Austin Bar Association Podcast Network – Details, episodes & analysis

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The Christi Center is a free grief counseling center in Austin, Texas. The Center has groups for Loss to Suicide, Loss to Overdose, Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Crime Victims, Teen Group, as well as a general adult group.

Featured in this episode are Ana-Christina Gonzalez, a fundraising consultant for the Christi Center; Executive and Clinical Director Jocelyn Chamra Barrera; Peer Support Coordinator Christi Neville, and Board President Julio Mendoza-Quiroz.

The Christi Center has its annual fundraiser, Heart Connections, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Norris Conference Center. If you are interested in purchasing tickets, a table, or sponsoring the event, please click here.

If you're interested in learning more about the Christi Center, including joining any of its grief groups, please click here.

The Christi Center offers numerous resources for parents in how to help their children through grief. To access these resources, including the downloadable PDF "Coping with Grief," click here.

The Christi Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. To make a tax-deductible donation, click here.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to with Aaron Moncibaiz, general counsel for Goodwill of Central Texas. For more information on how you can support Goodwill Central Texas, visit https://www.goodwillcentraltexas.org/

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Mark Calaguas, president of the Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) Chicago and executive councilmember of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP). This episode was recorded at the American Bar Association/ National Conference of Bar Presidents meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. To learn more about NCBP, visit https://ncbp.org To learn more about the organizations we discussed in this episode, visit these links: National Filipino American American Lawyers Association (NFALA) https://nfala.com Filipino American Lawyers Association of Chicago (FALA Chicago) https://falachicago.org Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago (AABA Chicago) https://aabachicago.org Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) https://www.afirechicago.org Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) https://fylpro.org Tayo https://www.tayohelp.com X Reality Safety Intelligence (XRSI) https://xrsi.org

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Pamela Giblin, first woman to win the Austin Bar Association's Distinguished Lawyer Award.

In this week's episode of Council of Firsts, we take you back to our interviews with Gary Schumann, founder of the Austin Bar's LGBTQ+ Law Section; Caroline Hall, immediate past president of Travis County Women Lawyers' Association; and Judge Selena Alvarenga of the 460th Criminal District Court. The full episodes with each of these guests is available on YouTube or wherever you get podcasts.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, AmandaArriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar talks to Robin Wolpert, President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) and Past President of the Minnesota State Bar. This episode was recorded at the American Bar Association/ National Conference of Bar Presidents meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.  To learn more about NCBP, visit https://ncbp.org

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Lulu Flores, State Representative for District 51. For information on the organizations Rep. Flores mentioned, please visit: LULAC https://lulac.org/ National Women’s Political Caucus https://www.nwpc.org/ Mexic-Arte Museum https://mexic-artemuseum.org/ Ballet Folklorico de Texas https://www.balletfolkloricodetexas.com/

Hispanic Bar Association of Austin (HBAA) https://www.hispanicbaraustin.com/

Travis County Women Lawyers Association (TCWLA) https://tcwla.org/

Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discussion-with-state-representative-lulu-flores/id1681607368?i=1000651890634

Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/kV9dLR2av9o

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks with Afsoon Khatiboo-McClellan, Director, Global Associations for LexisNexis. This episode was recorded at the American Bar Association/National Conference of Bar Presidents meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.

To learn more about the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, visit https://www.lexisnexisrolfoundation.org/

For more information on the LexisNexis Rule of Law Corporate Page, visit https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/rule-of-law/default.page

For information on Law360 – Access to Justice, visit https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice

To learn more about NCBP, visit https://ncbp.org

Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discussion-with-afsoon-khatiboo-mcclellan-director/id1681607368?i=1000651178508

Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/EtRKi9YfOs8?si=6b34yAnH7j87SDBN

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Kathleen Wilkinson, past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and past chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association. She was also the first female president of the Villanova J. Willard O’Brien Inn of Court. This episode was recorded at the American Bar Association/National Conference of Bar Presidents meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. 

You can find Kathleen in the Philadelphia office of Wilson Esler.  

To learn more about NCBP, visit https://ncbp.org

YouTube https://youtu.be/wuKaCJ-N1EU

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Sarah Eckhardt, state senator and the first female Travis County judge.  To let Senator Eckhardt know what you think is important or to get involved, visit @SarahEckhardtTX on Instagram or X or https://www.saraheckhardt.com/

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3K_mut6eeN8