Staff reports  |  Debra J. Gammons, who directs diversity efforts at the Charleston School of Law, today will become the county’s first black president of the Charleston County Bar Association.

“I am looking forward to continuing my work for equality, education and engagement,” said Gammons, a distinguished visiting professor and director of the Office of Diversity Initiatives at the law school.  “I am looking forward to working with attorneys at the school and throughout the community to bring about positive changes here, across the state and across the country.”