Interested in sponsoring our 2025 Convention?

We have various sponsorship levels and other marketing opportunities.

Custom packages are available upon request to help meet your marketing and networking goals -- let's talk about partnership opportunities! 

Please contact CWBA Executive Director Kim Sporrer for more details:  303-831-1040 or execdir@cwba.org. 

www.cwba.org/convention 

The Public Policy Committee typically meets the first Monday of the month at Noon. New members always welcome!

For more information, contact Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs Chelsea Augelli, Morgan Carroll, and Iris Halpern.

Join us for an opportunity for CWBA members to hear updates about our new board structure for 2025-26, strategic initiatives for our future, and a preview of what's in store for members in the coming year. CWBA members will also have the chance to ask questions during the program.

Speakers: 

• Carime Lee, CWBA President
• Alison Connaughty, CWBA President-Elect
• Emma Garrison, CWBA Immediate Past President
• Kim Sporrer, CWBA Executive Director

This committee typically meets on the second Wednesday of each month at Noon. 

The Professional Advancement Committee works to advance women in the legal profession, and to promote career advancement and recognition for CWBA members. It informs women of and helps them obtain appointments to state and local boards and commissions; nominates CWBA members for various awards; and presents the CWBA's annual Mary Lathrop Trailblazer Award to a woman trailblazer who has substantially impacted the Colorado legal profession.

Questions? Contact committee Co-Chairs Krista Maher and Stephanie Williams. 

This committee typically meets monthly on the second Thursday of each month at Noon. New members always welcome!

In order to carry out CWBA’s core values of diversity and inclusion, the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee works to foster a shared culture at the CWBA that promotes the goals of accepting, respecting, and valuing differences that include attributes such as age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, sexual identity, ability, language, family and economic circumstances, geography, and cultural backgrounds.  Among other initiatives, the Committee works to ensure CWBA has cutting-edge policies and procedures to help check blind spots and implicit biases, assists with recruiting and retention of diverse members, plans training for our Board and membership, and partners with other Committees and outside organizations to ensure we are inclusive in all aspects of our work.

For more information, please contact our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs Tiera Brown and Karin Williamson.

The Convention Committee typically meets at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom the second Monday of each month unless there are scheduling conflicts.

The Convention Committee plans the CWBA's Annual Convention. Committee duties include selecting the site for the Convention, negotiating the contract for the site and selecting a keynote speaker. The committee also plans the Convention theme, identifies and contacts speakers for Convention programs, solicits sponsors, and coordinates Convention entertainment, and many other logistics and plans. 

To get involved or learn more, contact Convention Committee Co-Chairs Megan Downing and Amelia Sapp. 

This committee typically meets the second Tuesday of each month at Noon unless there is a necessary schedule change. All members welcome to attend at any time!  

The Membership and Mentorship Committee is the recruiting coordinator, welcome wagon, and social chair of the CWBA! The committee hosts four networking and social events throughout the year, including the annual Membership Appreciation event each Spring. The committee works to promote greater awareness of the CWBA within the legal community and throughout the state to ensure that each new member feels welcome and empowered to get more involved in the organization. This committee also manages CWBA LIFT!, our mentoring program, and works with our law student liaisons to CU and DU law schools to increase ties between women attorneys and law students and keep women in the organization through the transition from law school to practice; supports a series of discussion gatherings on gender bias in the law; and does outreach to seasoned attorney members including legacy leaders and recently retired members to involve them in mentoring.

Join us for a fun social as the 2025 legislative session gets underway. This event brings us together with elected officials to meet them, learn about their priorities and how they align with the CWBA's mission, and also to celebrate the fact that women are a majority of the General Assembly!

This event is Amendment 41 compliant for legislators pursuant Colorado Constitution Article XXIX(3)(b)and(e).

Board members are encouraged to attend in person. Remote attendance option via Zoom is also available for this month's meeting. For more information or for RSVP assistance, contact the CWBA office at (303) 831-1040. 

The Programs Committee typically meets at Noon on the third Thursday of each month over Zoom. 

The Programs Committee develops and facilitates educational, professional, and community programs to support substantive growth and learning, reflection, and connection among our members and the broader legal community. These programs include CLEs and other programs such as our 3 Part Financial Series; the annual Moms’ Luncheon; and the annual Holiday Party and Nonprofit Benefit.

For more information about this committee or the next committee meeting, please contact Programs Committee Chairs Kendria Pearson and Rachael Johnson-Iannuzzi. 

Welcome, new members! Come join us to meet people, ask questions, and learn more about the CWBA. These lunches are typically held on the fourth Thursday of the month at Noon via Zoom.

For more information, please contact Membership & Mentorship Committee Co-Chairs Sally Roller or Kylie Ngu.

The CWBA Publications and History Committee typically meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at Noon unless there are scheduling issues. New members always welcome!

The Zoom link will be included in your RSVP confirmation email.

Through the CWBA's website, our blog The 1891, the newsletter The Advocate, and social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter), the Publications Committee works to inform members of CWBA activities and projects, spur debate and member activity on issues of special concern to women lawyers and women generally, and recognize the achievements and contributions of women lawyers. This committee also documents the history of Colorado's women lawyers, and maintains and updates the history files of the CWBA.

For more information, please contact the Committee Co-Chairs: 
Sylvia Geiger,  Lynn Noesner, and Tori Kosobucki

BY INVITATION ONLY - Please RSVP if you applied for the 2025 CWBA LIFT! program and/or have received notification about your mentor/mentee match for the 2025 CWBA LIFT! cohort. We hope you will plan to attend this official kickoff program at Davis Graham or via Zoom.

During this session, we will learn about best practices in mentoring from Ryann Peyton, Executive Director of the Colorado Attorney Mentoring Program (CAMP).

Welcome, new members! Come join us to meet people, ask questions, and learn more about the CWBA. These lunches are typically held on the fourth Thursday of the month at Noon via Zoom.

For more information, please contact Membership & Mentorship Committee Co-Chairs Sally Roller or Kylie Ngu.

Save the dates and start making plans to join us May 16-18, 2025,  for the CWBA's 48th Annual Convention in Vail! 

Visit the Convention webpage for news and updates. If you are on Facebook, join our Convention group page for regular updates and features!