Diversity Personnel

The Diversity Personnel are responsible for developing and overseeing the Firm's strategy focused on the recruitment, promotion, and retention of diverse attorneys. Duties of the Diversity Personnel include:
  • Developing policies that will enhance the success of our diversity efforts;
  • Coordinating and assisting the diversity partners in each office as they perform the day-to-day tasks of originating and overseeing their offices' diversity initiatives;
  • Educating lawyers and staff about Dorsey's diversity efforts and policies;
  • Interacting with Firm affinity groups to ensure that the Firm is aware of and responsive to issues of importance to these groups; and
  • Reporting to the Policy Committee semiannually with respect to activities and performance.

The Diversity Personnel are as follows:

Co-Chairs - Sarah Herman and Cornell Moore
Management Committee Representative - Ken Cutler 
West Coast Representative - Kimberley Anderson
Midwest Representative - Michael McCormick
East Coast / International Representative - Eric Schnabel
Administrator - Joan Oyaas

Office Diversity Partners
These partners provide leadership to local diversity initiatives.

 
Anchorage 
Lisa Marchese
New York 
Ellen Bickal
Denver 
Lee Johnston

Palo Alto
Karen Wentzel
Gary Gansle

Des Moines
David Claypool
Salt Lake City
Steve Marsden
Fargo
Sarah Herman
Seattle
Lisa Marchese
Hong Kong
Liza Mark
Shanghai
Liza Mark
London
Fran Doherty
Southern California
Mandana Massoumi 
Minneapolis 
Lynnette Slater-Crandall
Jim Langdon
Michael McCormick

Toronto
Ken Sam
Missoula
Jack Manning
Vancouver
Lisa Marchese