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Advisory Board

The Managing Partners Diversity Initiative Advisory Board is made up of representatives from signatory law firms, law schools, government organizations, and bar associations. The MPDI Advisory Board meets regularly to discuss the strategy for implementation of each element outlined in theĀ 5-year plan.

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Bill Nolan
Managing Partner, Barnes & Thornburg

Marcelius Braxton
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Title IX Deputy Coordinator, Capital University Law School 

Jill Snitcher
Executive Director, Columbus Bar Association

Shweta Chaubey, APABA-CO
President, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Central Ohio; Attorney

Bob Tannous
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

Janay Stevens
JMLBA President, John Mercer Langston Bar Association; Associate, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Dean Lincoln Davies
Dean, OSU Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Melinda S. Molina
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Associate Professor of Law, Capital University 

Rachel M. Janutis
Dean & Professor of Law, Capital University Law School 

Henrique Geigel
HNBA Regional President, Hispanic National Bar Association Region X; Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Jim Flynn
Managing Partner, Bricker & Eckler

Brenda Rinehart
First Assistant Attorney General, Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

Noel C. Shepard
Columbus Member-In- Charge, Frost Brown Todd LLC

Meredith Rockwell
Chief of Human Resources & Labor Counsel, Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

Brian Shinn
Chief of Claims Section & Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein

Dean Michael States
Assistant Dean for Admission, Financial Aid, & Diversity Initiatives at OSU Moritz College of Law