Toolkit Subcommittee
Abayomi Ajaiyeoba Whint (“Yomi”) is an FDNY Legal Enforcement Attorney. She previously worked as an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department, as well as a Deputy Managing Attorney with the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. Yomi is an experienced litigator, certified mediator, arbitrator and Restorative Circle Keeper. She is enthusiastic about community service. Yomi has organized pro bono clinics in community settings; volunteers as an arbitrator in Small Claims Court and the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Part 137 Fee Dispute Committee; and served as a past President of the Nigerian Lawyers Association. She has a featured essay in the publication, Conquering the Bar Exam, Insight for First Generation and Minority Law Students and Graduates. In her spare time, she enjoys singing with her church’s gospel choir, writing poetry and short stories.
Ian Group runs the Customer Success team at ProDeal, a deal closing platform for real estate finance. Prior to joining ProDeal, Ian was a 6th year associate in the real estate group at Hunton & Williams. Ian has maintained a mindfulness practice since 2014, which practice has been instrumental both professionally and personally. Ian has been a member of the Mindfulness & Well-being in the Law Committee since 2020 and is certified in mindfulness-based stress reduction.
Gina Leow is the Chair of the Toolkit Subcommittee and substitute secretary of the Mindfulness and Well-Being in Law Committee. Her love of volunteerism led her to teach English to college students in Sichuan, China from 2014-2016 with the United States Peace Corps. Upon returning to the U.S., she created New York University's first M.A. program in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She is now the Diversity and Inclusion Manager at the Fire Department of New York City. She has certification in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University and is a trained restorative circle keeper. Gina enjoys a variety of mindfulness practices such as meditation, yoga, Pilates, and mindful eating.
Cecilia B. Loving is Deputy Commissioner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the NYC Fire Department, where she provides leadership for over 17,000 employees. She has also served as Law Enforcement Counsel at the NYC Commission on Human Rights, as well as Counsel at Patterson Belknap, and a litigator at both Kramer Levin and the Legal Aid Society. Loving is Chair and Co-Founder of the City Bar’s Mindfulness and Well-Being Committee. She is Founder of FDNY’s Mindfulness Group and Mindfulness Newsletter. She obtained a Juris Doctor from NYU, an MFA from UCLA, and M Div from NY Theological Seminary, and a BFA from Howard University. She is a member of the Mayor’s Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity, the Citywide Roundtable Leadership Council for leadership committed to circle-keeping and restorative practices, and the National Coalition for Racial Justice. She is author of nine books, and numerous articles and blogs.
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