SUPERVISOR HILDA SOLIS, CONGRESSWOMAN MAXINE WATERS TO RECEIVE YWCA GREATER LOS ANGELES’ PHENOMENAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS CITY COMMISSIONER ON STATUS OF WOMEN COMMISSIONER DALLAS FOWLER TO BE GUEST SPEAKER AT MAY 13th SALUTE TO WOMEN EVENT; ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’S BONNIE TIEGEL TO RECEIVE PHENOMENAL WOMAN MEDIA AWARD FOR FEATURE SERIES ON YWCA GLA’S CAMPAIGN TO END DOMESTIC HUMAN SEX TRAFFICKING Illustrating the tremendous impact female legislators from Los Angeles’ Latino and African-American communities have made to secure the welfare of women, YWCA Greater Los Angeles will present its annual Phenomenal Woman Awards to County Supervisor and former Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and leading Congresswoman and former Chair of the House of Representatives Black Caucus Maxine Waters. Los Angeles First Lady Amy Elaine Wakeland will open the ceremony. Dallas Fowler, a prominent force in the City of Los Angeles Commission of the Status of Woman, will deliver the Phenomenal Woman address, a highlight of the occasion which occurs annually at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Recipient of the first Phenomenal Woman Media Award will be Entertainment Tonight Senior Producer Bonnie Tiegel, who has helped launch YWCA GLA’s campaign to end human trafficking under the leadership of YWCA GLA CEO and President Faye Washington and the organization’s Ambassador, Kathy Ireland. “Ms. Tiegel’s features on Entertainment Tonight gave voice to the plight of over a quarter million at-risk youngsters enslaved into juvenile prostitution, one of the dire and deadly dangers from which YWCA GLA rescues thousands of boys and girls each year,” Faye Washington notes. Ms. Washington describes the selection of legislators Solis for the Phenomenal Woman Award and Waters for the Phenomenal Woman Legacy Award as “grand symbols of the triumph which women of this area, born into disadvantaged communities, can achieve as public servants at the highest levels of governmental power. They inspire young women to overcome the limitations of at-risk childhoods and follow the trails of hard and courageous work and self- belief their own lives have blazed.” 1 Ms. Washington also notes that “Both of these grand accomplishers born and raised in our own Southern California communities where minorities must struggle for quality education, have led our area and our nation in great advancement in curtailing educational inequality, domestic and public violence and other outrages suffered disproportionally on the poor and disadvantaged.” The 2015 Phenomenal Woman Honorary Committee includes: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard; Congresswoman Karen Bass; Congressman Xavier Becerra; Congresswoman Janice Hahn; Congresswoman Linda Sanchez, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Senator Kevin De Leon, Senator Isadore Hall III; Senator Holly Mitchell; Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer; Honorable Diane Watson; Mayor Eric Garcetti; Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, Mayor Lili Bosse, Mayor Aja Brown; Mayor Chris Brown; Commissioner Dallas Fowler; Controller Ron Galperin; Councilmember Paul Koretz; Councilmember Tom LaBonge; Councilmember Nury Martinez; Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell; Councilmember Bernard Parks; Councilmember Curren Price Jr.; Councilmember Herb Wesson Jr.; Supervisor Michael Antonovich; Supervisor Don Knabe; Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Supervisor Hilda Solis; and Supervisor Mark Ridley- Thomas. ABOUT YWCA GREATER LOS ANGELES Founded in 1894, YWCA Greater Los Angeles addresses the emerging and ongoing needs of the greater Los Angeles area. As a women’s membership movement built on the mission of “eliminating racism and empowering women,” the organization celebrates more than 120 years of community service. YWCA Greater Los Angeles core initiatives include: Workforce Development, Child Development, Youth Development, Advocacy, Housing, Senior Programs, and Sexual Assault Crisis Services. As a part of the national YWCA mission, we advocate for justice and dignity for all people. YWCA GLA is pioneering a model of community centers and housing - co- created with diverse stakeholders - to transform lives, build self-reliance and, ultimately, strengthen communities. WHEN: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 11:00 a.m. Red Carpet Arrivals and Reception 12:00 p.m. Program Begins WHERE: Omni Los Angeles Hotel 251 S. Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 MEDIA CONTACT: Rona Menashe/Rachel Epstein 310/246-4600 Tel 2 .