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Joanne Thorud is the Marketing & Business Development Director at Davis Malm in Boston. She is responsible for the strategic marketing and business development efforts of the firm and its attorneys.

Jo has worked in the legal industry for over 30 years. One of her favorite things to do – in and out of work – is introduce people who would benefit from knowing each other. She is an active member of the Legal Marketing Association Northeast Region. Jo currently co-chairs the Boston Small Firm/Solo Marketer SIG and is a past chair of the Boston Local Steering Committee.

Jo is a woman who wows for so many reasons – we met through our work in the Legal Marketing Association several years ago and have kept in touch through social media (love the power of social media to build and nurture relationships!) and she is just an all-around great person. I love her profile because who she is really comes through – especially the love she has for her mom – and the great advice she has for women of all ages.

Kim Lyons (she/her/hers) is an experienced legal marketer for the international law firm Holland & Knight. She manages marketing for the firm’s U.S. West Coast offices, which include: Los Angeles; Orange County; San Francisco; and Portland, Oregon.

Kim is passionate about social media marketing and serves as the current Legal Marketing Association Pacific Northwest Regional Co-Chair.

When she is not in the office or posting content on LinkedIn, Kim spends her time with her three teenagers, or surfing in the Pacific Ocean. (Kim and I met through the LMA in San Francisco a few years ago and we have kept in touch through social media (you can follow her on Twitter at @legalMKTmaven).

We spoke the same language and I felt an instant connection with and a warmth from her.

Get to know more about Kim in this Women Who Wow profile.

Monica Phillips is the President of Spark Plug Labs. Monica has been working with lawyers for 20+ years, and leads keynote and coaching programs on wellness, equity and inclusion. She brings key topics to the forefront of law firms and legal departments. Join her on Clubhouse to discuss Legal Wellness & Innovation, Tuesdays at 6pm pacific (@BodegaBay1).

Learn more about Monica in this Women Who Wow profile and follow her on LinkedIn

Melinda Colon Cox is a commercial litigation partner at New Jersey mid-size firm Parker Ibrahim & Berg LLP.

Her practice focuses on the representation of a broad range of financial institutions in the mortgage banking industry in litigation, compliance and regulatory matters, including foreclosures and bankruptcy proceedings, in both state and federal courts.

As a passionate advocate for the law, Melinda has been very active in the New Jersey legal community for many years.

She was the president of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey in 2020 and served on its board since 2008. She also co-founded its Young Lawyers Committee. She is a member of the National Women’s Law Center Leadership Advisory Committee and serves on the Professional Ethics and Leadership Academy Committees for the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Learn more about Melinda in this Women Who Wow profile.