STACI & CHRIS AT CONFERENCES

ChangeLawyers staff continuously looks for opportunities to "level up" their skills and competencies to better serve our community and elevate the work of California ChangeLawyers. Recently, two of our staff members attended conferences. Development Officer, Staci L Young attended the Association of Fundraising Professionals ICON conference in New Orleans and Executive Director, Chris Punongbayan attended Mindfulness in Law Society Conference in Memphis.

Staci attended AFP's annual ICON conference, which featured dozens of sessions on fundraising, engagement and community building. Staci had this to say, "Being at a conference with thousands of fundraisers from all over the world was a remarkable learning and sharing experience. And being able to experience that in New Orleans, of all places, with the backdrop of culture, diversity and history made it an unforgettable experience."

Chris attended the Mindfulness in Law Society Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. The conference was an intimate gathering of 40 lawyers, judges, and law students from across the United States to learn about the benefits of mindfulness to legal practice and ethics. We explored how mindfulness improves health and wellness outcomes. The conference attendees also visited the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, the site where Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, was assassinated in 1968, and the idyllic Magnolia Grove Meditation Center in nearby Mississippi.