At-Large Director, IWIL Board Los Angeles, CA James Keshavarz, M.S., M.B.A., is the Chief Wellness Officer for Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and has over 20 years of experience working in the well-being industry. He is also an At-Large Board Member for the Institute for Well-being in Law, and an appointed American Bar Association Well-Being…
At-Large Director, IWIL Board State Initiatives Team Leader, LWBW Salt Lake City, UT Martha Knudson, J.D., MAPP, is a lawyer, speaker, and consultant pioneering the integration of well-being science in the legal field. She implements evidence-based strategies to enhance professional success and has collaborated with clients like the Utah State Bar and the Utah Board…
VP of Law Schools, IWIL Board IWIL Research and Scholarship Committee IWIL Law School Committee High Point, NC Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academics Affairs, High Point University School of Law J.D. Harvard University A.B. Duke University M.Div. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Publications Deconstructing Thinking Like a Lawyer: Analyzing the Cognitive Components of the…
At-Large Director, IWIL Board Boston, MA Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower is President and CEO of the NALP Foundation for Law Career Research and Education, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on research and education about the legal profession. Ms. Hornblower guides the NALP Foundation’s research initiatives, publications, programs, and fundraising, and represents the Foundation. Prior to joining…
At-Large Director, IWIL Board New York, NY Gina Passarella, ALM VP of Global Content, oversees the global newsroom for the Legal Division of ALM Global, responsible for the content strategy, audience engagement and market segment knowledge for our global brands, including Law.com, The American Lawyer, Law.com International, Law.com Pro, Corporate Counsel, Legaltech News, The National…
Immediate Past President, IWIL Board VP, IWIL Policy Wednesday Team Leader: Career/Intellectual Well-Being| Leadership, LWBW Boston, MA Heidi Alexander is Massachusetts’ first Director of the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being. Before assuming that role, Heidi served as the Deputy Director of Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and led its Law Office Management Assistance Program,…
President, IWIL Board State Task Force Committee Topeka, KS Danielle Hall currently serves as the Chief of Professionalism and Outreach for the Kansas Office of Judicial Administration with the Kansas Judicial Branch. Much of her career has been dedicated to improving the practice of law and service to the public by tackling issues surrounding the…
President-Elect, IWIL Board Los Angeles, CA Raul Ayala is the former collaborative courts supervising attorney for the Federal Public Defender’s Office in the Central District of California. As such, he was assigned as the lead deputy federal public defender for each of the Conviction and Sentence Alternatives (CASA) Program courts—two in Los Angeles and one…
VP of Communications, IWIL Board Atlanta, GA Marcie Dickson is a leading voice on diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging in alternative dispute resolution. She is the President of Tapestry ADR, a NAM division, and an executive leadership team member. At Tapestry ADR, Dickson focuses on developing and promoting a wide range of strategic initiatives,…
Treasurer, IWIL Board St. Louis, MO As founder and CEO of Decipher, Michael helps his clients create safer, more productive, and more profitable workplaces by equipping them with investigative intelligence. He believes that empowering people inside firms to make informed hiring decisions, based on intelligence-driven transparency, is both the right thing to do and one…
IWIL Executive Director Owner / Principal, RavenWork Consulting & Executive Coaching Portland, OR Denise Gaskin, Ph.D., PCC is a seasoned executive coach, culture and change management advisor who helps individuals and firms achieve specific, measurable goals. Denise’s world class solutions help organizations identify, measure, and connect culture and health to a stronger and healthier bottom…
VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, IWIL Board Atlanta, GA R. Javoyne Hicks is a passionate advocate for wellness within the legal profession. She chairs the State Bar of Georgia Attorney Wellness Committee and actively participates in the Lawyers Assistance Program and the Suicide Awareness and Prevention Committee. As the Secretary of the State Bar…
Secretary, IWIL Board New York, NY As an IP Partner at Wiggin and Dana, Michael focuses on all areas of intellectual property law, providing his clients with full- service IP expertise that ranges from patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation to IP-related transactions – including licensing and monetization – to helping companies to protect…
At-Large Director, IWIL Board New York, NY Natalie Loeb is the founder and Co-CEO of Loeb Leadership, a preeminent leadership coaching and development company based in the United States with over 100 consultants across the U.S. and Europe. Natalie is an entrepreneur and a female business leader who has built a family owned and operated…
VP of Research and Scholarship, IWIL Board Salt Lake City, UT Dr. Matthew Thiese’s research focuses on the overlap between a person’s job and their health. This includes everything from musculoskeletal disorders like Low Back Pain or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, to motor vehicle crashes, to COVID-19, to mental well-being. He is interested in identification of…