OCBA Announces 2023 Nominating Committee

The following members have been appointed by OCBA President-Elect Christina M. Zabat-Fran, Lanvin Group, to serve on the 2023 Nominating Committee. President-Elect Christina will serve as the Chair.

• Christina M. Zabat-Fran, Lanvin Group, Committee Chair
• Joseph L. Chairez, Baker & Hostetler LLP
• Shirin Forootan, Forootan Law
• Scott B. Garner, Umberg/Zipser LLP
• Michael A. Gregg, Littler Mendelson P.C.
• Dimetria A. Jackson, Law Office of Dimetria A. Jackson
• Josh Ji, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Casey R. Johnson, Aitken Aitken Cohn LLP
• Deirdre M. Kelly, Western State College of Law
• Nikki P. Miliband, Good Wildman
• Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc.
• Cherrie I. Tsai, Kaiser Aluminum
• Mei Tsang, Umberg/Zipser LLP
• Darrell P. White, Kimura London & White LLP
• Dean J. Zipser, Umberg/Zipser LLP

Nominations are being accepted for four seats for Directors At Large. All active attorney OCBA members are eligible to run for the Director At Large seats on the Board, regardless of the location of their principal office.

Nominations are also being accepted for the Office of Secretary. The individual elected as Secretary will serve a one-year term in that office beginning January 1, 2024. This is a multi-year commitment. Following their year as Secretary, the individual will be expected to continue to serve on the Executive Committee in the following capacities: Treasurer (2025), President-Elect (2026), President (2027), and Immediate Past President (2028).

Applications should be submitted to the OCBA Nominating Committee, c/o OCBA, P.O. Box 6130, Newport Beach, CA 92658 or e-mailed to JMazo@ocbar.org. All nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 26, 2023. Click here to download the application. The Nominating Committee, chaired by President-Elect Christina Zabat-Fran, will meet in July to select the slate of candidates for the OCBA election in the fall.