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Neighborhood Legal Services Program is excited to celebrate with our friends and supporters
at our annual Jazz for Justice event.
The Leader of Justice Award recognizes an outstanding individual who has served the civil and social justice communities as a leader, volunteer, and innovator and who also has a track record of providing support and resources to those in the community suffering discrimination and injustice.
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Scroll down to view the Honoree and the esteemed members of the Host Committee.
THE 2025 LEADER OF JUSTICE AWARDEE
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Colette D. Honorable
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Exelon Corporation
Colette D. Honorable is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Exelon Corporation, the nation's largest utility, leading a team of professionals engaged in legal efforts across Exelon and its operating companies. Honorable also oversees public policy, legislative, regulatory affairs, and corporate giving. Honorable is a member of Exelon's Executive Committee as well as the Exelon Foundation Board.
Honorable serves on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors and is active in several policy-focused organizations. She is also a global advisory board member with the Energy Futures Initiative, a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and serves as vice chair of the Energy Regulators Regional Association's Strategic Advisory Board. Additionally, she is an inaugural member of the William Jefferson Clinton School of Public Service Advisory Board and is on the HBR Advisory Council. She has a passion for mentoring and co-led an effort to establish an international mentoring program for women in energy regulation for the International Confederation of Energy Regulators. She is an Ambassador for the Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Initiative. Honorable is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Learn more about Colette Honorable here.
2025 HOST COMMITTEE
*as of October 23, 2025
NLSP thanks this year’s Host Committee! The Host Committee is a group of leaders from various organizations who are dedicated to making the Jazz for Justice event successful and furthering the mission of NLSP.
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Peter B. Edelman
Professor
Georgetown University |
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.jpg) Angela Gilmore Interim Dean UDC David A. Clarke School of Law |
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 Samuel C. Kaplan Partner Boies Schiller Flexner |
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 Sara B. Rearden Attorney and Certified Mediator |
 Julius M. ReddPrincipal Beveridge & Diamond PC |
.png) Bob Russell Principal The Simmons & Russell Group |
 James J. Sandman Distinguished Lecturer and Senior Consultant University of Pennsylvania |
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 April Williams Partner WilmerHale |
 Melissa F. Zappala Partner Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP |
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Wilson D. Mudge
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Annamaria Steward
For more information, please email Jazz4Justice@nlsp.org. Read about the 2024 Jazz for Justice event here.
