Mona Chandler Named to Inaugural LEAP Class
Northeast Texas Association of
Paralegals member and NALA
liaison Mona H. Chandler, CP,
Daingerfield, has been named to the inaugural
class of 15 paralegals from throughout
the nation to participate in NALA’s
new Leadership Enhancement and
Preparation (LEAP) program. The class
had its first meeting during the 32nd
annual NALA convention in July in New
Orleans.
Michelle Erdmann, ACP, Chair of
NALA’s Professional Development
Committee that conceived and developed
the LEAP program, announced the class
selection in June, stressing the important
role these participants will play.
“Preparing future leaders is crucial to
the success of our Association,” she said.
“These first LEAP participants will set
precedents and tradition for the future of
the program, the Association, and the
paralegal profession. We envision the
LEAP program as an ongoing part of
NALA’s mission to remain the leading
paralegal association in the nation.”
The class will be divided into smaller
teams that will undertake research and
reading assignments. There will be monthly
Internet “Webinars” on subjects ranging
from general information on the paralegal
profession and the structure of NALA to
specific leadership skills such as public
speaking and association governance.
No program is scheduled for
December, and May and June are to be
devoted to team projects to demonstrate
the participants’ grasp of LEAP objectives.
All groups will be doing a presentation at
the 2008 convention. There is the possibility
that one group (or more) will be
chosen to do a presentation to the membership
at the meeting.
There is no enrollment fee for the program,
but participants have a significant
time commitment and incidental costs
associated with buying texts and attending
the requisite annual convention meetings
at the beginning and end of each “LEAP
Year.” Each participant who successfully
completes the program will receive a
Certificate of Completion.
Other members of this first class are:
Patty H. Allred, ACP, Salt Lake City, UT;
Amy Jo Clingan, CLA, Jacksonville, FL;
Ruth S. Conley, CLA, Houston, TX: Julie
M. Daniels, ACP, Wichita, KS; Ida Farhat,
ACP, Lansing, MI; Kristine M. Hill, CLA,
Pensacola, FL; Melissa M. Klimpel, ACP,
Bismarck, ND; Susan Kay Lewis, CLA,
Cheyenne, WY; Louise C. Mulderink, CP,
Chattanooga, TN; Debra L. Overstreet, CP,
Broken Arrow, OK; Kathleen M.
Rosenstock, ACP, Glendale, CA; Lorena A.
Shingleton, ACP, Charleston, WV; Melissa
M. Wickerath, CLA, Ankeny, IA; and Joan
E. Wiley, ACP, Las Vegas, NV.
More information about LEAP may be
found on the NALA Web site at
www.nala.org, or by contacting NALA
Headquarters at 1516 S. Boston Avenue,
Tulsa, OK 74119; (918) 583-5485.
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