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Putting Service into Practice Giving back is important to Sharonda R. Williams J.D. ’01, Young Alumna of the Year. She has volunteered with the Truancy Intervention Project and the Domestic Violence Victims/Assistance as a volunteer attorney. She is co-founder of the Louisiana Association of Black Women Attorneys, which provides a mentorship program for underprivileged high school girls. Sharonda was instrumental in bringing the 85th Annual National Bar Association Convention to New Orleans. She also has volunteered with the Feminist Women’s Health Care Center. In 2010, Sharonda was recognized as one of Gambit’s “Top 40 Under 40” New Orleanians. Within the Loyola community, Sharonda is a member of the Loyola University Law Alumni Board of Directors. She is a also delegate to the University-Wide Alumni Board and chair of the Loyola Women in Law Tea. Sharonda is employed by Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, L.L.C., and she practices in litigation, intellectual property, and entertainment law. In 2009, she became the first African-American to become partner of the firm. She is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association— Intellectual Property Section, the New Orleans Bar Association—Young Lawyers Section, American Bar Association—Intellectual Section, Association of Women Attorneys, Louis A. Martinet Society—Martinet Society Legislative Committee, and the Louisiana State Bar— Minority Involvement Section.
Sharonda R. Williams, J.D. ’01
College of Social Sciences (continued) Ashley Huck ’03, Coronado, Calif., joined Stone & Youngberg’s Private Client Group as an investment executive. Ashley joined the firm in 2007 and was previously an analyst for both S&Y Capital Group and Stone & Youngbergs Municipal Credit Group, where she specialized in the research and analysis of Summer 2011 www.loyno.edu
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Amanda Richmond ’04 was named Teacher of the Year for her school in Volusia County, Fla. Amanda was chosen to represent her school to compete in the district-wide Teacher of the Year.
Lori Daigle ’05 married Todd Barker on October 9, 2010, in New Orleans, La. Alumnae Christi (Amedee) LeBlanc ’04, Veronica Filos ’05, Robin Myers, J.D. ’09, and Tabitha Olivard ’06 served as bridesmaids. Lori and her husband currently reside in Metairie, La., where
Lori works as a corporate defense attorney. Kathreja Mills ’09, Silver Spring, Ms., became engaged to Lee Sarfati, a Boston University graduate, on October 9, 2010. The wedding will be celebrated on September 4, 2011, in Virginia. 47