2008 Board Members

President: The responsibilities of the President include:
Coordinating the activities of the organization; Serving as chairperson of all full meetings of the organization and of the Executive Board; Serving as chief spokesperson of the organization; Issuing notice of meetings of the organization and of the Executive Board to all members; Administering and maintaining the BALRA email distribution list; and Serving as liaison to the Nominations Committee.

Acting President:
Courtney Fitzgibbons
Assistant Director for Employer Relations
Golden Gate University School of Law
Law Career Services
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 369-5318 direct
(415) 543-6680 fax
cfitzgibbons@ggu.edu

President Elect: The President-Elect automatically assumes the position of President the following year. The responsibilities of the President-Elect include: Assisting the President as requested; Assuming the duties of the President in the event of the inability of the President to serve; Serving as Public Relations liaison (e.g. NALP, bar associations, city groups); Editing and Updating the BALRA Website.

President Elect:
Courtney Fitzgibbons
Assistant Director for Employer Relations
Golden Gate University School of Law
Law Career Services
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 369-5318 direct
(415) 543-6680 fax
cfitzgibbons@ggu.edu

Secretary: The responsibilities of the Secretary include: Keeping minutes of all meetings of the organization; Maintaining a record of the members of the organization which indicates all contact information; Preparing correspondence of the organization; Publishing and distributing an annual membership directory; and Billing and collecting dues from members.

Brianne O'Leary
Legal Recruiter
Perkins Coie LLP
101 Jefferson Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1114
(650) 838-4484 direct
(650) 838-4350 fax
BOleary@perkinscoie.com

Treasurer: The responsibilities of the Treasurer include: Receiving and depositing all funds belonging to the organization; Preparing and signing checks in payment of bills authorized for payment on behalf of the organization; Maintaining the financial records of the organization; and Preparing and issuing financial reports on the financial condition of the organization for each meeting.

Melissa Maynard Léger
Associate Director of Career Services
Stanford Law School
650-723-9158 direct
650-723-0212 fax
melissa@law.stanford.edu

Past President:
Sari Zimmerman
Career Services Director
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
100 McAllister Street, #200
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 565-4856
(415) 565-4863 (fax)
zimmerma@uchastings.edu