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COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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COMMITTEE WORK
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COMMITTEE LINKS
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AMICUS COMMITTEE
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Chair:
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Jeffrey K. Winikow
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Members:
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Marc Coleman
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David Duchrow
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Charlotte Fishman
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Barry Wolf
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CELA's Amicus Committee files amicus briefs to help develop California
employment law and protect plaintiffs' verdicts.
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READ CELA AMICUS BRIEFS
ASK CELA TO WRITE AN APPELLATE
AMICUS BRIEF
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DFEH / EEOC COMMITTEE
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Members:
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Eve Chesbro
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Sandra Cohen
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Wilmer Harris
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Virginia Keeny
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Ramit Mizrahi
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Sarah Schlehr
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CELA's DFEH / EEOC Committee works to make the Department of Fair
Employment and Housing and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
more responsive to employees and their advocates.
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CONTACT CELA'S DFEH COMMITTEE
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DIVERSITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE
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Co-Chairs:
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Supreeta Sampath
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Bryan Schwartz
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Members:
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Christine Adams
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J. Bernard Alexander
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Eric Barba
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Christina Cheung
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David Duchrow
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Adrianne De Castro
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Patrice Goldman
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Monica Guizar
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Toni Jaramilla
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Virginia Keeny
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Dolores Leal
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Anthony Luti
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Alicia Olivares
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Scott Stillman
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CELA's Diversity Committee
works to recruit and retain members, and to reinforce
and increase CELA's diversity.
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CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE
DIVERSITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE
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EDUCATION COMMITTEE
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Members:
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David Duchrow
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Wilmer Harris
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Jean Hyams
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Virginia Keeny
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Dolores Leal
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Marilynn Mika Spencer
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CELA's Education Committee organizes CELA's seminars, including the two-day
annual CELA Conference, and publishes seminar materials.
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CLICK HERE FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT
UPCOMING SEMINARS
CLICK HERE
TO SEE CELA'S
MATERIALS FOR SALE:
CONFERENCE
MATERIALS AND MORE
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IMMIGRANT EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS COMMITTEE
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Chair:
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Kate Hege
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Members:
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Rene Barge
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Daljit Dhami
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Maria Diaz
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Kathryn Dickson
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Stephen Hogie
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Winifred Kao
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Virginia Keeny
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Kevin Kish
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Concepcion Lozano-Batista
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Enrique Martinez
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Charlotte Noss
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Jennifer Reisch
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Cynthia Rice
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Jora Trang
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Carol Vigne
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Henry Willis
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Mariko Yoshihara
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CELA's Immigrant Employment Rights Committee focuses on immigration issues and the employment
rights of foreign national workers.
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CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE IMMIGRANT EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS
COMMITTEE OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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JURY INSTRUCTIONS COMMITTEE
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Co-Chairs:
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David M. deRubertis
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Ellen Lake
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Members:
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Kathryn Dickson
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Jeffrey Winikow
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CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE JURY INSTRUCTIONS
COMMITTEE OR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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Co-Chairs:
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Alex Hartounian
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Sarah Schlehr
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Members:
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Michael Baltaxe
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Jocelyn Burton
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Roberta Fay
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Genie Harrison
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JJ Johnston
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Jennifer Kramer
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Michael Malk
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Jennifer Kramer
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Shannon Seibert
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Richard Stavin
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Debora Vierra
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Mark Wagner
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CELA's Law Practice Management Committee.
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CELA MEMBERS:
CONTACT THE LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
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Co-Chairs:
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Scot Bernstein
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Steven Pingel
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Pamela Pitt
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Political Director:
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Mariko Yoshihara
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CELA's Legislative Committee
monitors and works on state and federal legislation affecting employees
and the attorneys who represent them.
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CONTACT CELA'S LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE
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LISTSERV MONITORING COMMITTEE
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Co-Chairs:
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Amy Semmel
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Art Siegel
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Members:
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J. Bernard Alexander
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Michael Baltaxe
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Craig Byrnes
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Maria Diaz
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David Duchrow
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Robert Greeley
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Christopher Hayes
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Laura Horton
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JJ Johnston
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Joseph Lovretovich
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Janet Martin
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Patrick Turner
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CELA's Listserv Monitoring Committee
coordinates CELA's e-mail discussion forum on the Internet,
where CELA members ask questions, get answers, and share practical advice.
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CELA MEMBERS:
CLICK HERE FOR PERSONAL HELP
WITH THE CELA LIST
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MENTOR COMMITTEE
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Chair:
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Sarah Schlehr
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Members:
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Darci Burrell
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Shannon Clawson
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Tamara Freeze
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Traci Hinden
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Linda Krieger
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Matthew Wallin
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Chris Whelan
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Robert Worth
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CELA's Mentor Committee
helps CELA members by matching them with other CELA members
who volunteer as mentors.
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CELA MEMBERS:
CONTACT CELA TO GET MATCHED
WITH A MENTOR
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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Chair:
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J. Bernard Alexander
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Members:
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Scott Ames
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David deRubertis
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Wilmer Harris
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Jean Hyams
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Jill Telfer
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Richard Vaznaugh
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CELA's Nominating Committee.
This Committee of CELA Board and Regular Members receives nominations for
future Board seats; compiles information on the nominees with respect to
commitment to CELA, diversity (race, sex, sexual orientation, disability,
geographic, practice size, practice area, etc.), availability, interest
in serving, and more; and prepares a report with recommendations for the Board's review.
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CELA MEMBERS:
CONTACT THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Scot Bernstein
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Maria Diaz
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Kathryn Dickson
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David J. Duchrow
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Gail Glick
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Dolores Leal
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Wendy Musell
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Steve Pingel
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Debora Vierra
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Mariko Yoshihara
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CELA's Political Appointments Committee.
This committee assesses political and judicial appointment candidates
and helps recruit and advocate for candidates who are committed to workers' rights.
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CELA MEMBERS:
CONTACT THE POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
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Co-Chairs:
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Dale Brodsky
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Mary-Alice Coleman
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Wendy Musell
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Henry Willis
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CELA's Public Employment Committee
works on issues of importance to public employees.
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CELA MEMBERS:
CONTACT CELA TO VOLUNTEER
FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COMMITTEE
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PUBLICITY AND MEDIA COMMITTEE
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Virginia Keeny
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CELA's Publicity and Media Committee
helps reporters by giving them information about California
employment law, including knowledgable contacts
on specific issues.
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REPORTERS:
CONTACT CELA FOR INFORMATION
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TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
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Chair:
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Laura Horton
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Members:
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J. Bernard Alexander
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Rene Barge
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Scott Bonagofsky
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Darci Burrell
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James Dal Bon
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Kathryn Dickson
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Roberta Fay
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Genie Harrison
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Phil Horowitz
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Eugene Lee
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Kelly Knight
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Fred Quiel
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Leonard Sansanowicz
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Sarah Schlehr
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Mary Shea
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Art Siegel
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Debora Vierra
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CELA's Technology Committee
organizes informative technology-related seminars.
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CELA MEMBERS:
CONTACT CELA TO VOLUNTEER
FOR THE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
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WAGE AND HOUR COMMITTEE
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Co-Chair:
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Steven G. Pearl
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CELA's Wage and Hour Committee
works on overtime, minimum wage and
related issues.
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CLICK HERE TO
CONTACT CELA'S WAGE & HOUR COMMITTEE
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WEBSITE REDESIGN COMMITTEE
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Chair & Volunteer Webmaster:
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Phil Horowitz
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Members:
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Christina Krasomil
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Marilynn Mika Spencer
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Mariko Yoshihara
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CELA is in the process of re-designing its website. Please contact the Website Redesign Committee with any suggestions or comments.
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SUGGESTIONS ABOUT CELA's WEBSITE
E-MAIL BRIEFS FOR POSTING ON
CELA'S WEBSITE
CELA MEMBERS:
CLICK HERE FOR HELP WITH YOUR PASSWORD
FOR THE MEMBERS ONLY PART OF
CELA'S WEBSITE
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