The 917 Society welcomes Ramona P. DeSalvo to the Founders Club.

Ramona is a Nashville entertainment attorney, concentrating her practice in copyright, trademark, and entertainment law. She recently became Director of Operations for the national non-profit Convention of States where she also serves as Special Counsel for Legislative Affairs. She has been the volunteer Tennessee State Director for Legislative Action for Convention of States Action since 2014.

Ms. DeSalvo has been a lecturer at Nashville School of Law, teaching intellectual property and entertainment law, and also an assistant professor in Middle Tennessee State University's Recording Industry Department, where she taught copyright and legal issues in the recording industry. She earned her bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley and her J.D. degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law.