Samira Salman, JD, LL.M.

Samira Salman, JD, LL.M.

Houston, Texas, United States
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Activity

Experience

Education

  • LSU Law Graphic

    Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

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    Activities and Societies: Highest Federal Business Tax grade (Fall 1998); Highest Negotiations grade (Fall 1998); Highest Contracts grade (Fall 1996); Student Bar Association treasurer (1998-1999); Phi Delta Phi (admitted 1998); NITA Program (1998); Flory Trials (1998).

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Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • United Nations Graphic

    Honorary Advisor, Project Director Social Impact Projects - NGO Committee on Sustainable Development

    United Nations

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

  • American Bar Association Graphic

    Vice Chairman Energy & Environmental Taxes Committee

    American Bar Association

    - Present 27 years

    American Bar Association and Tax Section – member 1999-present
    o Vice-Chair of ABA Energy & Environmental Taxes Committee 2007-2009
    o ABA Tax Challenge, Judge – Written Rounds 2007-2008

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    Member Board Of Trustees

    Houston Ballet

    - Present 5 years

    Arts and Culture

    https://give.houstonballet.org/campaign/houston-ballet-share-the-joy/c338746

    Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Houston Ballet Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers. As of 2017, the Houston Ballet's endowment at more than $73 million is considered among the largest endowments held for a dance…

    https://give.houstonballet.org/campaign/houston-ballet-share-the-joy/c338746

    Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Houston Ballet Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers. As of 2017, the Houston Ballet's endowment at more than $73 million is considered among the largest endowments held for a dance company in the US. The company produces over 85 performances each year and consists of 59 dancers.

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    Guild Member

    Houston Ballet

    - Present 24 years

    Arts and Culture

    Member since 2002, Co-Chair of Mentoring Committee (2005-2006), President’s Pin recipient (2006), Co-Chair of Special Events Committee (2006-2007), Steering Committee Cookbook (2006-2007), Nutcracker Market Volunteer Co-Chairman (2006-2008), Nutcracker Market Merchant Co-Chairman (2009), Nutcracker Market Merchant Chairman (2010), Fall Coffee Chairman (2010-2011)

  • Finance Committee Member

    The Seraph Foundation, Inc.

    - 1 year

    Health

    The Seraph Foundation is a private non-solicited foundation based in Wilmington, DE. The Foundation carries on the spirit of the founder by supporting cancer research and education.

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    Member Board Of Directors

    HERHealthEQ

    - 5 years

    Health

    EQuipment for EQuity.
    A non-profit organization whose mission is to drive health equity for women by providing medical devices and equipment to developing nations for women's health issues. We focus on the top non-communicable diseases (NCD's) - cancers affecting women, maternal health, diabetes, and heart disease. HERHealthEQ's vision is a world in which women have health equity.
    www.herhealtheq.org

  • Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Graphic

    Corporate Secretary

    Bilateral Chamber of Commerce

    - 2 years

    Advisory Board Member 2002-2009

  • Board Treasurer

    Houston Abu Dhabi Sister Cities Association

    - 2 years

    https://www.houstontx.gov/abouthouston/sistercities.html

  • Houston Center for Contemporary Craft Graphic

    Board Member: Finance Committee

    Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

    - 1 year

    Arts and Culture

  • Fresh Arts Graphic

    Board Member

    Fresh Arts

    - 2 years

    Arts and Culture

  • Houston Volunteer Lawyers Graphic

    Board Member

    Houston Volunteer Lawyers

    - 2 years

    Civil Rights and Social Action

Publications

Honors & Awards

  • PANEL SPEAKER: Roundtable III, “Helping Each Other Help the World: An Interactive Session Where Proposals and Relations are Shared for Mutual Benefit.”

    70th Anniversary NGO Conference at the United Nations – New York, NY

    http://2015ngoconference.org/

  • PANEL MODERATOR: An Interactive Roundtable for Breaking Through Challenges as a Businesswoman

    2015 Bush Foundation Womenʼs Initiative Fellowship – New York, NY

    http://www.bushcenter.org/womens-initiative/womens-initiative-fellowship

  • PANEL MODERATOR: Baton Rouge Area Chamber BIG THINK: Entrepreneurʼs Perspective #BigThinker

    2014 Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week – Baton Rouge, LA

    http://www.celebratebrew.com/

  • PANEL MEMBER: Women Entrepreneurs In The Growth And Expansion Stage – Who Supports You?

    2014 Denver Startup Week – Denver, CO

    http://www.denverstartupweek.org/

  • SPEAKER: Improving The Financial Health of Your Business

    Think Global Institute

    http://www.thinkglobalinstitute.org/

  • KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Reinventing Yourself Professionally

    Louisiana Business & Law Society

  • Ovation Award Recipient

    Houston Grand Opera

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Watch Her Work

    National Advisory Board

    - Present

    WatchHerWork.com is a multimedia digital platform that is closing the achievement gap for professional women by providing the much needed professional advice they need when they need it, how they need it. By video crowdsourcing and carefully curating work/life wisdom from top female professionals from all walks of life, WatchHerWork.com helps women make the decisions that propel them to success. We are ready to close the achievement gap between men and women and that happens when women have…

    WatchHerWork.com is a multimedia digital platform that is closing the achievement gap for professional women by providing the much needed professional advice they need when they need it, how they need it. By video crowdsourcing and carefully curating work/life wisdom from top female professionals from all walks of life, WatchHerWork.com helps women make the decisions that propel them to success. We are ready to close the achievement gap between men and women and that happens when women have access to the right information. You shouldn’t have to have powerful friends to have powerful information.

  • Texas Bar Association

    member

    - Present

    http://www.texasbar.com/

  • American Bar Association and Tax Section

    Vice-Chair of ABA Energy & Environmental Taxes Committee 2007-2009; ABA Tax Challenge, Judge – Written Rounds 2007-2008

    - Present

    http://www.americanbar.org/groups/taxation.html The Section of Taxation is a global leader in tax providing professional development to members, technical and legislative comments to government, and pro bono resources for the underserved.

  • Louisiana Bar Association

    member

    - Present

    https://www.lsba.org/

  • Inspiring Capital

    Advisory Board

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    Inspiring Capital accelerates the integration of profits and purpose by aligning talented business professionals and high-potential, purpose-driven organizations.

  • NGO Committee on Sustainable Development

    Honorary Advisor & Program Project Director, Social Impact Projects

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    http://co-ngo.squarespace.com/ The purpose of the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development is to monitor and influence the implementation of the commitments and agreements adopted by the United Nations that pertain to sustainable development as defined by the UN Conference on Environment and Development, the Earth Summit, the MDGs, the SDGs, Rio+20 and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda.

  • Southern Women's Leadership Roundtable

    Member

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    https://www.facebook.com/ThinkGlobalTL Think Global, Thrive Local is a movement to create a critical mass of female leaders to discuss global issues and promote creative local solutions.

  • UN Commission on the Status of Women

    CSW59 - 2015 Conference Attendee

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    http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw59-2015 The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 20 March 2015. Representatives of Member States , UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world attended the session. - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw59-2015#sthash.7mBrB4f4.dpuf

  • 65th Annual United Nations DPO/NGO Conference

    2014 Conference Attendee

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    http://sd.iisd.org/events/65th-annual-un-dpingo-conference/ The 65th UN DPI/NGO Conference is titled '2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda,' is being organized by the UN Department of Public Information and the NGO/DPI Executive Committee, and will focus on the theme of 'The role of civil society in the post 2015 development agenda'. The event seeks to provide an opportunity for civil society networks and activists to mobilize messaging, advocacy strategies, partnerships and accountability…

    http://sd.iisd.org/events/65th-annual-un-dpingo-conference/ The 65th UN DPI/NGO Conference is titled '2015 and Beyond: Our Action Agenda,' is being organized by the UN Department of Public Information and the NGO/DPI Executive Committee, and will focus on the theme of 'The role of civil society in the post 2015 development agenda'. The event seeks to provide an opportunity for civil society networks and activists to mobilize messaging, advocacy strategies, partnerships and accountability frameworks in the lead up to the start of the intergovernmental negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda. The outcome of the conference will be a declaration that will be shared with the UN system, the UN Member States, the global civil society and other stakeholders.

  • G8 Young Global Leaders Summit

    Attendee

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  • Institute of Management Consultants – Houston Chapter

    Board Member, VP of Programs 2009-2010

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    http://www.imcusa.org/ IMC USA is the certifying body and professional association for management consultants and firms in the USA. The IMC USA mission is to promote excellence and ethics in management consulting through certification, education, and professional resources.

  • Bilateral U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce

    Advisory Board 2002-2009; Corporate Secretary 2007- 2009; Business Advisor 2009

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    http://bilateralchamber.org/ The Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce is an exclusive membership-based network of international business leadership that establishes strategic connections with key decision-makers in the United States and Middle East/North Africa (MENA) to foster economic growth, educational advancement and mutual respect.

  • Houston Bar Association

    HBA Membership Committee Chair 2005-2006; HBA Professionalism Committee – 2002-2005; HBA Gender Fairness Committee – member 2005-2009; Houston Volunteer Lawyers – Taxpayer Assistance Program – volunteer 2002-2008. Streamlined and located director

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    http://www.hba.org/ Welcome to the Houston Bar Association, a nonprofit professional association for attorneys with nearly 11,500 members, providing education, professional development and service programs for the legal profession and the community.

  • Houston Volunteer Lawyer’s Association

    Board Member 2006-2008

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    http://www.makejusticehappen.org/ Houston Volunteer Lawyers is a non-profit service of the Houston Bar Association. We provide free legal aid to low-income individuals by connecting them with lawyers in the private bar who volunteer their time.

  • College of the State Bar of Texas

    Member 2002-2008

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    http://www.texasbarcollege.com/ The Texas Bar College is an honorary society of lawyers who are among the best trained attorneys in Texas. Members are qualified attorneys who are interested in both high ethical standards and improved training for all Texas attorneys.

  • Houston Abu Dhabi Sister City Association

    Treasurer 2002-2004

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    http://www.houstontx.gov/intltrade/abudhabi.html

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