The Capital District Chapter of the Women's Bar Association of the State of New York is an organization of approximately 300 members that has grown steadily over the past 30 years. What began as an informal structure (there were no presidents) became an association when the group was approached by the New York Women's Bar Association, an organization that had existed in New York City for How it all began — and why — is no different in concept from the origin of other bar associations.
This informal structure (there were no presidents) continued until the group was approached by the New York Women's Bar Association, an organization that had existed in New York City for several decades. This association already had one chapter, the Westchester County Women's Bar Association, and they actively sought to include the Northeastern New York Women Lawyers Association as their second chapter. From this network grew a statewide bar association, The Women's Bar Association of the State of New York, with Albany as one of the five founding chapters.
The Women's Bar Association of the State of New York now has 17 chapters and more than 3500 members from Suffolk County to Buffalo. It is a statewide network of women attorneys that maintains a host of active committees including legislative, matrimonial practice, criminal law, gender bias, real property, and tax law. The state Association has been visible on the federal level as amicus in Supreme Court cases, and in national networking with other state women's bar associations. The building has begun - we are all a part of it.
Current Officers
President: Susanne H. Dolin
President Elect: Cara Brousseau
1st Vice President: Justine Spada
2nd Vice President: April Wilson
Recording Secretary: Linda Johnson
Corresponding Secretary: Jennifer Corona
Treasurer: Rebekah Nellis Kennedy
Administrative Director: Wendy Page
Past Presidents
1978-1980
Jane Williams
1980-1981
Anne Mead
1981-1982
Thea Hoeth
1982-1983
Hon. Victoria Graffeo
1983-1984
Madonna Stahl
1984-1985
Nancy Jones
1985-1986
Mary Bisantz
1986-1987
Ingrid Hansen
1987-1988
Ilene Bergman
1988-1989
Anita Thayer
1989-1990
Roberta Moseley Nero
1990-1991
Cheryl A. Mungo
1991-1992
Hon. Rachel Kretser
1992-1993
Lois Goland
1993-1994
Hon. Leslie E. Stein
1994-1995
Joan Leary Matthews
1995-1996
Gloria Arroyo Copland
1996-1997
Anne Reynolds Copps
1997-1998
Anne F. Curtin
1998-1999
Meredith Savitt
1999-2000
Margaret C. Tabak
2000-2001
Jo M. Katz
2001-2002
Janet Kaplan
2002-2003
Diane Davis
2003-2004
Jill A. Dunn
2004-2005
Cynthia A. Platt
2005-2006
Margaret Surowka Rossi
2006-2007
Eileen M. Stack
2007-2008
Linda Clark
2008-2009
Michelle Haskin
2009-2010
Susan Taylor
2010-2011
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