Rosalyn Sia Baker Barnes: “I can do the greatest good by being an asset to those that will come after me. That is one of my goals, hopefully, as president, is to try to help bridge the gap for our young lawyers of all backgrounds to be successful.”

Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes was a new member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association Board of Directors in 2013 when Eugene Pettis was became the first Black president of The Florida Bar.

“If there was one word that I could use to describe how I felt, it would just be, proud,” said Baker-Barnes. “ Pettis left big shoes to fill and made us all proud. He did an amazing job, and really set an amazing example for all of us.”