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GABWA 2025 Executive Board Members and Leadership Team

GABWA 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Roodgine D. Bray, Esq.
President

president@gabwa.org


Gillian S. Crowl-Parrish, Esq.
President-Elect

president.elect@gabwa.org


Hon. Tameka West Bernard
Vice-President

vice.president@gabwa.org


Senoqua Claiborne, Esq.
Vice President of Albany

vp.albany@gabwa.org


Imani Carter, Esq.
Vice President of Athens

vp.athens@gabwa.org


Zena McClain-Haymon
Vice President of Augusta

vp.augusta@gabwa.org


Lillian Sconiers, Esq.
Vice President of Columbus

vp.columbus@gabwa.org


Nyonnohweah Seekie, Esq.
Vice President of Macon

vp.macon@gabwa.org


Denise Cooper, Esq.
Vice President of Savannah
 

vp.savannah@gabwa.org


Natasha S. L. Banks, Esq.
Secretary

secretary@gawba.org


Stephanie Bonner-Wiggins, Esq.
Treasurer

treasurer@gabwa.org


Ta-Tanisha Perryman, Esq.
Assistant Treasurer
 

treasurer@gabwa.org


Hon. Ashley Palmer
Parliamentarian

parliamentarian@gabwa.org


Elicia Hargrove, Esq.

Vice President of Membership

vp.membership@gabwa.org


Evita Gaillard, Esq.
Vice President of 
Programs

vp.programs@gabwa.org


Simone Hylton, Esq.
Vice President of Academies

vp.academies@gabwa.org

Maria Banjo, Esq.

Vice President of Communications

vp.communications@gabwa.org


Oto Ekpo, Esq.
Elections Committee Chair

elections@gabwa.org


Tyshawn Jackson, Esq.
Political Action Committee Chair

pac@gabwa.org


Shatorree Bates, Esq.
Judicial Review Committee Chair

judicial.review@gabwa.org


Jalah Falcher
Student Member at Large

student.member@gabwa.org


STANDING COMMITTEES

 

COMMITTEE

CHAIR & CO-CHAIR

EMAIL

Awards &

Sponsorships


Victoria Hicks

awards.sponsorships@gabwa.org

Communications

Maria Banjo

Communications@gabwa.org

Community

Service


Shombraya Goodman

community.service@gabwa.org

Elections


Otobong Ekpo

elections@gabwa.org

Finance


Stephanie Bonner-Wiggins (Chair)


Ta-Tanisha Perryman (Co-Chair)

finance@gabwa.org

Fundraising

finance@gabwa.org

Inter-Bar

Relations


Mercedes Ball (Chair)


interbar.relations@gabwa.org

Judicial Review


Shatorree Bates

judicial.review@gabwa.org

Legal Education


Winter Wheeler

legal.education@gabwa.org

Legally Speaking


Jacqueline Bunn

legally.speaking@gabwa.org

Membership


Elicia Hargrove (VP of Membership)

membership@gabwa.org

Newsletter and Archives

Ryan Lewis

newsletter@gabwa.org

Political Action


Shatoree Bates



pac@gabwa.org

Regional

Development


Elicia Hargrove and Denise Cooper

regional.development@gabwa.org

Sections


L’Zandra Jones (Chair)

sections@gabwa.org

Student Programs


Joy Smith (Chair) 


student.programs@gabwa.org

Special Events


Hon. Sonja N. Brown and Hon. Janet Scott

special.events@gabwa.org

 

AD HOC COMMITTEES

COMMITTEE

CHAIR & CO-CHAIR

EMAIL

Auction


Vera Starks and Adama K. Wiltshire

auction@gabwa.org

Bar Buddies

Keona Blunt and Lisa Hoover

Bar.buddies@gabwa.org

Book Club

Jacqueline Bunn

book.club@gabwa.org

CLE Overseas


Hon. Tami Thomas

cle.at.sea@gabwa.org

Constitution &  

Bylaws 

Hon. Ashley Palmer

 

Founders Awards 

Simon Hylton

founders.awards@gabwa.org

Gabby Gatherings

Timika Dennis

 

Glitter Gala & Auction

Vanessa Francois

gala@gabwa.org 

Judicial and Public Official Academy


Tamika Gibson and Hon. Maureen Woods

jpoa@gabwa.org 

Professional Development Academy


Jahnisha Loadholt

pda@gabwa.org

Trial Masters  

Bootcamp 

Daedrea Fenwick 

Trial.masters@gabwa.org

Woman 2 Woman 

Hon. Tabitha Ponder

w2w@gabwa.org



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United States

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