds joined The Trevor Project in 2007 as the East Coast Call Center Manager in New York City. After receiving his M.P.H. from Columbia University in 2009, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he now manages The Trevor Project's educational programs and works on local, state and federal policy and advocacy initiatives to promote the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ youth. During his undergraduate career at Occidental College, Dave interned at GLAAD, helping to construct an HIV/AIDS Media Resource Guide. He also spent four months living in South Africa to research HIV/AIDS prevention education in public schools in townships. A Pittsburgh native, Dave is certified by the National Board of Public Health Examiners – and is also an avid Steelers fan! When he's not advocating for LGBTQ youth at Trevor, Dave is enjoying the outdoors with his dog, Harley, or fiercely competing in his dodgeball league. Dave's LGBTQ Hero: James Baldwin
	Russell Roybal is the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's deputy executive director of external relations, where he oversees the organization's fundraising and communications work, and the National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change. Prior to assuming his current role, Roybal was the director of movement building for the Task Force and managed the organization's capacity building and training efforts. Roybal is noted fund-raiser, trainer and LGBT movement leader. He was on staff of the Gill Foundation for over six years, and served as the director of training and capacity building for the Denver-based foundation, whose mission is to secure equal opportunity for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, and is the single largest foundation dedicated to LGBT equality. Under his leadership, the foundation's training and capacity building program became a national model, and developed a reputation for excellence. He started his career in the LGBT movement through his involvement in San Diego Pride where he served as Pride's volunteer coordinator. Roybal is the immediate past chair of the board and a senior consultant with the Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT), a nonprofit training group focused on building the fund-raising skills of people of color and others working for social justice. He is an experienced development professional, having served as development officer and director for local and national nonprofit organizations. Additionally, he has served in various leadership capacities on the boards of directors of several nonprofit organizations, large and small, local and national. He currently serves on the board of directors of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. His areas of expertise include fund-raising, organizational development, and board development. He has worked with hundreds of groups and thousands of individuals, motivating them to get excited about fund-raising. Russell puts the "fun" in fundraising!
	Rodney A. Scott's career spans over twenty years of fund raising and social activism, with a professional focus in the publishing and political arenas. He has been featured on KABC, KFI talk radio and on national and local television news programs. In 2009 year Scott received the International Jose Julio Sarria Civil Rights Award for his leadership. Scott was also the recipient of The City of West Hollywood's Rainbow Key. Scott is currently a principal with Inspirational Entertainment Group after winding up six and half years of service with United Centers for Spiritual Living, a global, faith-based organization with an annual budget of $7.1 million. His responsibilities there include leading the organization's financial, development, marketing and communications activities. He also serves as the publisher of the United Centers for Spiritual Living's eighty-year-old magazine, Science of Mind. This monthly publication inspires over 100,000 readers around the world, providing practical messages of encouragement and interviews with such notables as the Dalai Lama, Melissa Etheridge and Deepak Chopra. During Scott's tenure, a time when print publications are losing readers, he helped grow the magazine's subscriber base by 20 percent. In 2000, he was asked to join Christopher Street West/ LA Pride one of the oldest pride organization in the country, and the following year he was elected its president. Under the leadership of Scott and the board of directors, Christopher Street West gained a strong financial foundation and its reputation as a positive force in the community has been greatly enhanced. The group's annual celebration weekend in West Hollywood attracts over 400,000 participants and one million television viewers. Scott has also worked as the corporate and media relations professional for Long Beach Pride, and between 2002 and 2005. Leisure for Scott is spending time with his Godchildren, Meagan and Matthew, age eleven, and seven-year-old Sammy. He also enjoys playing golf and tennis.
	PJ Sedillo served as President of Albuquerque Pride, Inc. for 21 years and retired in 2010. He has attended InterPride since 1996. He participated and co-presented last year's "InterPride Theme Selection Workshop" in St. Petersburg. He is the chair for the CAPI and Region 3 Pride Conference being held in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico February 17th -20th, 2011.
	Dori Shields is the Executive Vice President of the Casswood Insurance Agency, which has been associated with InterPride since its founding days in San Francisco and continues as proud sponsor of the InterPride Insurance Program, one of the longest running member benefits of InterPride membership. Dori is the lesbian in the Casswood advertising tag line, "largest gay and lesbian owned insurance agency in the USA". She and her partner Caryl live in upstate New York, with their "fur kids" Winne and Riley, (they bark) and Tanner (he purrs). Dori graduated from Connecticut State University but it was so long ago, she forgot everything she learned there. Dori's insurance career started in 1969 and along the way she managed to get her law degree which she uses only to review insurance clauses in the Pride contracts... As an industry expert in the area of Special Event & Entertainment insurance, Dori is always willing to take the time to give that Pride newbie their first insurance 101 lesson. If you attend her insurance workshop at this conference she is sure to share with you the 2010 InterPride Hit Parade of Claims and more importantly how you can avoid being on the 2011 list....
	Jeremy T. Sockwell , Business Development Specialist - Event Services, North America Jeremy's responsibilities with Aggreko Event Services are national accounts and contract negotiation. Jeremy specializes in identifying how to couple Aggreko's event customers' needs at a senior level, such as national consistency of service, contractual terms and conditions, sponsorship, and single point of contact, with Aggreko's ability to customize a National Account Program that brings value and return to the customer. Jeremy's background is not just limited to national accounts; his previous roles, including service center manager and global process manager for Aggreko's Strategic Technology Initiative, provide him with a wealth of experience. Jeremy's technical and event services expertise includes HVAC, large electrical distribution, contract negotiation, event efficiency, sponsorship and event ROI. He brings 15 years of experience to his position with Aggreko in which he has supported many large-scale events such as the Ryder Cup, The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and HullabaLOU. The PGA of America and the NCAA are just a sample of the clients that Jeremy has coupled Aggreko's programs and services with their needs for a reliable partner for power, HVAC and electrical distribution. Jeremy says, "This industry is all about trust and execution. It is a unique dynamic in our industry to have an organization like Aggreko Event Services and its ability to unite operational excellence, global reach, skilled technicians and a dedicated network of employees to back up our commitment of success to our customers." Jeremy has a B.A. in International Studies from the University of West Florida and an M.B.A. from the University of Miami. Jeremy is a member of the Orlando Chapter of ISES. Jeremy resides in Orlando, Florida, and enjoys spending weekends with his family, playing a little golf and, of course, watching college football.
	Howard Tabackman began his career in the event industry in 1979 with Abbey Rents. In 1983, he joined Aztec Tents & Events of Torrance where he quickly rose to Vice President of Sales. He was instrumental in building the company from a small mom and pop local operation to a nationally renowned event and tent rental company. In 2005, when Classic Party Rental acquired Aztec, Howard was integral to the transition of the new company, resulting in expansion of additional growth from coast to coast in high profile national events. Howard's reputation for excellence in event management spans a diverse client mix that includes sporting events, corporate and social events, national and local festivals and fairs, as well as internationally famed Hollywood shows and galas. For Howard, executing flawless events, is key to event industry success. Impressed by the new style and energy of Choura Events, Howard joined as Executive Vice President in November 2009. He is excited to be on the ground floor with the newly transformed company, helping to share their mission: inspire – serve – smile. Howard lives in Southern California with his partner Eric and their 3 children dogs.
	Greg Williams is Vice President of the ONE Archives and Director of Archives and Special Collections at CSU Dominguez Hills. He has been an archivist for 29 years. He has written archival grants for the ONE Archives that have resulted in nearly $500,000 for the organization.
	William Urich has been involved in Human Rights and GLBTI Pride activism in the US and abroad for many years. In addition to his work with Connecticut Pride he is currently a Vice President of Operations for InterPride and has worked with the InterPride Committee on International GLBTI Human and Civil Rights since 2002. During this time he has maintained a focus on educating peers and the public on the plight of Queer people throughout the global theater. He has participated in and facilitated at numerous Human Rights conferences and Pride events around the world and actively advocates for increased education on Human Rights and Equality issues. Mr. Urich has worked in the Human Services and Behavioral Science field for 22 years and currently provides intensive clinical psychiatric case management to people with mental illness and co-occurring disorders.
	Mia Frances Yamamoto (Formerly Michael F. Yamamoto) – Private Practice Law since 1984 Born in Poston Relocation Camp, Arizona, 1943. Graduated Cal State University, Los Angeles, B.S. Government 1966. U.S. Army, 1966 - 68, 4th Infantry Division, USARV received Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, et.al., 1967-68. UCLA School of Law, co-founded Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association, J.D., 1971. Poverty lawyer for Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1971 - 1974; Deputy Los Angeles County Public Defender and California State Public Defender, 1974 – 1984. Past President of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice; Past co-chair of the Multi-Cultural Bar Alliance (coalition of minority, women's, and gay and lesbian bar associations); and past president, Japanese American Bar Association. Served on the California Judicial Council Statewide Task Forces on Jury Improvement and Fairness and Access. Current boards include the Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Criminal Courts Bar Association, and International Bridges to Justice (a Human Rights group providing Due Process education to the judicial systems of China, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia); she is the current co-chair of the Asian Pacific American Woman Lawyers Alliance. Former board member of the L.A. County Bar Association, Korean American Bar Association and ACLU of Southern California as well as the Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for the American Bar Association. Various classroom lectures, panel discussions and demonstrations, include the panel on A Race and Criminal Justice, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., for President Clinton's 1999 Initiative on Race; Elimination of Bias for Consumer Attorneys of California, San Francisco, 2008, and Los Angeles County Bar Association She is a frequent media commentator on issues relating to criminal law and a variety of related issues primarily for: (print) LA Times, LA Daily Journal; (radio) KPFK, KPCC; (television) KCAL Channel 9, Fox Channel 11, NBC Channel 4, KCET Channel 28, (cable) MSNBC, CNN, Court TV, and other cable and foreign media. Past honors include Awards from the Criminal Courts Bar Association of Los Angeles, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, the National Lawyers Guild and the Los Angeles County Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year for 2002. Named one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in California by California Daily Journal, 2002. Named A Criminal Defense Attorney of the Year by the Century City Bar Association in 2006. Voted Southern California Super Lawyer by her peers, Los Angeles Magazine, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.