ACC STL Honors Members for Individual Contributions at 2021 Annual Meeting

ST. LOUIS - March 9, 2021 - PRLog -- The Association of Corporate Counsel – St. Louis Chapter (ACC STL) held its 2021 Annual Meeting virtually by recognizing members for their individual contributions.

The 2021 ACC STL award recipients include:

Committee of the Year: Diversity Committee led by Committee Chairperson is Tamee Reese, Assistant Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel, AT&T. The Diversity Committee was recognized in October 2020 by the ACC National Organization as the "Most Innovative Diversity Initiative Program in 2019" for its Diversity & Inclusion Summer Internship Program. The committee founded the Diversity & Inclusion Task Force in response to the racial injustices from last year to help members learn, understand, and discuss topics of concern. The task force and committee worked together to provide programming and partnered with the ACC Mid-American Chapter to host three book club discussions for members from both chapters.

Member of the Year: Lisa Savoy, Assistant General Counsel, Equifax Workforce Solutions, is the 2021 award recipient. This award honors the Chapter member who has shown great dedication and service to the Chapter during the previous year. Savory was selected because of her leadership role with the Diversity & Inclusion Task Force. She was the first member to lead the first task force program, "8 Minutes that Changed the World: How I Can't Breathe," where she served as the co-moderator. More than 100 members participated virtually including the President of the ACC national organization in the open forum to discuss current events following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. She continues to be actively involved with the Task Force.

William E. Jaudes Service Award: James Scott, General Counsel, CRB, and former 1988-90 ACC STL president, is the 2021 award recipient. The William E. Jaudes Service award was named after Bill Jaudes, one of the original founders of the ACC STL. This honor, which is not awarded annually is given to members who exemplify dedication, leadership, and service. Scott served ACC STL leadership roles including membership chairperson where the Chapter was recognized by the national Association of Corporate Counsel as Outstanding Chapter of the Year and achieved a milestone of surpassing 600 members for the first time in the Chapter's history.

Brian Parsons, 2020 ACC STL President, and Senior Corporate Counsel, Centene, during the awards ceremony said, "Each member honored for the individual awards has contributed significantly to the growth of the St. Louis chapter. This past year was a challenge, and we had to react creatively and quickly to rethink how the Chapter would offer members programming, networking, and educational opportunities. The leadership and dedication of our members and the individuals honored with the 2021 awards have helped make the St. Louis chapter one of the strongest in the country."