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Demonstrates outstanding efforts to promote an environment free from bias and discrimination;
Organizes, creates and facilitates various community events promoting diversity, respect, and
inclusiveness.

Nomination period: September – December

Integration Subcommittee

Integration Subcommittee Co-chairs:
Scherri Neewana Guidry
Chantell Marie Smith

Programming that includes topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion presentations were delivered in cooperation with local and
specialty bar associations and within existing LSBA CLE programs.

Diversity Committee Action
The Integration subcommittee held a meeting on March 28, 2023.

The Integration subcommittee discussed ways it could remain viable and further its mission, but
with a renewed purpose.

The subcommittee determined it should move its focus to building a speaker’s bureau and that this
would best further the mission of the subcommittee. This would strengthen the position of the
Diversity Committee to be able to readily provide the names of diverse speakers on not only DEI
topics, but also substantive law topics.

The subcommittee recommended the following:
Renaming the Integration subcommittee to the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Speakers
Bureau. The subcommittee would meet a minimum of once per year; monitor the repository of
diverse speakers; and maintain a minimum of two co-chairs and at a minimum of two members.

The Diversity Committee approved the Integration subcommittee recommendation on March 31,
2023.

Inclusive Professionalism Facilitators Training

The Integration subcommittee continues to recruit attorneys to become experienced facilitators to
become members of the “Facilitator Training Team.” This team of trained facilitators will train

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