|
The 2010 AAUW-NYS Leadership Conference was held July 9-11 on the campus of Cazenovia College, in the charming village of Cazenovia, NY.
The speakers and presenters were impressive, and the attendees came away with much information. The lineup for the weekend included:
Dr. Mark Tierno, president of Cazenovia College.
- Paving the Way for Women at Cazenovia College
- A Compilation of "Building Futures" Success Stories
Ginny Donahue, Executive Director of "On Point for College"
A DVD summary of the 2010 NCCWSL conference.
Membership Matters, with NYS Membership VP Bergie Lebovitch
Convention Planning, with NYS Program VP Peggy Kelland
Using the national database, with NYS Administrative Director Betty Preble
Debby Rooney, President and Co-Founder of BEADS for Education. Debby also provided a handout explaining her program.
Lecia Imbery (AAUW Grassroots Advocacy Coordinator) and Nancy Mion (National AAUW Public Policy Committee Chair) presented materials to prepare for effective Voter Education in 2010.
In addition, now available is a list of the votes by the NYS representatives on bills of special interest to AAUW along with an explanation of those bills.
Tamara Brown, Buffalo Branch member and a member of the national Leadership Corps, spoke on "Keys to Corporate Communications".
Maria Pascucci, Founder of Campus Calm, spoke on "Success Starts with Self-Love". She provided several handouts:
Communications, Communications, by the Communications Team
My Sister's Keeper Workshop, AAUW-NYS Project, by Melissa Guardaro and Joan Monk
Program Planning, by AAUW-NYS Program VP Peggy Kelland
"Both Your Hands", by its founder Deb Naybor
EF update by AAUW-NYS Educational Fund Vice President Lisa Clark - an outline of the various funds which AAUW uses for its educational philanthropic programs. Fund #4336 is the general Educational Fund number and #4347 is the number for the new American Fellowship sponsored by the Buffalo Branch in honor of Hillary Rodham Clinton. There is a special donation page set up for that fund.
AAUW-NYS LAF Vice President Mildred DeWitt emphasized the need to continue the work of the Legal Advocacy Fund. She emphasized the value of the legal resources network. The fund number for donations to LAF is #3999 and the one specifically for the Evvie Currie Giving Circle is #3086.
The AAUW-NYS History project, "Women Making a Difference", by the AAUW-NYS historians Marilynn Smiley and Helen Engel
The 2009 Conference was held at Hartwick College. Information on that conference is still available here. |
