To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Austin Bar Association’s podcast, Council of Firsts, featured the “Ladies of the Austin Bar.”
For the first time in history, all top leadership positions in the Austin Bar Foundation, Austin Bar Association, and Austin Young Lawyers Association are held by women, with women waiting in the wings.
Amanda Arriaga is the Austin Bar Foundation chair, Justice Chari Kelly is the Austin Bar president and Foundation chair-elect, Mary-Ellen King is the Austin Bar’s president-elect, Sarah Harp is the AYLA president and Emily Morris is the AYLA president-elect.
Tune into this very special episode of Council of Firsts and learn why you should get involved and why it is important to continue to support women in these leadership roles.
In addition, Council of Firsts celebrates its one-year anniversary this April.
The podcast has previously featured amazing women like: Velva Price, Betty Balli Torres, Justice Gisela Triana, Judge Lora Livingston, Judge Orlinda Naranjo, Caroline Hall, Judge Selena Alvarenga, Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel, Maria Amelia Calef, Sherine Thomas, Betty Blackwell, Ciara Parks, Elizabeth Rogers, Judge Dimple Malhotra, Susana Aleman, Judge Hilda Tagle, Commissioner Cristi Craddick, Dominique McLeggan-Brown, Carly Murray Gallagher, Ana Vieira Ayala, Nadia Bettac, Linda Garza, Adrienne Waddell, Judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle, Amber Russell, Kathy Richardson, Jennifer Ahrens, Liz Cantu and Toya Bell.
You can catch all episodes of Council of Firsts on YouTube, or anywhere you get your podcasts.
The Austin Bar Association will also be launching a new podcast, hosted by President-Elect Mary-Ellen King, which will focus on overcoming the stigma of mental health and substance use disorders in the legal profession. This is part of King’s overarching theme as president of the 2024-25 bar year. More information about this new podcast will be released soon.
We hope you’ll listen and, of course, continue to support Council of Firsts!