The DePaul Law Diversity Council offers critical support, guidance and oversight on the College of Law's anti-racism, diversity and inclusion efforts. The all-alumni council provides direct feedback to the law school's administration and supports DePaul Law as:
- Thought Leaders
- Consultants to the law school administration
- Sponsor and assist in the planning of diversity and inclusion programming
- Hold the College of Law's administration accountable on diversity metrics, anti-racism initiatives and the goals of the law school's Diversity Plan
- Advocates
- Utilizing networks and affinity groups to help diversify the student body, faculty and staff
- Assist in increasing resources for equity and diversity programming
- Connecting the law school with community partners
- Influencing the University and the legal community on the needs of the College of Law in the areas of diversity and inclusion
- Connectors
- Serve as mentors/contacts for our students and recent grads
- Increase engagement with our community of diverse alumni
Diversity Council Membership
Co-Chairs:
- Ray Koenig (JD '99)
Attorney & Managing Partner, Clark Hill PLC - Sufyan Sohel (MS '11; JD '11)
Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, Resilience Force
Council Members:
- Aurora Austriaco (BSC '87; JD '90)
Shareholder, VAB Law Firm - Heather Renée Adams (JD '12)
Shareholder, Roetzel & Andress - The Honorable Maryam Ahmad (JD'00)
Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County - Azeema Akram (JD '13)
Administrative Law Judge, Illinois Commerce Commission - Karina Ayala Bermejo (JD '98)
President/CEO, Instituto Del Progreso Latino - Jeremy Duffy (JD'11)
Legal Officer/General Counsel, Illinois State Board of Education - Shawn Eddings-Levesque (COE '94, JD '98)
Director of Legal Hiring, Cook County State's Attorney's Office - The Honorable Robert F. Harris (JD '90)
Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County - Suheily Natal Davis (JD'07)
General Counsel - Latin American, McDonald's Corporation - Michelle Jackson (JD '98)
Associate Director for Labor & Employee Relations, University of Illinois at Chicago - Tiffani Mims (JD '19)
Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office - DL Morriss (JD '08)
Partner, Hinshaw Culbertson LLP - Markena Peavy (JD'12)
Senior Counsel, BMO Financial Group - Meredith Ritchie (JD '91)
Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Ethics and Government Affairs Officer, Alliant Credit Union - Swathi Staley (JD '11)
Chief Strategy Officer & General Counsel, YMCA of Metro Chicago - Johner T. Wilson III (JD '02)
Employment Litigation & Trial Attorney, Epstein Becker Green