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The Katherine Delmar Burke School Distinguished Alumna Award is given each year to an alumna who embodies the values at the heart of the school’s mission to educate, encourage, and empower girls. The recipient exemplifies a life of learning, service to community, individuality, and the ability to make a difference in the world.

Our 2018 Distinguished Alumna: Mary Shen O'Carroll '90

Mary Shen O’Carroll '90 is Head of the Legal Operations, Technology and Strategy team at Google, where she is responsible for overseeing key aspects of law firm management, systems/tools, and internal operations. 
 
During her tenure at Google, Mary has been recognized by the American Bar Association as Legal Rebel in 2016, by LegalTech News as Legal Department Operations Director of the Year in 2016, by The Recorder as leading the Legal Operations Department of the Year in 2015, and by the International Legal Technology Association for Innovative Legal Department of the Year in 2015. 
 
Mary is also a passionate leader pushing forward disruptive technology and processes designed to change the future of the legal industry. To support that agenda, she is a Leader of CLOC (Corporate Legal Operations Consortium), whose mission is to help legal operations professionals and other core corporate legal industry players optimize the legal service delivery model.

Nominate a Distinguished Alumna

We are currently accepting nominations for next year's 2020 Distinguished Alumna. Nominations will close in mid- to late November 2019.

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  • Burke's Distinguished Alumna Award Recipients

    2018
    Mary Shen O'Carroll '90

    2017
    Zoe Duskin '97

    2016
    Robin Hauser '78e

    2015
    Erica Howson Fortescue '89

    2014
    Lareina Yee '87

    2013
    Nancy Bibbero Cherney '70

    2012 
    Pauline Moffit Watts '66

    2011  
    Rachel Skiffer '88

    2010
    Vendela Vida '85

    2009  
    Jean Afterman ’75

    2008 
    Ann Blumlein Lazarus ’67

    2007 
    Dr. Mary Maillard Piel ’73

    2006 
    Mary Lowrey Gregory ’71

    2005 
    Dr. Bella Shen Garnett ’89

    2004 
    Nancy Hellman Bechtle ’55

    2003 
    Heather Martinez Zona ’81

    2002 
    Elisa "Bambi" Escamilla Schwartz ’56 
Burke's mission is to educate, encourage and empower girls. Our school combines academic excellence with an appreciation for childhood so that students thrive as learners, develop a strong sense of self, contribute to community, and fulfill their potential, now and throughout life.

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