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Upcoming Events
Appointments Training
April 16, 2015
Redlands
Appointments Training
April 22, 2015
Santa Clarita
USC's Young Women's Political & Civic Leadership Conference
April 25, 2015
Women's Empowerment Day
May 8, 2015
Fresno
18th Annual Networking Lunch
June 19, 2015
San Diego
The CA Latino Leadership Institute, (CLLI) women's empowerment summit
June 27, 2015
Fullerton
50/50 Project Campaign Boot Camp
Monday, August 17, 2015
Anaheim
Women's Empowerment Conference
Tuesday, August 18
Disneyland Resort, Anaheim
Women's Empowerment Day
Friday, September 18
Temecula
Women's Empowerment Day
Monday, October 26
Bakersfield
Click here to view our calendar of events.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President
FIONA MA
Member
State Board of Equalization
Vice - President Cassandra Pye Appointee (ret.) State of California Secretary CHARLENE ZETTEL Regent University of California Treasurer B. TERI BURNS Trustee Natomas USD Member at Large SHARON RUNNER Senator State of California
DIRECTORS
MARILYN BUCHI Trustee Fullerton Joint UHSD CONNIE CONWAY Assembly Minority Leader (ret.) State of California LIZ FIGUEROA Senator (ret.) State of California CINDY MARKS President Modesto City Schools KATHRYN McCULLOUGH Mayor Pro Tem (ret.) City of Lake Forest HOLLY MITCHELL Senator State of California KRISTIN OLSEN Assembly Minority Leader State of California MONA PASQUIL Appointments Secretary State of California JAN PERRY Appointee City of Los Angeles CASSANDRA PYE Appointee (ret.) State of California KIMBERLY QUINONES Appointee State of California COURTNEY RUBY City Auditor (ret.) City of Oakland MIMI WALTERS Congresswoman State of California Executive Director/CEO RACHEL MICHELIN __________________________ |
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It has been a great start to 2015 for California Women Lead and we are very pleased with the events we have held so far- our Annual Legislative Welcome, Appointments Training in Walnut Creek and the 5th Annual Women's Empowerment Day at the Capitol. All three events were huge successes- and we are looking forward to many more to come! There is also much to be thankful for and congratulations in order. I'd like to congratulate Former CA Women Lead State Board Member Senator Jean Fuller who is now the Senate Minority Leader-Elect, joining CA Women Lead State Board Member Kristin Olsen in leadership. This is notably the first time we have had women serving in both of these leadership positions at the same time. We also would like to congratulate CA Women lead State Board Member Sharon Runner on her election to the State Senate! We are grateful for Assemblymember Susan Bonilla for making our Walnut Creek Appointmetts Training possible (and free) as well as Senator Sharon Runner, Assemblyman Scott Wilk and Board of Equalization Vice Chairman George Runner for making our upcoming Appointments Training in Santa Clarita possible (and free)! Partnerships like these from across the state make it possible for CA Women Lead to reach more women and strive towards the goal of increasing parity with leadership in all levels of government. Additionally, we would like to take a moment and thank you for responding to our member survey we distributed earlier in the year- your feedback is extremely helpful in ensuring we continue to meet our members' needs. We are pleased to partner again with the League of California Cities as well as the California School Board Association (CSBA) for two upcoming reports we will be distributing to provide an update on the status of women serving in City Councils (since our last report released prior to the General Election in 2014) and the status of women serving on local school boards. Finally (and most importantly) we'd like to send a BIG thank you to our members and statewide partners who financially support our mission to ENGAGE*EMPOWER*ELECT. We could not do what we do without you. Thank you for your continued support.If you are not a member of California Women Lead or your membership has lapsed, we hope you will consider joining us as we look forward to many great events, trainings and workshops across the state including a Women's Conference and intensive 50/50 campaign boot camp at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim and Women's Empowerment Day's in Fresno, Bakersfield and Temecula. For a full list of our upcoming events, visit our website at http://www.CAWomenLead.org or click here. Sincerely,   Rachel Michelin,
Executive Director/CEO
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Women's Empowerment Day - Fresno
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This one-day conference will give women from throughout the state the skills and tools to be empowered leaders. Friday, May 8 | 8:30 AM - 4:15 PMFresno Area Hispanic Foundation Business Hub (Downtown Business Hub)1444 Fulton Street | Fresno, CA 93721 mapInterested in gaining the skills and tools needed to be an empowered leader in your community? Join us for California Women Lead's first Women's Empowerment Day in Fresno, a one-day event designed to empower women, co-hosted by the Fresno Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Speakers include: - Mona Pasquil, Secretary for Appointments, Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
- Kirstin Olsen, Assembly Minority Leader, California State Legislator
- Fiona Ma, Member, State Board of Equalization; President, CA Women Lead State Board of Directors
- Andy Vidak, Senator, California State Legislature
- Connie Conway, former Assembly Minority Lead, CA Women Lead State Board of Directors
- Cassandra Pye, President, 3.14 Communications
- Esmeralda Soria, Councilmember, City of Fresno, District 1
- Jann Taber, Communications Director, Office of Senator Andy Vidak
- Rachel Michelin, CEO, California Women Lead
- Dora Westerlund, CEO, Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation
- Margaret Mims, Sheriff, County of Fresno
- Henry T. Perea, Assemblymember, California State Legislature (invited)
- Ashley Swearengin, Mayor, City of Fresno (invited)
Tickets and sponsorships available. Click here for more information and to register and/or sponsor.
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Appointments Training in Redlands and Santa Clarita
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 Ever considered getting involved in your local community as an appointee to a board or commission? Want to know more about how the process works? How do you access the application? Where to find vacancies? How do you navigate the process? Who can help?
Please join California Women Lead and the East Valley Association of REALTORS® for an appointments training in Redlands and Senator Sharon Runner, Assemblyman Scott Wilk and Board of Equalization Vice Chairman George  Runner in Santa Clarita to learn the process that one should take to be appointed to a board/commission/committee at the local and state level. With the number of women in local government decreasing, we want to empower women to apply for appointments to reach gender equality on boards and commissions. Women and men are both welcome to join us and be part of the movement.
Also joining the Redlands training is Assemblymember Marc Steinorth and Mona Pasquil, Secretary of Appointments with the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Pasquil will also be at the Santa Clarita training as is California Women Lead and Board of
Equalization Member Fiona Ma.
Click here for more information on the Redlands Appointments Training and to register.
Click here for more information on the Santa Clarita Appointments Training and to register. |
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SAVE THE DATE:
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE
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CA Women Lead is pleased to announce our first statewide Women's Empowerment Conference at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim scheduled for August 16-18, 2015. This conference will bring together women leaders from every corner of the state to ENGAGE * EMPOWER * ELECT more women at every level of government, both in appointed and elected positions. The conference will also include an intensive 50/50 campaign boot camp series with top campaign professionals from across the state. Be sure to check our website for the latest information and updates for this exciting event!
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Women's Empowerment Day at the Capitol in the News
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In Case You Missed It....
Women's Empowerment Day at the capitol on Fox40 and CBS online. The event was a huge success. Below is the feedback we received from our attendees. We look forward to the Women's Empowerment Days that are coming to Fresno, Bakersfield and Temecula this year!
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Recognizing Eureka City Council and Oakland USD
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CA Women Lead would like to recognize the City of Eureka (Humboldt County) for achieving a woman majority on the City Council.
This is an important step in the ongoing need to reach gender parity at the city government level in California. Our report on the status of women serving in city councils, released last year in partnership with the Women's Caucus of the League of California Cities, showed that only 28% women in the state serve on city councils. This figure does not reflect California's female population.
Additionally, the Oakland Unified School District (as of January) now consists of six women and one man. The three seats that were open in the November 2014 election were all won by women.
We hope the City of Eureka and Oakland USD are shining lights for other cities to follow as we continue to hold trainings and workshops that educate and empower more women to run for office.
CA Women Lead will be releasing an updated report on the status of women serving on city councils next month followed by a report detailing number of women serving on local school boards, in partnership with the California School Boards Association.
If you would like to recognize a local board in your area, please send us an email to admin@cawomenlead.org.
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California Women Lead appreciates our members' support of our mission! Thank you for joining us as we ENGAGE *EMPOWER*
ELECT
women throughout California. We'd like to thank our members for taking the time to fill out our survey.
Below are highlighted responses we received. If you have any questions with membership, our upcoming events and programs offered, please email us at admin@cawomenlead.org. We look forward to continuing to serve you!Why did you join CA Women Lead?
"To meet women in the state active in politics and government, and to learn how we can help each other succeed in public life. Women have the ability to tap the needs of its citizens and to focus on strategies to give our youth the same opportunities that they had."
"To network with other women in leadership and enhance my leadership skills, as well as see how I might be able to serve in my community."
"To associate with, network with and support other women in politics and government. It seemed like the most all-encompassing, nonpartisan organization for that in California."
"Opportunity to network with other women like me. Also I wanted to apart of an organization that is positive, engaging and active in our communities."
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CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS!
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Young Women's Political & Civic Leadership ProgramSaturday, April 25, 8:45AM--3:30PM
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THANK YOU TO OUR CA WOMEN LEAD 2015 PARTNERS
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California Women Lead is a nonpartisan 501c3 non-profit organization. As such we do not endorse or contribute to political candidates. Our goal is to empower women to seek their full leadership potential through education, training and network development.
California Women Lead
1017 L Street #418
Sacramento, CA 95814
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