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Pathways To Inclusion Scholars Selected

Article Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008

Written By: Russell Rawlings

The inaugural class has been set for the North Carolina Bar Association's Pathways to Inclusion Leadership Academy. Five charter Pathways to Inclusion scholars will initiate their yearlong training program at the 2008 NCBA Annual Meeting, scheduled June 19-22 in Atlantic Beach.

The scholars are Tyyawdi Baker of Charlotte, April Giancola of Raleigh, LaCusia RaShae Green of Wake Forest, Takeisha Redd of Garner and Bill Shilling of Franklin.

Pathways to Inclusion, a project of the NCBA Diversity Task Force, is designed to provide leadership training to selected attorneys from diverse backgrounds who aspire to develop the skills necessary to serve state and local organizations and underserved communities.

The selection committee considers gender, race, ethnicity, size of firm, geographic location and practice setting in selecting attorneys who will participate in a series of workshops and special events in the coming year.

Baker is a litigation partner with Baker & Baker LLP. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1999 and received her undergraduate degree from Winston-Salem State University.

Giancola is a staff attorney with N.C. Prisoner Legal Services, Inc. She graduated from the New England School of Law in 2000 and received her undergraduate degree from Emerson College.

Green serves as interim director of public service programs for the North Carolina Central University School of Law. She is a 2005 graduate of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida who holds master's and bachelor's degrees from Louisiana State University.

Redd is a staff attorney in the Smithfield office of Legal Aid of North Carolina, having previously served in the same capacity with LANC's Boone office. She is a 2003 graduate of the North Carolina Central University School of Law and received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Shilling serves as staff attorney for the Macon County Department of Social Services. He is a 1999 graduate of the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida and received his undergraduate degree from Excelsior College.