DAY 01 August 01, 2018 

 9:00 to 1:00 PM Board of Directors arrival and hotel check-in  2:00 to 5:00 PM Pre-conference board meeting  5:15 to 5:45 PM Newcomers workshop  5:45 to 6:30 PM Reception registration  6:30 to 8:30 PM NACW Conference Welcome Reception Hosted by Los Angeles County Commission for Women  

 Venue Millennium Biltmore Hotel lobby  Cordoban room    Cordoban room   Emerald room    Emerald room 

   

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DAY 02 August 02, 2018                  

        

 7:30 to 9:00 AM Conference arrival, registration, and breakfast  8:00 to 9:00 AM Business meeting  9:00 AM Program begins; Los Angeles Police Academy Magnet Flag Ceremony  9:05 AM Opening Remarks by Kristin Garvey, President, Board of Directors, National Association of Commissions for Women  9:13 AM Opening Remarks by Jackie Filla, President, Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women   9:21 AM Welcome to Los Angeles video from Mayor Eric Garcetti  9:25 AM Remarks by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, 19th Senate District, California State Senate  9:45 AM Remarks by Elizabeth Ayala, Senior Program Associate, Women's Foundation of California  10:10 AM Training: Advocating and Lobbying for Gender Equality  and Gender Equity  

Robyn Ritter Simon, President, RRS Political Strategies 

  

 Venue Gold Room   Cordoban room   Gold Room     Gold Room      Gold Room     Gold Room    Gold Room     Gold Room     Gold Room      

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DAY 02 August 02, 2018        

          

 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM TRACKS BEGIN  

OPTION ONE Creating Inclusive Work Environments 

Annie Sartor, Workplace and Program Director, PL+US 

 Cathi Cunningham, Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP 

 Michaela Mendelsohn, Chief Executive of Pollo West Group and Founder of TransCanWork 

 Emily Williams, Senior Deputy, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas (moderator) 

 OPTION TWO Women’s Stories: What’s Missing 

Maria Alvarez, VP, Common Sense Latino, Common Sense (moderator) 

 Bela Bajaria, Vice President, Content Acquisition, Net�ix 

 Jennifer Ferro, General Manager, KCRW 

 Jamie Tarses, Television Producer 

 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM  Lunch break     

     Track A  Corinthian room               Track B Roman room           Tiffany room     

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DAY 02 August 02, 2018                

 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM TRACKS RESUME  

OPTION ONE The Intersection of Domestic Violence, Human Tra�cking, and Female Homelessness 

Kay Buck, President, Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Tra�cking  

 Elizabeth Eastlund, Vice Chair, LA City Domestic Violence Alliance and Executive Director, Rainbow Services 

 Abigail Marquez, Assistant General Manager, Los Angeles Housing + Community Investment Department (moderator) 

 Christina Miller, Senior Project Manager, Homelessness Strategies, O�ce of Mayor Eric Garcetti  

 Michelle Talley, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Professor, UCLA 

 OPTION TWO Using Technology to Elevate Gender Equality &  Gender Equity 

Emily Schwartz, Vice President of Organizing, Nation Builder 

 Annie Mosbacher, Vice President of Customer Success, Nation Builder 

 Return To Gold Room   

     Track C  Corinthian room                     Track D Roman room          

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DAY 02 August 02, 2018             

   

2:45 PM Remarks by Councilmember Nury Martinez, 6th District, Los Angeles City Council  3:00 PM Training: How to Run for Elected O�ce 

Emily Schwartz, Vice President of Organizing, Nation Builder  Naomi Seligman, Co-founder, Tower26.agency 

   4:00 PM Panel Discussion: The California Pay Equity Task Force:  A Proactive Approach to Effective Policy Implementation 

 Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, 19th Senate District, California State Senate  Bethany Renfree, Policy, Research and Legislative Manager, California Workforce Development Board  Alisha Wilkins, Chair of the CA Commission on the Status of Women and Girls (moderator)  Leslie Simon, Business Representative of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 871  Julie A Su, California Labor Commissioner  

5:00 PM Final Remarks by Kristin Garvey, President, Board of Directors, National Association of Commissions for Women  5:10  Program ends and free evening 

 Gold Room    Gold Room        Gold Room                     Gold Room       

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DAY 03  August 03, 2018 

                                   

 7:30 to 9:00 AM Conference arrival, registration, and breakfast  8:00 to 9:00 AM Business meeting  9:00 AM Program begins; opening remarks Jackie Filla, President, Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women   9:10 AM Remarks by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, 7th District, Los Angeles City Council   9:25 AM Remarks by Patricia G. Greene, Department of Labour, Director of the Women's Bureau    9:45 AM Demo of My Voice LA  

Amanda Da�os, Director, Innovation O�ce and Gender Equity Lead, Mayor’s O�ce of Budget and Innovation  

 10:15 AM Training: Advancing Women in Technology 

Jeanne Holm, Senior Technology Advisor to the Mayor, Assistant General Manager, Information Technology Agency, City of Los Angeles 

 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM TRACKS BEGIN  

OPTION ONE Women Investing in Women  

Kim Folsom, Founder, LIFT Development 

 Venue Gold Room   Cordoban room   Gold Room      Gold Room     Gold Room      Gold Room      Gold Room          Track A  Roman room 

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DAY 03  August 03, 2018 

                                

 

Enterprises and Co-founder & CEO, Founders First  Patricia G. Greene, Department of Labour, Director of the Women's Bureau  

 LaShondra Mercurius, President, JLM Strategic Talent Partners and Co-Founder, Career Excellence Academy 

 Cheryl Paller, Managing Director, Bank of America Private Wealth Management (moderator) 

 Luz Urrutia, CEO, Opportunity Fund  

OPTION TWO Play Equity Leading up to the LA 2028 Olympics & Paralympics 

Lindsay Amstutz, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fox Sports West 

 Erin Bromaghim, Mayor's O�ce, Director of Olympic and Paralympic Development (moderator) 

 Francisca Castillo, Director of Gender Equity Affairs, LA RAP 

 Anne-Marie Jones, Head of Grants and Program, LA84 Foundation 

 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM  Lunch break     

                Track B Corinthian room               Tiffany room      

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DAY 03  August 03, 2018  

                                

 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM TRACKS RESUME  

OPTION ONE Women Veterans Navigating from Military Life to Civilian Careers 

 Olivia Chavez, Founder, Veteran Awareness Project  Jodie Grenier, Executive Director, Foundation for Women Warriors  Stephanie Stone, Chief Deputy Director, Military Veteran Affairs County of Los Angeles (moderator)  Dr. Gloria Willingham-Tour, Founder, Village Projects 

 OPTION TWO The Intersection of Women's Health, Domestic Violence & Infant Mortality 

Susie Baldwin, MD, MPH, Medical Director, O�ce of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health  Ellen Eidem, Executive Director, O�ce of Women’s Health, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health  Abbe Land, Executive Director, LA County Women and Girls Initiative (moderator)  

Return To Gold Room  

 

    Track C  Roman room                Track D Corinthian room                

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DAY 03  August 03, 2018                

 2:45 PM Remarks by LaRae Cantley, Corporation for Supportive Housing SpeakUp Advocate  3:00 PM Training: NACW Women’s Voices 

Jill Ashton, Director, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women  Angela Demaree, Graduate Assistant, Indiana Commission for Women  Kristin Garvey, President, Board of Directors, National Association of Commissions for Women  Judith Vaughan-Prather, Executive Director, Maryland Commission for Women 

 4:00 PM Screening of the Look Again Campaign and Discussion  

Oree Freeman, Survivor and Training Advocate  Nancy Perlman, Vice President, Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women   Mario Rodriguez, Tra�cking Detective, Los Angeles Police Department   

4:30 PM Closing remarks by Nancy Perlman, Vice President, Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women  4:35 PM  Program ends and free evening    

  Gold room     Gold room               Gold room           Gold room   Gold room     

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DAY 04 August 04, 2018  

                                

 

  7:30 to 9:00 AM Conference arrival, registration, and breakfast  8:00 to 9:00 AM Business meeting  9:00 AM Program begins; opening remarks by Kristin Garvey, President, Board of Directors, National Association of Commissions for Women   9:05 AM Panel Discussion: Youth Leading Cities 

Jasmine Elbarbary, Neighborhood Council Advocate, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment  Lily Larsen, Neighborhood Council Youth Advocate  Grayce Liu, General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (moderator)   Christina Morton, Neighborhood Council Youth Advocate   Ashley Maldonado Neyra, Neighborhood Council Youth Advocate   

10:05 AM Panel Discussion: From Global to Local: How to Apply a Gender Lens to Policies, Programs, and Budgets 

Jacqueline M. Ebanks, Executive Director, NYC Commission on Gender Equity  

  Venue Gold Room   Cordoban room   Gold room      Gold room                    Gold room      

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DAY 04 August 04, 2018                                   

 Araceli Campos, Commissioner, Los Angeles City Ethics Commission  Jackie Filla, President, City of Los Angeles  Commission on the Status of Women (moderator)  Rebecca Ninburg, Commissioner, Board of Fire Commissioners, City of Los Angeles 

 11:05 AM Remarks by Ana Guerrero, Chief of Staff, O�ce of Mayor Eric Garcetti   11:25 AM - 12:30 PM TRACKS BEGIN  

OPTION ONE Downtown Women’s Center Walking Tour  

Amy Turk, Chief Innovation O�cer, Downtown Women's Center  

OPTION TWO Women and Public Safety 

Beatrice Girmala, Assistant Chief, Director, O�ce of Special Operations, Los Angeles Police Department  Connie Rice, Civil Rights Attorney, Co-Director & Co-Founder, Advancement Project  Song Richardson, Dean and Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine  Kathy Spillar, Executive Director, Feminist Majority Foundation Executive Editor, Ms. Magazine (moderator) 

           Gold room        Downtown Women’s Center     Gold room                

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DAY 04 August 04, 2018 

 

12:30 - 12:35 PM Closing remarks by Alice Y. Hom, Commissioner, Los Angeles City Commission on the Status of Women  

  12:35 - 6:00 PM Free afternoon  5:15 PM - 6:00 PM Reception registration 

 6:00 - 8:00 PM NACW Conference Closing Dinner hosted by the  City of Los Angeles  8:00 PM Program end  For panel descriptions please visit: nacwconference.org/session-descriptions.html 

Gold room     N/A   Bernard’s room    Bernard’s room     

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