AHEAD is soliciting nominations for members who might serve on the Executive Council next year. Please provide the name, contact information, and positions for ONE nominee that you wish the AHEAD members consider.  All individuals who (a) have been nominated and (b) confirm their desire to be included will be added to the ballot for the 2019 board. Individuals who choose to accept this nomination will also have the option of posting a statement for members to consider during the voting period.

     The nomination period closes December 5, 2018.

     You CAN nominate yourself. You CAN nominate more than one person, but please submit one form per person. You CAN submit the nominee for more than one position. A nominee can change their mind and/or reject the nomination.  Please contact Jorge.gonzalez2@usdoj.gov or Jorge.Castillo@crt.usdoj.gov with any questions about the nomination or election process.

     AHEAD will host a happy hour for members in the D.C. area on Thursday, November 29, 2018 so that members can meet in person, learn about the past year, and consider ways of supporting AHEAD in 2019. 

   

     On October 2, 2018, the Honorable Maria Chapa Lopez, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, delivered remarks in the Great Hall to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month and its theme, “Hispanics: One Endless voice to Enhance our Traditions."

     United States Attorney Chapa Lopez was introduced by remarks from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who took this opportunity to recognize the distinguished contributions made by Hispanic Americans across a variety of fields as well as to the mission of the Department of Justice.

     United States Attorney Chapa Lopez is a first-generation American, whose parents emigrated from Mexico.  After receiving her B.A. from the University of Texas, Ms. Chapa Lopez attended South Texas College of Law, where she was Assistant Editor of the Law Review.  From 2000 until 2016, Ms. Chapa Lopez worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.  She prosecuted transnational drug trafficking organizations, complex domestic narcotics trafficking, large-scale money laundering, and complex opioid cases.  From 2016 to 2018, Ms. Chapa Lopez served as the Department of Justice Deputy Attaché in the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, before being nominated and confirmed as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.

   

     On July 10, 2018, AHEAD and the Diversity Committee of the National Security Division hosted the Hispanic National Bar Foundation's Future Latino Leaders Law Camp, which offers students the chance to come to D.C. and learn more about the college application process, meet influential Latino leaders, and tour national monuments and various government agencies. 

     A group of forty high school students from across the country were hosted in the Great Hall, where they had the opportunity to hear welcoming remarks from Patrick Bumatay of the Attorney General’s office and a panel consisting of attorneys from the Office of the Inspector General, the National Security Division's Office of Intelligence, and the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.  The students heard about careers at the Department of Justice and the mission of the Department, and had the opportunity to ask a variety of questions about college, career choices related to careers in the law and law enforcement, and professional development generally.