Thank you to our elected women, informative speakers, and event sponsors for making this an incredible Summit!
View the Agenda HERE.
View the Participant List HERE.
View the Speaker Biographies HERE.
View the Travel and Lodging Information HERE.
View the Travel and Lodging Scholarship Information HERE.
Questions? Reach out to Brenna Kehew Sculley at brenna@womenlegislators.org or at 401.578.0389
Checkout our photo slideshow from this year below;
Access the Summit presentations and connect with the speakers below:
Programs that Work, and Lessons Learned
Mary Keller | @MD_DLLR
Program Director, The Employment Advancement Right Now (EARN) Maryland
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
mary.keller@maryland.gov
View Mary’s slides HERE
Workforce Opportunities in the Energy Sector
Tara Anderson | @API_News
Director of External Mobilization, American Petroleum Institute (API)
andersont@api.org
View API’s workforce initiatives HERE
Elizabeth Olds | @AFPMonline
Manager, State and Local Outreach, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
eolds@afpm.org
View AFPM’s workforce initiatives HERE
The Shifting Workforce, and Why it’s Women Friendly
Amy Kihenia-Davis | @Walmart
Regional eCommerce Director, Walmart
amy.davis0@walmart.com
Deborah Herron
Director of Public Affairs, Walmart
deborah.herron@walmart.com
Service Members & Veterans Roundtable
Senator Carol Blood | @senatorblood
Nebraska State Legislature
cblood@leg.ne.gov
View Senator Blood’s handout HERE, and access the DoD progress working with States handout HERE
Tara Anderson | @API_News
Director of External Mobilization, American Petroleum Institute (API)
andersont@api.org
Recently Incarcerated Individuals
Representative Julie Emerson | @JulieEmerson
Louisiana State Legislature, NFWL Board Member
emersonj@legis.la.gov
Women in the Workforce & Pay Equity
Sarah David Heydemann | @NWLC
National Women’s Law Center (NWLC)
sheydemann@nwlc.org
View NFLC’s Playbook for Gender Equality HERE
Keynote Speaker
Meghan Ogilvie | @DogTagBakery
Chief Executive Officer, Dog Tag Inc.
Visit their bakery HERE and visit their nonprofit website HERE
Occupational Licensing in the Cosmetology Industry
Bridget Sharpe
Government Affairs Manager, The Professional Beauty Association
bridget@probeauty.org
View Bridget’s materials below:
- 1000 Hour Hairstylist License – All 49 states have esthetic licenses and nail tech licenses (Connecticut does not). Only a few states have hair-only licenses and we believe this should exist in all 50 states (The attached spreadsheet shows which states already have hairstylist licenses under “Stylist.” They will also find a KEY column at the very end of the spreadsheet explaining the N/A, Blanks, and zeros).
- Pre-Graduate Testing – Allowing cosmetology and barber students to sit for their board exams prior to graduation.
- Merging State Boards of Cosmetology and Barbering – 30 states have already combined their boards. I have attached a spreadsheet showing which states have separate boards that we would recommend combining.
Addressing the Direct Care Workforce Shortage
Jennifer Rosen
Director of State Affairs, Alzheimer’s Association
jrosen@alz-aim.org
Youth Employment
Gaylee W. Gillim, Esq.
General Counsel
Kentucky Kingdom & Hurricane Bay
Erika Scheffer
Director of State Advocacy, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
escheffer@iaapa.org
The Value of Older Workers
Susan Weinstock
Vice President, Financial Resilience Programming, AARP
sweinstock@aarp.org
View Susan’s handout HERE
Community Colleges – A Key Link to a Targeted Workforce
Tony Johnson, PhD | @udc_edu
Dean, Workforce Development & Lifelong Learning, University of the District of Columbia
tony.johnson1@udc.edu
Laurie Quarles | @Comm_College
American Association of Community Colleges
lquarles@aacc.nche.edu
Pathway to Equity: Women & Good Jobs
Ariane Hegewisch | @IWPResearch
Program Director of Employment & Earnings, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
hegewisch@iwpr.org
Visit IWPR’s Pathway to Equity site HERE