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executive committee

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Vanessa Raven
President
Ikuta Hemesath, LLP
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Krista Lister
Vice President
Attorney in Sacramento, CA
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Keeley Nickelson
Secretary
​Rojas & Nickelson Family Law, Inc.
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Jen-Ann Lee

​Treasurer

California State Transportation Agency​
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JUDICIAL LIAISON

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​Hon. Jaya Badiga
Sacramento County Superior Court
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PAST PRESIDENT LIAISON

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Elizabeth Dietzen-Olson
Department of Consumer Affairs
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CLICK FOR LIST OF WLS PAST PRESIDENTS

​Frances N. Carr (1923-1992)
Virginia Mueller (1924-2016)
Rita Singer (1915-2005)
Barbara Calais (1923-2003)
Carolyn Kemmler (1923-2007)
Kapsy Root (1919-2005)
Barbara McCallum
Lillian Jenks
Mary-Lou Smith
Evangelin Miller
Susan Orton
Karen Stevens (1944-2007)
Marguerite Roth
Carol Wallacker
Judith Harper
M.J. Hamilton
Deborah M. DeBow
Janice L. Thurston
Jerilyn Paik
Ruthann G. Ziegler
Diane Waznicky
Windie O. Scott 
Jennifer Brodkey Kaufman
Dawn H. Cole
Felicita S. Fields 
Tami J. Buscho
Lilian S. Shek
Nancy Peverini
Joan Stone
Patricia H. Jorgensen (1948-2016)
Karen Leaf
Karen M. Goodman
Ann Perrin Sparks
Joan A. Jernegan
Jean C. McEvoy (1943-2013)
Debra D. Roberts Ries
Grace J. Bergen
Barbara O’Hearn (1950-2024)
Lori T. Okun
Theresa La Voie
June D. Coleman
Patricia Sturdevant
Jennifer Rouse
Jamie Errecart 
Megan A. Rowe
Christine Jacob
Maralee Eriksen
Rebecca Dietzen
Jennifer Hartman King
Sonia Fernandes
Kelly Pope
Kim Garner
Elizabeth Dietzen Olsen
Kelly Babineau
Katherine Underwood
Lauren Jones
Kathryn Meola
​Natalie Fujikawa

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  • Home
  • About
    • Board of Directors >
      • Vanessa Raven
      • Krista Lister
      • Keeley Nickelson
      • Jen-Ann Lee
      • Judge Jaya Badiga
      • Elizabeth-Dietsen-Olsen
    • Committees >
      • Career Advancement & Retention
      • Development
      • Grants & Awards
      • Judicial Appointments
      • Legislation & Bar Delegation
      • Membership
      • Programs
      • Publicity & Community Relations
  • Events
  • WLS Foundation
    • ArtFest >
      • ArtFest Sponsorship
  • Scholarships
  • Frances Newell Carr Award
  • Join
    • Sustaining Members
  • Resources
  • Job Postings
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
  • New Page