Girl Talk #3
We’re especially pleased to announce that SFWPC Secretary Susan McIntyre has just been named to the Mental Health Commission as an appointment by Supervisor Sean Elsbernd. Benj Jurcisin, of the SFWPC Advisory Council, was instrumental in getting this appointment and this is the first official SFWPC commission appointment since we started the program this year.
Looks like SFWPC has a presence in the Democratic Party. SFWPC Advisory Council Member and Former Board Member Debra Walker (you may know her from the DCCC and the DBI Commission) was just elected Northern California Vice Chair of the Women’s Caucus of the Democratic Party. And Stephanie Ong Stillman won a seat on the API Caucus of the California Democratic Party as the new Northern California Outreach Chair.
Tina Lee got accepted and will be enrolling at SUSE (Stanford University School of Education) program for fall 2009. Way to go!
Ellen Hong won her election for student representative at Presidio School of Management. She was the only person with minority ethnic background nominated for this term. Presidio is the one of the few programs in the world, specializing in progressive sustainable management. www.presidiomba.org
Effective July 13, SFWPC Advisory Council Member Melissa Swanson will make the shift from Corporate Communications to Director of Environmental Affairs & Brand Engagement for Gap Inc. We love to see women advancing, congrats Melissa!
The SFWPC Board just met with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and wow, ladies, he’s good on our issues. From domestic violence to economic independence to affordable housing to public education, he gets it. We look forward to working with him.
Former President and Advisory Council Member Saskia Traill was seen at the SF County Clerk’s office getting deputized to perform a wedding ceremony at the Log Cabin in the Presidio. She’s now Director of Policy at The After-School Corporation in New York City, desperately trying to start up SFWPC-East.
Also spotted: Margaret Brodkin at the National Afterschool Association conference in New Orleans, learning all about extended day learning for her new role as Director of SF’s New Day for Learning initiative, combining the best of after-school programs with school-day programs to ensure girls (and boys) do well in SF public schools.
And, did you all see the Most Connected Women in Washington? SF’s very own Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is of course, a central connector. http://www.wufpac.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/elle_article_september-2008.pdf
WOMEN’S POLICY INSITUTE 2009-2010 PROGRAM Women’s Policy Institute (WPI) is now accepting applications for its seventh class of fellows. The only program of its kind in the nation, the vision for the Institute is to increase the number of community-based women leaders in California who are actively involved in shaping and implementing policies that affect the health and well-being of women and girls. The program provides intensive advocacy and leadership training each year for a diverse group of up to 30 California women who are leading non-profit organizations and seek to act as a bridge between the needs of communities and policymakers. In just its first five years, Institute fellows helped to pass 10 new laws that positively impact the lives of women throughout California. Areas of focus for the 2009-2010 Program are: economic justice, criminal justice, elder women’s issues and a cross-issue focus on environmental and reproductive justice. The Women’s Policy Institute is a program of the Women’s Foundation of California. For more information on the Women’s Policy Institute and to download an application, please click here. The deadline for applications is June 8, 2009.
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