Attorney Jane Ellen Tewksbury '74, legal counsel to Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger, has become the new president of the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association (RCAA). Her term lasts for two years.

Prior to becoming legal counsel, Tewksbury was chief of the attorney general's Family and Community Crimes Bureau. During her legal career, she has been a family law practitioner and a criminal prosecutor. Tewksbury has significant legislative experience and has provided training at the state and national levels in domestic violence, juvenile justice, and crimes against the elderly.

Tewksbury, the first vice president of the RCAA for the past two years, is looking forward to her new role. "I am very proud to be part of this community. Radcliffe College plays a very important role as a voice for women at Harvard and as a world-class institution for women's issues," she said. One of her goals as president of the RCAA will be to increase that recognition at Harvard.

"I also want to take the lead as an ambassador for Radcliffe, helping the College to continue to be a leader in the next century. Women have made extraordinary gains in many areas, but there are still challenges ahead. It is important that women be recognized for all of their contributions to society, in the family, the workplace, and the community."

Tewksbury succeeds Mary (Honey) Jacobs Skinner '78, a partner in the Chicago-based law firm of Sidley and Austin, as RCAA president. "Working with Honey Skinner has been a wonderful learning experience," said Mary McGrath Carty '74, executive director of the RCAA. "Her intensity, determination, and spirit of fun make her an exciting person to have on our team. Honey has devoted enormous energy to winning new friends for Radcliffe College and to linking alumnae across the country with our capital campaign. I extend my warmest thanks to her for her many accomplishments over the past two years."

Tewksbury graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and Radcliffe with an A.B. in 1974 and earned a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. In 1993, Tewksbury was one of 10 recipients of a Children and Family Fellowship from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The fellowships were awarded to midcareer professionals interested in leadership positions in organizations and institutions that serve disadvantaged children and families. As a Casey fellow, Tewksbury reviewed human services reform efforts in several states, focusing on the strategies used to develop integrated service delivery systems, which included programs for juvenile offenders.

Tewksbury resides in Melrose and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Women's Bar Association. The author of several publications, she has also been an instructor and presenter in several continuing legal education programs.