Diversity Committee Mission Statement
The Diversity Committee is a Standing Committee of the NJSBA. The Standing Committees of the NJSBA focus on the organization and operation of the Association as well as topics of concern that affect all lawyers globally.
The NJSBA Diversity Committee works with the entire NJSBA community to support the mission and vision of the NJSBA, and to ensure that diversity, in its many forms, is understood, respected and valued. The NJSBA Diversity Committee will guide efforts to conceptualize, assess, and cultivate diversity as an institutional and educational resource. The NJSBA works to promote equality in the profession and justice system and identifies ways in which the NJSBA can promote diversity in the practice of law. The NJSBA Diversity Committee seeks to collaborate with all sections and committees to ensure the full and equal access to and participation by individuals in the NJSBA, the legal profession and in the justice system regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
Diversity Committee members can access the group’s CommunityNet website here.
Chair
Leonard V. Jones
Jackson Lewis P.C – Berkeley Heights
200 Connell Drive
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
908-577-1933
2025-2026 Diversity Committee Members
Saad Admani
Punam P. Alam
Janice Arellano
Jeffrey Bernstein
Carlos M. Bollar
Dean L. Burrell
Ms. Yomara Castro
Crystal L. Cochren
Melinda Colon Cox
Craig L. Dashiell
Monica De Los Rios
Brandon DeJesus
Yvette Donaldson-Brown
Ms. Leslie A. Farber
Steven Fernandez
Rohini C. Gandhi
Norberto A. Garcia
Lisette Guzman
Ms. Karen Gwynn
Faudia A. Hameed Clemenza
Ms. Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton
Robert N. Holup
Katrina M. Homel
Christopher L. Jackson
Lauren B. Jones
Ms. Emily A. Kaller
Diana-Marie Laventure
Joseph H. Lemkin
James A. Lewis, V
Joseph L. Linares
Eugenia Lynch
Linda A. Mainenti Walsh
Rachna Malkana
Brenda Maneri
Corinne McCann Trainor
Mariel M. Mercado-Guevara
Jessica A. Merejo
Ms. Susan L. Nardone
NaSheena Porter Poznansky
Josan Robinson
Prema L. Roddam
Cheyne R. Scott
Ms. Kristin D. Sostowski
G. Glennon Troublefield
Ms. Maria P. Vallejo
Ms. Amy Vasquez
Daryl Williams
Brett E. Yore