BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project appoints two new board members

October 28, 2021 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Stephen Z. Williamson, secretary, VLP Board of Directors. Photo courtesy of BBA

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The Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) announces the appointment of two new members to its board of directors following election at the organization’s meeting held on Oct. 6, 2021.

Joining the VLP’s Board of Directors are Lydia Keaney Reynolds, interim senior legal counsel at FARFETCH, and Elena Bonifacio, director of people operations at Cameo.

After their election, the new members shared the following:

“I am thrilled to join the board of the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project and support the great work to ensure that all Brooklynites have fair and equal access to justice,” said Ms. Bonifacio.

“I am delighted to be joining the board of directors of the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project. As an attorney and a resident of Brooklyn, it is an honor to serve an organization with a long history of providing vital legal services to the people of Brooklyn,” said Ms. Reynolds.

Lydia Keaney Reynolds, interim senior legal counsel at FARFETCH. Photo courtesy of BBA

As the Volunteer Lawyers Project continues to make strides, the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic weigh heavily on the community every day. The organization says it is committed to closing the justice gap by engaging leaders like Ms. Bonifacio and Ms. Reynolds and expanding its network and partnerships within New York-based law firms and businesses.

“We are excited to welcome Elena and Lydia to the VLP’s Board of Directors. As longtime Brooklynites, their undeniable passion for helping their community combined with such unique and diverse professional talents, will help drive the successful advancement of the organization’s mission and elevate our core values — respect, dignity, and justice,” said Stephen Z. Williamson, secretary and Board Resource and Governance Committee Co-Chair, VLP Board of Directors.

Elena Bonifacio, director of people operations at Cameo. Photo courtesy of BBA

Ms. Bonifacio and Ms. Reynolds join a 23-member board that oversees the VLP’s governance and strategic development including: Lynn E. Judell, Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP, Chair; Lawrence F. DiGiovanna, Abrams Fensterman, vice chair; Scottye Lindsey, Santander Bank, Treasurer; Stephen Z. Williamson, Law Office of Stephen Z. Williamson, P.L.L.C., Secretary; Daniel Angel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Lisa Braun, PwC; Caroline Conway, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners; Elizabeth Dank, Esq.; Brian Fryd, Cornerstone Research; Jeffrey B. Gewirtz, BSE Global; Adam B. Gilbert, Nixon Peabody LLP; Sean Mikala Gray, Capital One; Heidi Lee Henderson, Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, president; Alexander Kaplan, Oppenheim + Zebrak, LLP; Colin S. Kelly, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; Mark Lande, Island Capital Group LLC; Michael Leahy, American International Group, Inc.; Thanya Polonio-Jones; Lee Popkin, Proskauer Rose LLP; Adam Shepherd, Macquarie Group; Jennifer Tan, MBA, MPH; Michael Watson, Ford Foundation; and Steven Zelkowitz.

Board recruitment efforts continue as the VLP seeks diverse candidates who possess the combined interests, skills, values, enthusiasm and dedication needed to fulfill the organization’s mission, surpass its goals, and strategically propel the VLP to its next 30 years.