Scholarship Fund Board
The Scholarship Fund board is the charitable arm of BWLA. It is a c3 organization whose by-laws require a majority of the board to be comprised of the BWLA Board of Directors.
Tondalaya Lloyd
Chair
Owner
The Lloyd Law Firm LLC
Elsa Andrianifahanana
Member
Associate
Jones Day
Amber Bennett
Member
Judicial Law Clerk
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Kenyatta Beverly
Member
Director of Labor Relations
Acero Charter Schools, Inc.
Bianca Brown
Member
Assistant State’s Attorney, Civil Rights/Torts Litigation
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
Chastidy Burns
Member
Assistant Public Defender
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
Sharon Ferguson
Member
EEO, AA/ADA Officer
Illinois Tollway
Andrea Flynn
Member
Deputy Director
Cook County Department of Risk Management
Sarah L. Hawkins
Member
Senior Attorney/Domestic Relations
Division Office of the Public Guardian
Mercedes M. Hill
Member
Associate General Counsel
Corporate, Beam Suntory, Inc.
Ashley S. A. Jackson
Member
Senior Attorney
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Nakhia Morrissette
Member
Regulatory Counsel & Midwest Director, State Affairs
Solar Energy Industries Association
Drahcir Smith
Member
Partner
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila, LLP
Carrera Thibodeaux
Member
Legal and Policy Advisor
Illinois Commerce Commission
Michelle Speller-Thurman
Member
Division Counsel
Abbott Laboratories
Ashley Varnado
Member
Assistant Public Defender
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
Scholarship Fund Event
Scholarship Opportunities
2020 Spring Essay Scholarship Application
The Black Women Lawyers’ Association Scholarship Fund (BWLA-SF) endeavors to encourage African-American women in the law through support in their legal education and to promote
Agnes B. McGirth Scholarship Application
The Black Women Lawyers’ Association Scholarship Fund (BWLA-SF) endeavors to encourage African-American women in the law through support in their legal education and to promote
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation Is Accepting Applications
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation, NFP supports students seeking a career in the legal profession who have maintained a high GPA and are actively participating or
Fall 2019 Book Scholarship Application
Scholarship Details The Black Women Lawyers’ Association Scholarship Fund (BWLA-SF) endeavors to encourage African-American women in the law through support in their legal education and
Donate to the Scholarship Fund
Scholarship Fund Donation Form
Complete the form below to make an online donation to our Scholarship Fund.