2014 The Universities at Shady Grove, Building II PROGRAM – January 26, 2014

10:30 am 2:15 - 2:30 pm Registration Opens for Presidents’ Networking Session Break Multipurpose Room Lobby, Building II 2:30 - 3:45 pm 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Seminar Series I Presidents’ Networking Session: A. Effective Legislative A Conversation with Joanne Bamberger, Keynote Speaker Advocacy (Open only to leaders of community co-sponsoring organizations) Gaithersburg Room, Building II Gaithersburg Room, Building II B. Advocacy for Older Women’s Issues 11:30 am Room 2032, Building II C. A Briefing on the Health GENERAL REGISTRATION OPENS/Refreshments Care Reform Act Multipurpose Room Lobby, Building II Room 3032, Building II D. Women in the Public Realm 12:30 - 1:30 pm Bethesda Room, Building II OPENING CEREMONY WITH KEYNOTE ADDRESS E. Teen Track: Multipurpose Room, Building II Owning Your Image (Part 1) Chandra Walker Holloway, Esquire, President, Room 3230, Building III Montgomery County Commission for Women Debra Bright Harris, Ed.D., Chair, 3:45 - 4:00 pm 2014 Women’s Legislative Briefing Planning Committee Break Greetings from: 4:00 - 5:15 pm The Honorable Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Executive Seminar Series II The Honorable Rushern Baker, Prince George’s County Executive F. Workplace Issues The Honorable Ben Cardin, U.S. Senate Gaithersburg Room, Building II The Honorable Chris Van Hollen, U.S. House of Representatives G. Safety, Justice and The Honorable John Sarbanes, U.S. House of Representatives Human Rights The Honorable John Delaney, U.S. House of Representatives Bethesda Room, Building II Kim Horn, President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the H. Women, Families and Mid-Atlantic States Poverty Hank Greenberg, Senior State Director, AARP Room 3032, Building II I. Miss Representation Keynote Speaker: Joanne Bamberger, author of Documentary (for Adults) Mothers of Intention: How Women & Social Media are Room 2032, Building II Revolutionizing Politics in America J. Teen Track: Owning Your Image (Part 2) 1:30 -2:15 pm Room 3230, Building III Panel Discussion on Women’s Issues in Local Elected Office 5:15 - 6:00 pm Multipurpose Room, Building II Reception The Honorable Valerie Ervin, Montgomery County Council (former) Meet and Greet with Speakers, The Honorable Nancy Floreen, Montgomery County Council Elected Officials, Attendees The Honorable Nancy Navarro, Montgomery County Council Women’s History Archives The Honorable Ingrid M. Turner, Prince George’s County Council Induction Moderator: Joanne Bamberger Multipurpose Room, Building II 2:30 – 3:45 pm seminar series I A. Effective Legislative Advocacy Communicating with legislators, building support for issues, overview E. Teen Track: of the legislative and budgetary process Owning Your Image Gaithersburg Room, Building II (Part 1) • The Honorable Richard Madaleno, Maryland State Senate • The Honorable Nancy J. King, Maryland State Senate Miss Representation • The Honorable Ana Sol Gutiérrez, Maryland House of Delegates Documentary and discussion • Keith Thirion, Director of Advocacy & Programs, Equality Maryland on the media portrayal of Moderator: Katie Smith, Montgomery County Commission for Women women and girls Room 3230, Building III B. Advocacy for Older Women’s Issues Teen Track Chair, Lorna P. Social Security, workforce participation, pension reform, eldercare Forde, Montgomery County Room 2032, Building II Commission for Women • The Honorable Karen S. Montgomery, Maryland State Senate • Moderators: • The Honorable Sheila Hixson, Maryland House of Delegates Kimberly McLurkin Harris, • Jo Reed, Director, WOW Elder Economic Security Initiative President, Jack and Jill, • Ariane Hegewisch, Study Director, Institute for Women’s Montgomery County, Policy Research Maryland Moderator: Tammy Bresnahan, Associate State Director Advocacy, Angela Anglin, President, AARP MD Theta Omega Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa C. Women’s Health Issues Alpha Sorority, Inc. • Facilitators: What every woman needs to know about the Affordable Care Act and Elana Harris, Junior, preventive care James Blake High School Room 3032, Building II Diana Alvarez, Senior, • The Honorable , Maryland House of Delegates Thomas S. Wootton • Leni Preston, Chair, Maryland Women’s Coalition for High School Health Care Reform • Beth Tomasello, Director of Advancement & Strategic Initiatives, Sister to Sister: The Women’s Heart Health Foundation Moderator: Dr. Carol Cardinale, M.D., Chief of Cardiology, Assistant Physician-in-Chief for Hospital Strategy, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

D. Women in the Public Realm Running successful campaigns for elected and appointed office Bethesda Room, Building II • The Honorable , Maryland House of Delegates • The Honorable Rebecca Smondrowski, Montgomery County Board of Education • Ashley Valis, Vice Chair, Emerge Maryland • Linda Paulson, Vice President of Development, She Should Run Moderator: , Office of the Montgomery County Executive

4:00 – 5:15 pm Seminar Series II F. Workplace Issues Flexibility, paid leave, pregnancy fairness, fair pay, minimum wage, etc. J. Teen Track: Gaithersburg Room, Building II Owning Your Image • The Honorable Aruna Miller, Maryland House of Delegates (Part 2) • Melvina Ford, Esquire, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division Creating a #Selfie • Liz Watson, Director of Workplace Justice for Women and that Works Senior Counsel, National Women’s Law Center A panel of young community • Melissa Broome, Senior Policy Advocate, Job Opportunities leaders discuss women in Task Force leadership, politics, advocacy Moderator: Patricia E. Cornish, Chair, Maryland Commission for Women and community engagement Room 3230, Building III G. Safety, Justice and Human Rights Teen Track Chair, Lorna P. Trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault, LGBT-inclusion, Forde, Montgomery County immigration Commission for Women Bethesda Room, Building II • Susannah Wellford, • Amanda K. Rodriguez, Esquire, Assistant State’s Attorney, Esquire, President and Chair Maryland Governor’s Human Trafficking Task Force of the Board, Running Start • Lisae C. Jordan, Esquire, Executive Director and Counsel, • Alison Serino, Principal, Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) Westland Middle School • Cynthia M. Lifson, Esquire, Legislative Counsel, • Diane Vu, Montgomery Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) County Government • Sirene Shebaya, Esquire, Immigrants’ Rights Attorney, Community Liaison ACLU of Maryland • Hedieh Mirahmahdi, Moderator: Valeria Carranza, Board of Directors, Equality Maryland Founder, International Cultural Center, and President, World H. Women, Families and Poverty Organization for Resource Minimum wage, unemployment benefits, family support programs, Development & Education child custody, family law (WORDE) Room 3032, Building II • Maria Alvarado, • The Honorable , Maryland House of Delegates Montgomery County • The Honorable Tawanna P. Gaines, Maryland House of Delegates Commission for Women, • Reggie Oldak, Esquire, Senior Counsel and Director of Director of Operations, Government Relations, National Women’s Law Center Becket Fund for • Ricarra Jones, Chair, RaiseMD.org Religious Liberty Moderator: The Honorable Jennie Forehand, Maryland State Senate Moderator: Katie Smith, U.S. Senate Staff, Montgomery County I. Miss Representation Documentary (for Adults) Commission for Women The portrayal of women and girls in the media Facilitator: Natalie Harris, Room 2032, Building II Sophomore, Foxcroft School Moderator: Maliha Ilias, Montgomery County Commission for Women

5:15 - 6:00 PM

Reception Multipurpose Room, Building II Women’s legislative briefing 2013 Co-sponsors

Montgomery County Commission for Women and Alpha Kappa Allpha Sorority Inc., eWomen Network National Council of Negro Women, Chi Theta Omega Chapter Federal Coalition for Equality Inc., Potomac Valley Section Alpha Kappa Allpha Sorority Inc., Federally Employed Women, National Council of Negro Women, Iota Gamma Omega Chapter Parklawn Chapter Inc., Prince Georges County Section Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., International Cultural Center National Organization for Women, Iota Lambda Omega Chapter Anne Arundel County Ivy Vine Charities, Inc. Alpha Kappa Allpha Sorority Inc., National Organization for Women, Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association Montgomery County Alpha Kappa Allpha Sorority Inc., Jack and Jill of America Inc., National Women’s Law Center Eastern Region Theta Omega Omega Chapter Organization of Chinese Americans, Alpha Kappa Allpha Sorority Inc., Jack and Jill of America Inc., Greater Washington DC Chapter Montgomery County Chapter Xi Sigma Omega Chapter Pathways for Living Inc. Jewish Council for the Aging AAUW, Easton Branch PG Lesbian Zip Code Group Job Opportunities Task Force AAUW, Kensington-Rockville Branch The Links, Inc., Silver Spring Chapter AAUW, Maryland Korean American Women’s Chamber of Commerce United Democratic Women of AAUW, Montgomery County Maryland Inc. League of Women Voters of Maryland AAUW, Patuxent River Branch Woman’s Democratic Club of League of Women Voters of Montgomery County MD AAUW, Silver Spring Branch Montgomery County Business & Professional Women’s Club Women Business Owners of Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Montgomery County of Maryland Assault Women’s Action Coalition Business and Professional Women of Maryland Legislative Agenda for Montgomery County Women Women’s Law Center of Maryland Inc. Business and Professional Women of Maryland Network Against Domestic www.WeAreMoCo.org Southern Prince George’s County Violence Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues Maryland Women’s Business Center Delta Zeta Zeta Chapter Commission for Women, Maryland Women’s Coalition for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Baltimore County Health Care Reform Eta Pi Zeta Chapter Commission for Women, Montgomery College Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Frederick County State of Maryland Montgomery County Democratic Party Commission for Women, Maryland Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., Montgomery County Family Justice Tau Delta Zeta Chapter Commission for Women, Center Foundation Prince Georges County Zonta International District 3 Montgomery County Federation of Advocacy Committee Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Republican Women Fort Washington Alumnae Chapter Montgomery County Women’s Bar Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Association Friends of the WLB Frederick County Alumnae Chapter Montgomery Women Lorna Forde Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Sheila Hixson Montgomery County Alumnae National Committee on Pay Equity Chapter National Conference of Puerto Rican Joy Lazaroff Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Women, DC Metro Chapter Elizabeth Matory Potomac Valley Alumnae Chapter National Council of Negro Women, Carla Pettus Emerge Maryland Inc., Montgomery County MD Section

With much gratitude to our Sponsors: Gold Sponsor: Silver Sponsor:

Sustaining Sponsors: Maryland NOW (National Organization for Women) ■ Washington Parent Magazine