1st Biennial El Paso Conference for Women February 8-9, 2008.   El Paso Conference for Women

EL PASO CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN
FEBRUARY 8-9, 2008
CENTENNIAL CLUB, BIGGS AIRFIELD
PROGRAM & EVENTS


Friday, February 8, 2008

5:30-6:30: Opening Reception:

Networking, Cash Bar and Seated Dinner
Entertainment:
Girls Mariachi Band from Bowie High School, El Paso, TX Emcee: Pat Graham-Casey, ED, FWF
Posting of the Colors:
Eastwood High School JROTC All Girl Color Guard

Welcome: Mayor John Cook and First Lady, Mrs. Tram Cook
Welcome:
Anna Mattersdorf, 2008 Conference Chair

Program:
“Women in Business” featuring successful local entrepreneurs
Panel:
Lorraine Wardy, Kristi Romack-Eddings, Patty Holland-Branch, Tish Times
Moderator:
Terri Reed, EP Hispanic Chamber
Location:
Main Ballroom, Centennial Club

Preview of Exhibits
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Saturday, February 9, 2008

8:30-9am: REGISTRATION, MAIN LOBBY

Registration: Main Lobby
Continental Breakfast, Open Exhibits

9-10 OPENING SESSION

Emcee: Dr. Sandra Braham, CEO, YWCA
Featuring:
Rosa Guerrero, Artist, Educator, Humanitarian
Program:
Presentation and exhibition.
Location:
Dome

Let’s Get Connected…. (See color-coded sessions)!

Connecting with Yourself: Self-Actualization

Connecting with Work and Money

Connecting with Community

Connecting with the Arts

Connecting with Educational Opportunities

SEMINAR – SESSION I: 10:00-11:00A.M.

Latina Leaders in Texas
Presenter: Dr. Irasema Coronado, Assoc. Dean College of Liberal Arts UTEP
Location: Dallas

Equity is Still an Issue: Women Making Change
Presenter: Lisa Maatz, Director Public Policy, American Association for University Women, Washington, DC
Location: Ultima

Getting in touch with your Activist Voice;
Addressing Violence against women

Panel: UTEP Student Leaders and Allies
Location: Pub

Next Generation Networking:
Presenter: Alicia Rascon, CEO Latinas (On-Line) Magazine for Women & Girls
Location: Beaumont

Families Engaging with Public Schools-Panel
Panel: Mary Avila, Ft. Bliss; , UTEP; Lupe Rivera, PTA;
Paul Pearson, Principal EPCC Early High School Program Valle Verde
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Staudt
Location: Houston

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
Presenter: Sister Maureen, Centro de Mujeres
Location: Abilene

From Backstage to Boardroom; Using Stage Techniques to Present Yourself in Business
Presenter: Jan Wolfe, Artist, El Paso Playhouse
Location: Laredo

Gaining Human Rights and Lives Free of Violence
Presenter: Judge Regina Arditti
Location: El Paso

SEMINAR–SESSION II: 11:15-12:15P.M.

Getting Connected with your Faith
Presenter: Rev. Felicia Hopkins, St. Mark’s Methodist Church
Location: Houston

Getting Connected with Education
Presenter: Nina Cano, El Paso Community College
Location: Beaumont

Connecting with your Cultural Identity and Civil Rights
Panel: Dr. Maceo Dailey, African American Studies, UTEP; Dawn Thurmond, YWCA Racial Justice; Gabby Garcia, Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project; and Danny Steel, Sun City Pride Parade
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Staudt
Location: El Paso

Women Investing in Women - Scholarships and Grants
Panel: Azuri Ruiz, Women’s Fund of El Paso and Pat Graham-Casey, Frontera Women’s Foundation
Location: Dallas

Getting In Touch with your Body
Panel: Sarah Adleman Spier, Whole Health Yoga, and Luis Prieto Tia-Chi
Location: Dome Room

Next Generation-Making a Difference
Panel: Vivian Hernández, FMLA; Alejandera Davila-Olivas, V.P., Amnesty International; Priscilla Moreno, Students for Reform; Desiree Cioci, Student Government EPCC
Moderator: Dr. Brenda Risch
Location: Ultima

Create the Life You Want
Presenter: Aliana Apodaca, President, Positive Directions
Location: Laredo

Latinas Networking 101
Panel: Las Comadres para las Americas in El Paso: Dr. Guillermina Gina Nuñez-Mchiri, Anthropology Professor, UTEP, Pat Castillo, Rosa Celis-Rodriguez, Margie Adame Brickey
Location: Abilene

LUNCH - 12:15-1:15P.M.

Keynote Address
Presenter: Col. Heidi Brown, Ft. Bliss
Emcee: Dr. Jeanne Foskett
Location: Main Ballroom
Entertainment: Burgess High School Girls Choir,
Director, Gina Valverde

SEMINAR SESSION III – 1:45-2:45P.M.

Getting Connected with Yourself: Empowerment Begins with You
Presenter: Dr. Sandra Braham, CEO, YWCA
Location: El Paso

Images of Women in Art
Presenter: Adair Margo, Owner, Adair Margo Gallery
Location: Ultima

Young Leaders Making a Difference
Panel: Susie Byrd, EP City Council Representative; Verónica Escobar, EP County Commissioner; Dr. Brenda Risch, Director of Women’s Studies, UTEP.
Moderator: Dr. Irasema Coronado
Location: Houston

Getting Connected with Education – UTEP
Panel: Dr. Dorothy Ward, Josie Carmona, Dr. Maggy Smith
Location: Dallas

Making a Living Wage in a Low-Wage Community
Panel: Tish Times, Business Owner; Teresa Valles, Tres Manos; Martha Parton, Project Arriba; Maria Luisa Picard-Ami, El Puente CDC/La Mujer Obrera
Moderator: Dr. Kathy Staudt
Location: Laredo

Getting Inspired: Pioneering Women
Speaker: Judge Guadalupe Rivera
Location: Abilene

Presenting Yourself - Assertiveness and Effectiveness
Presenter: Dr. Stacey Sowards, Communication Professor, UTEP
Location: Beaumont

ROUNDTABLE: Students meet with Lisa Maatz
Facilitator: Lisa Maatz
Location: Dome

3:00 PM

CLOSING SESSION- MAIN BALLROOM
Emcee: Dr. Kathy Staudt
Closing Address: Lolis Garcia-Baab, AM Radio Personality
The Ladies Room with Lolis
Drawing/ Raffle
Enjoy Exhibits!

THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FANCY ADAMS, SANDRA BRAHAM, MARY ANN CONTRERAS, TRAM COOK, HARRIAT DORGAN, JEANNE FOSKETT, PAT GRAHAM-CASEY, ZULEMA LAZARIN,, ANNA MATTERSDORF, ERIKA PORTILLO, TERRI REED, BRENDA RISCH, SIRIA ROCHA, KATHY STAUDT, CECY VAZQUEZ

EPCW PLANNING COMMITTEE

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, COALITION AGAINST VIOLENCE TOWARD WOMEN AT THE BORDER, THE EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE FRONTERA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN BORDERLANDS, THE PASO DEL NORTE YWCA, UTEP CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, UTEP WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER, UTEP WOMEN'S STUDIES, THE WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK, THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS BORDER CENTER, THE WOMEN'S FUND OF EL PASO, WOMEN FOR AN ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT IN EL PASO, MRS. JENNY LENNOX, FORT BLISS

SPONSORS LOGOS

EL PASO TIMES, COGNENT LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD MATTERSDORFF, COSTCO, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, FACILITIES CONNECTION, STATE NATIONAL BANK, BANK OF AMERICA, THOMASON HOSPITAL, TVO NORTH AMERICA, EL PASO EMPLOYEES FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, BANK OF THE WEST, CONDE, INC., EL PASO COSMETIC & PLASITC SURGERY CENTER, EXPRESS JET, PENCIL CUP OFFICE, THE EL PASO HEALTHY MARRIAGE PROJECT, SMALL BUSINESS CONSORTIUM, CENTRO SANTA CATALINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL SOUTHWEST, EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FRONTERA WOMEN’S FOUNDATION

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