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For the March 17-19, 2022 Conference
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Friday, March 19 • 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lifting As We Climb: A Conversation with New Leaders

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Join an intimate conversation with three of the newest public defender leaders sharing their journey to management as young Black women. Martesha Johnson (Nashville Metropolitan Chief Public Defender), Aisha McWeay (Executive Director of Still She Rises), and Chantá Parker (Managing Director of NDS Detroit) will engage in an informative and uplifting roundtable discussion about a range of topics including their career paths, what it's like leading a public defender office, and how they create pathways to leadership for younger lawyers. Attendees will gain valuable insight on management and leadership and have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists during the session.
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Chante Parker

Managing Director, Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit
Chantá Parker is the Managing Director of Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit, a public defense organization known nationally and internationally for its innovative, community-based, holistic public defense practice.
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Aisha McWeay

Executive Director, Still She Rises
Aisha McWeay is a career public defender and indigent defense advocate. Prior to assuming the Executive Director role at Still She Rises in February 2019, Aisha served as the Deputy Public Defender for Nashville-Davidson County, where she began her career as a law clerk.Both nationally... Read More →
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Martesha Johnson

Chief Public Defender, Nashville Defenders
Martesha L. Johnson was sworn-in as the Nashville Metropolitan Chief Public Defender on August 28, 2018. She is the first African American to be elected to this position and only the second woman. She has a heart for serving people and was determined to be a public defender since... Read More →

Friday March 19, 2021 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
Room 10
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