Roanoke Chapter
The Roanoke Chapter, formerly known as the Roanoke/New River Valley Chapter, was officially recognized as a chapter by the state organization in 1987. The chapter has grown from informal lunch meetings of four to five women in the mid to late 1970s to the over 40 current members. Networking, mentorship, and professional and personal support continue to be its hallmarks.
Chapter Officers
PRESIDENT
Mary Beth Nash
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Mona Raza
SECRETARY
Sierra Steele
TREASURER
Lindsay Phipps
Chapter members may access additional resources in the Member Portal
Chapter News
Roanoke Chapter
Incoming VWAA Vice President/ President-Elect for 2023-2024
VWAA celebrates Nancy Reynolds, its incoming Vice President/President-Elect for the 2023-2024 year.
Roanoke Chapter
Celebrating Juneteenth
Roanoke Chapter
Award of Merit Received
On June 16, 2023, the Virginia State Bar Association Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations presented an Award of Merit to the Roanoke Chapter for its Meet ‘N Greet Your Legislators bar project.
Roanoke Chapter
Virginia Business Magazine's 2023 Women in Leadership Honoree
Roanoke Chapter
2023 Super Lawyers
Congratulations to our members who have been chosen as 2023 Super Lawyers from the Roanoke Chapter.
Roanoke Chapter
Pearls of Wisdom Event
The Roanoke VWAA Chapter hosted the Pearls of Wisdom event at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore on March 8, 2023 where we all learned about the ups and downs of practicing law for women attorneys, including Judge Leisa Ciaffone, Patice Holland, Lori Jones-Bentley and Monica Monday, and moderated by Julie Perry. The take-away was women attorneys are extremely resilient. This will be a model program for VWAA chapters across the state.
Meetings, Initiatives & Events
The Roanoke Chapter holds regular monthly meetings, annually offers free or low cost CLEs to Roanoke Valley attorneys, and has traditionally provided pro bono support to local organizations such as Total Action Against Poverty (now known as Total Action for Progress), the Roanoke Valley Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, and the Turning Point women's shelter. In local schools, the chapter has participated in "Law Day" poster contests and in the Rule of Law Program in conjunction with the Virginia Law Foundation and the Virginia Bar Association. Service to the community is an important characteristic shared by the members.
Members should contact the Roanoke Board for meeting locations. The meeting dates for 2023 will be set at the November Board meeting.
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