WTLC Leadership Summit 2026
Membership Event
Friday, February 20, 2026
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, Check-In, & Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcome & Introductions
WTLC Chair Emily Peacock
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Staying Well in Chaotic Washington
AAJ CEO Linda Lipsen
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Letter to My Younger Self
Kate Jaycox
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Extroverted Introvert: My Inauthentic Self
Cheryl Palmer-Hughes
9:55 AM - 10:45 AM
Finders, Minders, & Grinders
Moderator: Miranda Soucie
Panelists: Kelli Hooper; Julie Kane; Carlye Reynolds; Ibiere Seck
10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
The Mask We Wear: Navigating Authenticity as Minority Women in Law
Moderator: Jackie Olinger Rochelle
Panelists: Carla Aikens; Coral Odiot; Danielle Mason; Veronica Vazquez
11:45 AM - 12:20 PM
Lessons Learned from a Year on Sabbatical
Moderator: Helen Lucaitis
Panelists: Lauren Barnes, Kathy Farinas, & Sarah McEahern
12:20 PM - 12:45 PM
Lunch Break
12:45 PM - 1:25 PM
Lunch Keynote - Boss Lady: Badass & Balanced
Sara Williams
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Rest, Resistance, & Renewal: Wellness for Women Trial Lawyers
Jamie Beck
2:25 PM - 3:15 PM
Sustaining the Advocate: The Physical & Psychological Health of High-Performing Women
Moderator: Kelley Bogusevic
Panelists: Dr. Ana Arteaga-Biggs, Psy.D., M.A.; Dr. Joan Hendricks, MD; & Paula Sturm, RDN, FMN, CGN, CFSP, MNLP
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
Letter to My Future Self
Rachael Flanagan
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
Wrap-Up & Lessons Learned
Gwen-Marie Davis
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
WTLC Welcome Reception
The Garden, Hotel Del Coronado
