Juneteenth Message
Seeking to be Nominated to the Position of
NBA President-Elect
AGITATE. AGITATE. AGITATE.
The words of Frederick Douglass were a mandate—one that the founders of the National Bar Association answered in 1925. That mandate is alive and urgent today.
As we mark Juneteenth Celebration Week, we are reminded that freedom must be fought for again and again by every generation that inherits the struggle. The founders of the National Bar Association understood that in 1925. We must be resolute, laser-focused, and ready to move with strategic purpose in this moment.
The guardrails built by those on whose shoulders we stand—secured through sacrifice and decades of service—are being torn down with deliberate force. Voting rights, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and our very history are under direct and deliberate attack. There is no organization better positioned to meet this moment than the National Bar Association.
I know the National Bar Association.
I know what it is capable of.
And I know what this moment is asking of us.
My campaign reflects the principles that have guided my leadership--integrity, stewardship, and a deep commitment to service--shaped by years of experience at the national, regional, and affiliate levels of the NBA. These experiences have defined how I lead and why I serve with unwavering purpose.
I am Kimberley Ann Ward, a Life Member of the National Bar Association and the National Bar Institute. I have served on the NBA Board of Governors continuously since 2019. My experience spans across the National Bar Association, including my current seat on the Executive Committee as Vice President of Regions and Affiliates, service on the Women Lawyer's Division Board of Directors, as Inaugural and Sole Chair of the NBA Affordable Care Act Policy Task Force, and as Chief of NBA Service Initiatives, among many other positions.