Local resident Savannah Rose elected Vice President of The Legal Marketing Association New England Chapter (LMA NE) 2016 Boar

The Legal Marketing Association New England Chapter (LMA NE) announces seven newly elected board members for 2016. Danvers resident Savannah Rose, Client Development Specialist at WilmerHale, has been elected Vice President of the board. Congratulations to all of the members elected to the 2016 board:

· President-Elect – Jenna MacNeill, Greenberg Traurig LLP

· Vice President – Savannah Rose, WilmerHale

· Chief Financial Officer-Elect – Jahna Barbar, Sherin & Lodgen LLP

· Chief Information and Technology Officer – Cassie Bent, Mintz Levin

· Member-at-Large – Richard Martinez, Robinson & Cole LLP

· Member-at-Large – Joanne Thorud, Davis, Malm & D’Agostine, P.C.

· Member-at-Large – Scott Ziegler, Lawyers Weekly/Today’s General Counsel

Incoming President-Elect Jenna MacNeill, said, “I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the diverse professionals who make up the LMA NE membership. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow board members on programs that advance the common interests of legal marketing professionals.”

These recent additions will be continuing their terms on the LMA NE board in 2016:

· President – Katie Rutter, Katie Rutter Consulting

· Immediate Past President – Shelley Swanson, Foley Hoag, LLP

· Chief Financial Officer – Ashley Morris, K&L Gates LLP

· Member-at-Large – Katherine Cavanaugh, Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele PC

LMA NE’s 2016 President Katie Rutter commented, “LMA NE brings its members outstanding professional development and networking benefits. I’m proud of what our chapter has accomplished, and I am excited to work with our new board members on initiatives that will elevate the legal marketing profession.”

With today’s announcement, LMA NE also thanks outgoing board members Chris Newman, Kate Boucher, Jennifer Jones, Tina Rutherford, Caroline Von Flatern, and Cristina Brennan.

About the Legal Marketing Association

Founded in 1985, LMA is the universal voice of the legal marketing profession, a forum that brings together CMOs and entry-level specialists from firms of all sizes, consultants and vendors, lawyers, marketers from other professions and marketing students to share their collective knowledge. More than 90 percent of the largest 200 U.S. law firms employ an LMA member. Members at every stage in their career development benefit from LMA participation because the association’s broad array of programs and services can be tailored to their specific needs. Visit www.legalmarketing.org to read more about LMA.

Mirroring the standards set by the LMA, the LMA New England Chapter (LMA NE) provides education, professional development, and community enrichment for law firm marketing communications and business development professionals, lawyers, and valued service providers across all six New England states.