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The LMA Ohio Chapter is pleased to announce our newly elected 2014 board of directors. The board’s purpose is to serve the chapter’s members by cultivating an inclusive, professional community that fosters partnership, networking and charitable outreach. We recognize that the names below are just one part of the chapter’s incredible network of dedicated legal marketing and business development professionals and service providers who volunteer their time to make LMA the authority for legal marketing. It is our hope that you will, if you do not already, call on the board, as well as one another for help, advice and motivation throughout your career. As we look to the coming year, we welcome your feedback, insight and participation to make this best year yet for the Ohio Chapter.

President
	Erin Hawk Labor & Employment Practice Development Manager Porter Wright Columbus ehawk@porterwright.com The chapter president serves as the main contact for the community and is the primary liaison between LMA International and other chapters. (Term as President Expires 12/31/2014; Term as Immediate Past President Expires 12/31/2015)
President-Elect
	Jennifer Shankleton Director of Marketing and Practice Development Browse McDowell Akron jshankleton@brouse.com The president-elect presides in the absence of the president and is responsible for maintaining the chapter by-laws. (Term as president-elect Expires 12/31/2014; term as president expires 12/31/2015; term as immediate past president expires 12/31/2016)
Immediate Past-President
	Liz Boehm Senior Marketing & Business Development Manager Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Cleveland eboehm@beneschlaw.com The past-president is responsible for serving as a liaison with other professional organizations to further promote the chapter's objectives and will chair the board nomination committee for the next term. (Term expires 12/31/2014)
Treasurer
	Jeff Dennis Director of Marketing & Business DevelopmentK egler Brown Hill & Ritter Columbus ehawk@porterwright.com The treasurer serves as the official custodian of the funds of the chapter by keeping accurate books of accounts, submitting financial reports to the board and receiving disbursing, investing and preparing a budget for the chapter. (Term expires 12/31/2014)
Secretary
	Brittaney Schmidt Senior Manager - Business Development Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Columbus bcschmidt@vorys.com The secretary serves as the official custodian of all records of the chapter, including maintenance of the member database, maintaining all "action item lists" from the meetings, transmitting official communication to membership and providing registration status. (Term expires 12/31/2014)
Members-at-Large
	Mark Elliott Director of Business Development Eastman & Smith Ltd. Toledo mcelliott@eastmansmith.com
	Karen Eutsler Director of Marketing & Client Service Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis Cincinnati keutsler@rendigs.com
	Lance Godard Editor and Social Media Manager JD Supra Cleveland lance@thegodardgroup.com
	Julie Gurney Director of Marketing and Business Development Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Cleveland jgurney@beneschlaw.com
	Rob Phillips Marketing and Practice Development Manager Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Columbus raphillips@vorys.com
	Dorenda Swanson Business Development & Community Relations Manager Squire Sanders Cleveland dorenda.swanson@squiresanders.com
	Marcie Valerio Corporate Practice Development Manager Porter Wright Columbus mvalerio@porterwright.com
	Members-at-large assist board members as needed on various projects, including but not limited to events, communications, community outreach, special projects and other chapter activities.