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Richard Mazie received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Chemistry from the University of Maryland in 1974 and has extensive professional experience in the areas of career counseling for lawyers and corporate human resources. He has spoken to various groups on career issues and trends relevant to associates, partners and in-house counsel and is frequently called upon by national journalists to address current news stories regarding law firms.
Mr. Mazie is an active member of the Board of Directors of The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ), and serves as Chair of the Youth Programs Committee for the Washington D.C. area. NCCJ, founded in 1927 as The National Conference of Christians and Jews, is a human relations organization dedicated to fighting bias, bigotry and racism in America. The National Conference promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures through advocacy, conflict resolution and education.
For more information on The National Conference, contact Mazie & Company.
Arlene J. Battis has more than ten years of domestic and international executive search experience within the legal field, both in retained and contingent environments. Arlene successfully completed search assignments for many of the best-known executive search firms and has placed, associates, partners, and in-house counsel throughout the United States.
Prior to her search career, Arlene's legal background included an associate position with Cochran and Pijor, PC in McLean, Virginia and she was a Deputy Director for Compliance & Enforcement with the U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board in Washington, D.C. She had been the Senior Associate Advocacy Director for the Paralyzed Veterans of America and a former associate of Donald M. Murtha & Associates in Washington, D.C.
Arlene is a 1977 graduate of the George Mason University School of Law and a member of the D.C. and Virginia Bars. She graduated American University, with honors, in 1972, with a major in political science.
Sakina Riddell received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2000 and her B.A., cum laude, in Public Policy Studies from Duke University in 1997. A native Washingtonian, Sakina gained extensive experience in the legal recruiting field working for Mazie & Company upon graduating from Duke University and during her three years studying law at Georgetown. After seven years as an associate at Phillips Lytle LLP in New York State, a DuPont Primary Law Firm, where she practiced in the areas of commercial real estate and finance, Sakina rejoined Mazie & Company. During her years in private practice, Sakina developed a strong passion for working on issues of concern for associates in her capacities as Chair of her firm's Associates Committee, Co-Chair of the DuPont Minority Counsel Network's Mentoring/Retention Committee and President of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York.
Kelley Ann Baione obtained her law degree from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 1987. She practiced law for eight years with the firm of Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer & Quinn, where she specialized in telecommunications law and co-managed the firms attorney recruitment program.
Kelley is a member of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Cable Communications Advisory Committee, which advises the County Executive and County Council on cable and telecommunications matters affecting Montgomery County. Kelley is also a volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which fulfills the wishes of children who suffer from life-threatening illnesses.
Peter Gutensohn received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from University of Maryland in 1983. Prior to joining Mazie and Company, Peter spent more than a decade in mortgage lending. He previously served as a US Marine Infantry Officer, deployed to Desert Storm. Peter has extensive experience matching the needs of individual candidates to the most beneficial situation.
Kimberly Barnashuk is a senior at the George Washington University. She will graduate with a major in International Affairs, a concentration in International Environmental Resources, and a minor in Geography in May 2008. Kimberly has been on the Dean's List throughout her collegiate career at GWU. Originally from the suburbs of Buffalo, NY, Kimberly chose to attend college in Washington because of her interest in law and politics. She spent a semester interning for Congressman Brian Higgins (D, NY-27), in which she obtained experience with the inner-workings of Capitol Hill. Kimberly plans on attending law school upon completion of her undergraduate degree and pursuing environmental law. Kimberly is a research assistant with Mazie & Company.