RHONDA B. SCHECHTER is an attorney in the Business & Finance and Health & Life Sciences practice groups at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP.  She assists clients, particularly those in the health-care industry, with a range of business issues including mergers and acquisitions, employment agreements, and corporate compliance.  Ms. Schechter holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese Studies and French from Earlham College and a Master of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Indiana University.  She received her J.D. in 2009, graduating summa cum laude from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law,  where she served on the editorial board of the Northern Kentucky Law Review and as a justice of the Moot Court Board.  Ms. Schechter is fluent in French, conversational in Mandarin Chinese and also speaks some Japanese.  Prior to receiving her J.D., she taught college language courses and worked with various international businesses as an administrator and consultant.

Ms. Schechter is a graduate of the "Boardway Bound" program offered by ArtsWave (formerly the Fine Arts Fund) to train individuals to serve as board members for local arts organizations.  She volunteers on the board of directors of Bi-Okoto Cultural Institute, which teaches African music, dance, and other arts.  She also serves on the board of directors of The Children's Law Center, an organization based in Covington, KY that works to protect and enhance the legal rights of children.