{"id":8700,"date":"2019-04-17T22:23:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T22:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/?p=8700"},"modified":"2021-01-15T22:43:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:43:03","slug":"ilp-alumni-with-concurrent-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/2019\/04\/17\/ilp-alumni-with-concurrent-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"ILP Alumni with Concurrent Degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8700\" class=\"elementor elementor-8700\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35e47196 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35e47196\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-131166ed\" data-id=\"131166ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67428bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67428bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Law school is tough enough, why pursue joint degrees? Will this serve Indian Country? Again, we asked our alumni.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li><strong>Robert A. Rosette<\/strong> (\u201996), Partner and founder of Rosette, LLP<\/li><li><strong>Marlene Ray<\/strong> (\u201997), business manager and philanthropist<\/li><li><strong>Perry Riggs<\/strong> (\u201998), Deputy Executive Director, Navajo Nation Washington Office<\/li><li><strong>Theresa Rosier<\/strong> (\u201998), Deputy General Counsel, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community<\/li><li><strong>Verrin Kewenvoyouma<\/strong> (\u201904), attorney, business advisor, and owner of Kewenvoyouma Law, PLLC<\/li><li><strong>Courtney Monteiro<\/strong> (\u201906), Senior Vice President, Sovereign Finance, LLC<\/li><li><strong>Bartley Harris<\/strong> (\u201908), Attorney, Four Rivers Indian Legal Services<\/li><li><strong>Kris Beecher<\/strong> (2L), student and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the Navajo Housing Authority<\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8781} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" src=\"http:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/marleneray.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/marleneray.png 600w, https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/marleneray-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/marleneray-420x300.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Marlene Jones Ray (&#8217;97) is a business manager and philanthropist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What\nis your current occupation and how long have you held that position?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Theresa\nRosier:<\/strong> Deputy General Counsel, Salt River Pima-Maricopa\nIndian Community.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Marlene Ray:<\/strong> Currently, along with managing two family businesses, my focus has been on philanthropy and volunteering which has included tutoring\/mentoring Native American high school students and managing the Ray Jones Scholarship Fund benefiting California Indians pursuing postsecondary higher education.&nbsp;It is a great honor and privilege to be able to encourage and assist young Native people pursuing higher education either in college or trade, planting seeds for generation after generation benefiting their families, their communities and all Native peoples.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Verrin Kewenvoyouma:<\/strong> I am\nan attorney, business advisor, and owner of Kewenvoyouma Law, PLLC.&nbsp;We are\na boutique law firm which provides legal and business counsel to Indian tribes\nand their enterprises, primarily in the areas of corporate transactions.&nbsp;I\nhave been the sole and managing partner of our firm for nine years.&nbsp;Prior\nto that, I briefly worked for another boutique law firm, KPMG, and a large\nnational bank doing commercial finance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Kris Beecher:<\/strong> I am\ncurrently a JD\/MBA law student starting my last year of law school in the fall\nof 2019. Additionally, I also serve as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners\nfor the Navajo Housing Authority, a position I have held since July 2017.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>How\nhave your concurrent MBA and JD degrees affected your career? Do you wish you\nhad chosen a different field?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Theresa\nRosier:<\/strong> The dual JD\/MBA degree was an extremely helpful\ndegree to obtain prior to starting my career. The additional exposure that I\nhad at the WP Carey School of Business has helped me in the following ways: 1)\nI am very comfortable with public speaking, and I always credit that the my MBA\ntraining, 2) I work in the area of Indian economic development, and the MBA\nhelps me work through the business side of the transactions, even though I am\nacting in an attorney capacity, and 3) the MBA program\u2019s emphasis on team work\nhas helped me shepherd large projects and manage staff in an effective\nmanner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Marlene Ray:<\/strong> As the first member of my Tribe (Table Mountain Rancheria) to graduate from college (Stanford University) and then to pursue a professional degree, I decided to pursue a joint JD\/MBA degree because of the legal issues and business interests that Tribes encounter and knowing in some way I would be representing and advocating for Native peoples or businesses in my career and personal life.&nbsp;At the time, I thought a business degree would complement and enhance my participation in the Indian Legal Program and my interest in environmental and natural resources law, a decision that was proven true for me.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>After graduation from\nlaw school, I returned to Alaska to work on an environmental case in the legal\ndepartment at BP Exploration (Alaska), a company I had worked for during\ncollege summers.&nbsp;My focus in law school in environmental and natural\nresources law were a great foundation for my work and interests in Alaska.&nbsp;From\nAlaska, I moved to Portland, Oregon, to pursue an L.L.M. in Environmental and\nNatural Resources Law at Lewis and Clark Law School.&nbsp; Although I did not\nfinish the program, I gained greater knowledge of the natural resources issues\nfacing Tribes in the northwest as well as a new perspective on the economic,\nhistorical and legal context of Tribes in the northwest.&nbsp; Upon returning\nto California, I was elected onto my Tribe&#8217;s board of directors at our casino,\nan experience that engaged\nthe knowledge I had garnered from law school and business school as well as my\nprevious work.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Verrin Kewenvoyouma:<\/strong> While\nlaw school and experience can train you to become a good lawyer, neither legal\nexperience nor law school train you to be a good business person.&nbsp;My MBA\nhas been instrumental for me to not only manage my own firm, but to provide\nfully competent business advice to my clients. My joint degrees have paid off\nten-fold: I have been able to raise my family (and extended family), doing the\njob I love, and now have opportunities to create opportunity within my own\ncommunity and the communities within which I work. In short, my own career has\nbeen a means to an ends to create opportunity not only for myself, but to\nempower others as well. When you combine business and legal experience it is\nnot zero sum game: you will find ways to create value for your clients and the\npeople with whom they do business.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Kris Beecher: <\/strong>While working on these degrees I have had the benefit of taking certain aspects of what I have learned in both disciplines and applying them in near real-time to my duties as a commissioner. I do not believe that I could have picked a better match as far as my education and the direction of my career. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>In\nwhat ways do you use your knowledge of law in your career and everyday\nlife?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Theresa\nRosier:<\/strong> I am an attorney and work with the law every day.\nI often say, that I am professional problem solver. Most of my day is working\nacross the table with experts from various fields who all are working towards a\ncommon goal\/result.&nbsp; We have to work together to get that project or goal\ndone for the client.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Marlene Ray:<\/strong> Throughout the years, all of my professional and personal experiences have in some way been enriched and informed by the degrees I earned at Stanford University, ASU Law and ASU W.P. Carey School of Business as well as by the people, mentors, classmates and colleagues I&#8217;ve met as a result of attending college, law school and business school.&nbsp; As I mentor young Native students either getting ready to begin college or considering a post-graduate degree, I encourage them to consider their vast array of options, research different programs and schools, talk with current students in the program or school they&#8217;re considering, visit the program in action, figure out a budget, know there are people and resources to help them, and most importantly, to believe in themselves that their heart&#8217;s desire is important, worthy and possible.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Verrin Kewenvoyouma:<\/strong> A wise\nlawyer once told me, \u201cyou can not become a good business and transaction lawyer\nunless you\u2019ve done some litigation in those areas as well.\u201d&nbsp; Even in\nscenarios where all parties have the best of intentions, as lawyers, we are\ntrained to see the world in the most challenging ways and draft to those\nsituations.&nbsp; Indeed, in litigation contract matters I have seen those\nsituations come to life.&nbsp; While we can\u2019t move through the world walking on\negg shells, I\u2019ve found that no matter the scenario, business, law, or\notherwise, if you approach a situation recognizing all foreseeable options,\nvery importantly, the solutions as well, you\u2019ll be well prepared for\nanything.&nbsp; In short, think of all the challenges and benefits of your\ndecisions, and be prepared.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Kris Beecher: <\/strong>Whether\nI am working on projects as a commissioner or advocating for issues that I care\nabout, my knowledge of the law informs my decisions and the way I approach potential\nsituations. With a background in both business and law, I have a much broader range\nof understanding of why and how people and businesses make the decisions they\ndo.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":8782} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" src=\"http:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/krisbeecher.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/krisbeecher.png 600w, https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/krisbeecher-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/krisbeecher-421x300.png 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Kris Beecher (2L) is a current student pursuing his MBA and JD degrees,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Would\nyou recommend a law degree or concurrent degrees to prospective students? What\nwould you say to a student considering earning these degrees?&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Theresa\nRosier:<\/strong> I ask people what they really want to do, if they\ntell me that they want to be a prosecutor, litigator, tax attorney, etc., then,\nI recommend that they only attend the law school. If people talk about\npromoting business in underserved communities, working with non-profits, or\nthey are more open minded in their professional goals, I recommend that they\nexplore either the joint degree or the MBA degree (without the legal degree).\nThe MBA program at ASU is fantastic, and can open so many doors to\npeople.&nbsp;If you want to be a litigator, the MBA program doesn\u2019t add a lot\nof value.&nbsp; If you want to work in an in-house setting or in the commercial\ntransaction setting, the MBA is extremely helpful.<strong>M<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Verrin Kewenvoyouma:<\/strong> I\nhighly recommend the joint JD and MBA program for anyone who may be pursuing a\ncareer in business, business law, or seeks to manage a firm.&nbsp;While I can\nattach a price tag to the one extra year I spent in grad school to earn my MBA,\nthe value has been immeasurable and continues to pay off. I would also be happy\nto speak to any student who may be considering these degrees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Kris Beecher:<\/strong> I\nwould absolutely recommend any prospective JD student to consider any of the concurrent\ndegrees available at their school. A great way to set yourself apart from the\nrest of the law students you will be graduating with is earning a concurrent\ndegree. Having a broader background of education would only be an asset moving\nforward.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Anything else you\u2019d like to add?<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Verrin Kewenvoyouma:<\/strong> Much\nof law school is structured on the individual, and that make sense: you are the\nonly one who has to take the LSAT and pass the bar exam.&nbsp; The analytical\nskills you learn have to be developed on an individual basis.&nbsp; However, in\nbusiness school, much like life and in a law practice, there is definitely much\nmore comradery and team orientated projects.&nbsp; You quickly learn how to\nleverage your own strengths and weaknesses to work with other people for the\nbest outcome of your collective colleagues and clients.&nbsp; I think the\nexperience of both programs creates a good contrast of what you should\nexperience in life after school and in practice.&nbsp; Along those lines, the\nrelationships I made in both programs, and especially in the ILP, I still value\nvery much today.&nbsp; On a daily basis I work with folks who were graduates of\nthe program, and today, in fact, I\u2019ve spoken to no less than four ASU ILP grads\non varying matters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Kris Beecher:<\/strong> If I\ncould go back and do it all over again, I would make the exact same decision to\npursue a JD\/MBA. In fact, I would probably advocate harder for more of my\ncolleagues in law school to pursue the MBA component.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41701ff elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"41701ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_google\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-google-plus-g\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on google<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-screen-only\">Share on linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7defb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c7defb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>____<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/miranda-cyr\/\">Miranda Cyr<\/a><br \/>Communications Aide, Indian Legal Program, ASU Law<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Law school is tough enough, why pursue joint degrees? 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