Vanessa Vaughn has joined Lathrop Gage as the firm’s director of diversity and inclusion. She replaces her predecessor, Michelle Martin Bonner, who left for a position at the national nonprofit FUSE Corps in April.

“We’ve found a great addition to our team in Vanessa,” Cameron Garrison, Lathrop Gage’s managing partner, said in a statement. “Her background and experience will benefit our firm as we continue in our commitment of being a diverse, inclusive employer and outstanding corporate citizen.”