In The Community

Judge Ann Marie Calabria (left) and Peyton Young, school outreach coordinator, describe Capital Area Teen Court at Law-Related Education Institute.

• The Order of the Sons of Italy: Triangle Lodge 2817, Charter Board Member, 2005-present.
• North Carolina Team Member for National Leadership Summit on the Protection of Children, 2005-present.
• Literacy Council of Wake County: Coordinated with Council to implement a sentencing program whereby defendants unfamiliar with the English language charged with minor crimes or infractions deferred judgment by learning to speak English, 2000-2002; Spelling Bee Judge, 2001-present.
• Cary Chamber of Commerce, Member, 1992-present; Executive Dialogue: Share business experiences with new entrepreneurs; Presenter: Crime Session at Wake County Public Safety Center, 2001; Special Recognition Award for Successful Completion of Leadership Cary, 1995.
• Garner Chamber of Commerce, Member 1999-present.
• North Carolina Bar Association, member since 1988; Appointed to the Board of the Zoning, Planning and Land Use Section, 2005-present; Appoint to the Board for Bar Cares, 2001-Present; Hispanic/Latino Lawyers Committee: Charter member, 1998-present; Organized and moderated the first symposium in the State of North Carolina, 2000-2001; Lawyers in the Schools Committee, 1999-present; “Law Related Education Institute,” presenter for the Teen Court Program to North Carolina Teachers and Teen Court presentations in Wake County High Schools, 1999-present; Law and Government Career Fairs, 2000-present; Young Lawyers Division: Law Week activities (1997-present); Vice-President of the North Carolina Bar Association: Served as Liaison between the board of Governors and both the Hispanic/Latino Lawyers Committee and Juvenile Justice and Children’s Rights Section, 2000-2001.
• Wake County Bar Association, Member 1993-present, Board of Directors, 2002-2004, Organized and moderated the first “This is the Law” seminar in 2001.
• North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys Member since 1996, Women Judges Forum Participant, 2000-2005; Panel Member for Seminar: “See Jane Run - The ABC’s of a Successful Campaign for Public Office,' 2001.
• Wake County Association of Women Attorneys, Member.
• Campbell University Law School: Moderator for Ethical considerations in the practice of law with law students, 2001-present, Charter Member of Alumni Association 2006-present, Continuing Legal Education Committee, Client Counseling Competition Judge 2006.

Chef Calabria and helpers husband Bob and son Brent cooking at a volunteer event.

Selected Guest Speaker Appearances

• "Early Intervention Language Program" prepared a video tape for General Membership Meeting for the Junior League of Raleigh, Inc. to address the needs of the Hispanic Community (Sept. 2000).

• "Celebrating a Tradition Uplifting Parents' and Families", The American Family Coalition of North Carolina: one of the Guest Speakers at Parents' Day (July 2001).

• "Faith-Based Initiatives for Family and Community Renewal", American Leadership Conference: one of the Guest Speakers at the National Faith-Based Summit (April 2001).