Project:

Coalition for Women in Politics

A project to encourage women to run for political office. This project included a panel of local women community leaders who gave advice and leadership information about political challenges in our community

Class-Member Participants:
Jennifer Filice, Lisa Anaya, Evita Gentry

Nonprofit Beneficiary:
Panetta Institute’s Masters in Public Policy program scholarship

Sponsors:
Class XXIII Leadership Bar-B-Que, Salinas Valley Business Women’s Network, Gavilan Printers, National Steinbeck Center

Location:
National Steinbeck Center

Project Information:
May 2, 2005, 5:15 pm – cocktails & apps, 5:45 to 6:30 pm – program; The Honorable Anna Caballero (Mayor, Salinas), The Honorable Kathleen King (Mayor, Saratoga and founder of “The Good Ole Gals”), Karin Strasser Kaufman (Author and Former Supervisor, Monterey County), Jane Parker (Recent Candidate, Monterey County Supervisor Race); join us and be inspired by these amazing women who will candidly share stories of their bids to obtain and maintain elected positions, the impact they have made in their communities and the transformations they have seen in their own lives.

Contact:
Jennifer Filice, [email protected]

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