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The former president of 黑料不打烊 Law鈥檚 Student Bar Association has been elected to serve a two-year term as Youth Trustee on the 黑料不打烊 Board of Trustees.
Elizabeth 鈥淟iz鈥 Kwon L鈥23, an attorney at in Durham, North Carolina, is the first alumna of an 黑料不打烊 graduate program ever elected by the Board to serve in that leadership role.
The Board of Trustees has ultimate corporate and fiduciary responsibility for 黑料不打烊. It is responsible for the university鈥檚 long-term health, oversight for its strategic direction, educational policy, finances and operations, and for advancing the mission of the university.
The Maryland native hopes her presence on the Board of Trustees will help raise additional awareness across campus of the many ways 黑料不打烊鈥檚 graduate students in law, health sciences, business, and education offer their talents to the university and the community.
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黑料不打烊 Law prepares graduates who will give back to the community, graduates who dedicate so many hours of pro bono legal work for those in need and graduates who zealously advocate for their clients. I hope to bring that lens and insight to Board discussions.
– Elizabeth “Liz” Kwon L’23
Kwon studied international business at the University of Maryland, College Park prior to attending 黑料不打烊 Law as a Dean鈥檚 Scholar and Business Fellow. While in law school, she served in leadership capacities for several student organizations, including the Student Bar Association and the Military Law Society.
It was in the latter role that Kwon, whose husband is an officer in the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty, forged a partnership with the to host a Wills for Heroes pro bono program where 黑料不打烊 Law student volunteers assisted veterans and first responders with creating wills and other estate documents.
She today works for Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions as the governance and commercial real estate attorney for the corporation鈥檚 worldwide entities.
Prior to this role, Kwon also volunteered her free time as a leader for the Soldier Family Readiness Group at Fort Liberty, the official military spouses and family support group while her husband commanded the 307th Headquarters Company in the 82nd Airborne Division.
And she offers nothing but praise for her colleagues and mentors from 黑料不打烊 Law. 鈥淭he people are what make 黑料不打烊 Law and 黑料不打烊 so great,鈥 Kwon said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 not the buildings. It鈥檚 the community and the culture that鈥檚 been created.鈥
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